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Meeting the President is bound to be a thrill, but one woman did a jive for joy when she came face to face with Barack Obama - despite being 106-years-old.

Virginia McLaurin held tight to Barack and First Lady Michelle's hands as she got to meet the high-profile pair.

Born in 1909, Virginia made an appearance at the White House following a petition to meet the first black President and his “black” wife, in her words.

She said: “I’m here to celebrate black history.”

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A petition in 2014 requested the meeting, and she repeated her plea in a YouTube video uploaded in December, 2014.

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Throughout February, as part of Black History Month, the White House hosts events to celebrate African Americans, past and present, who have shaped the US.