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The State of the Union

ABOVE IMAGE: Bill and Joan Milligan pictured with Nate Jenkins, right, at The White House, January, 2012. Joan and Bill Milligan of Orlando were invited by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to the White House for the State of the Union Address presented January 24, 2012. Nate Jenkins is the White House Liaison for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Nate graduated from Edgewater High School in Orlando and Duke University. When Nate heard the Milligans were coming to The White House from Orlando, he wanted to be there with them. Photo courtesy of the Joan Cayce Milligan Archives.

On January 24, 2012 Orlando’s Mr. and Mrs. Bill Milligan were invited to the White House by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama for the State of the Union Address from America’s first African American president.

ABOVE: First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Milligan of Orlando to the White House for the State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012.

Read Joan and Bill Milligan’s account of  the experience at the State of the Union.

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President Obama with Mr. and Mrs. Milligan

January 24, 2012 photo of President Obama with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Milligan of Orlando.

First Lady Michelle Obama with Mrs. Joan Cayce Milligan

January 24, 2012 photo of First Lady Michelle Obama greeting Mrs. Joan Cayce Milligan at The White House.

First Lady Michelle Obama Welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Milligan

First Lady Michelle Obama welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Milligan of Orlando to the White House for the State of the Union Address,...

Letter From First Lady Michelle Obama to Mr. and Mrs. Milligan

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Letter from President Obama and the First Lady to Mr. and Mrs. Milligan

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Letter from President Obama and the First Lady to Mr. Bill Milligan

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The Milligans with Nate Jenkins at the White House

Bill and Joan Milligan pictured with Nate Jenkins, right, at The White House, January, 2012. Joan and Bill Milligan of Orlando were invited...

The Milligans at The White House

Jim Cayce, Bill Milligan, Joan Milligan, and First Lady Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff, Tina Tchen, are pictured, left to right, at...

Joan and Bill Milligan at The White House

Joan and Bill Milligan, center, at The White House with Joan's brother, Jim Cayce, left, and White House honoree, Ashleigh, far right. Mr....

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A Journey to Remember by Joan and Bill Milligan

A Jouney to Remember is a firsthand account of Mr. and Mrs. Milligan historic trip from Orlando to Washington, DC for The State of the Union Address.

Mr. and Mrs. Milligan of Orlando were invited by President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to The White House for the State of the Union Address presented January 24, 2012.

Document courtesy of the Joan Cayce Milligan Archives.


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