WASHINGTON - MARCH 31: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen behind cherry trees in full bloom along Tidal Basin March 31, 2009 in Washington, DC. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, which marks the 97th anniversary of the original gift of the 3,000 cherry trees by the city of Tokyo to the people of Washington, DC in 1912, will run from March 28 through April 12 including a parade on Constitution Avenue. The peak bloom is predicted from April 1 to April 4. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 31: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is seen behind cherry trees in full bloom along Tidal Basin March 31, 2009 in Washington, DC. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival, which marks the 97th anniversary of the original gift of the 3,000 cherry trees by the city of Tokyo to the people of Washington, DC in 1912, will run from March 28 through April 12 including a parade on Constitution Avenue. The peak bloom is predicted from April 1 to April 4.

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  1. President Barack Obama, second left, walks with his brother-in-law Konrad Ng, left, carrying his daughter Savita Ng in a harness, as they complete a visit to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, with first lady Michelle Obama, second right, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha.

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  1. FILE - In this image made in the 1860's from the Library of Congress' Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, a view of the North Front of the White House in Washington is seen. Thomas Jefferson wanted the Executive Mansion, opened in 1800, to be accessible, not a palace separated from serfs. Even the idea of stationing guards in and around the complex was considered inappropriate through the 19th century; their presence was only tolerated when the city itself was threatened in wartime.
  2. President Barack Obama, second left, walks with his brother-in-law Konrad Ng, left, carrying his daughter Savita Ng in a harness, as they complete a visit to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, with first lady Michelle Obama, second right, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha.
  3. President Barack Obama, fourth from right, and family visit the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Also pictured are first lady Michelle Obama, second right, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, third right, and Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's sister, second left, with her husband, Konrad Ng, third left, and their children Suhaila, left, and Savita Ng, in harness with father.
  4. President Barack Obama, fourth from right, and family visit the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Also pictured are first lady Michelle Obama, second right, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, third right, and Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's sister, second left, with her husband, Konrad Ng, third left, and their children Suhaila, left, and Savita Ng, in harness with father.
  5. President Barack Obama, fourth from right, and family visit the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. Also pictured are first lady Michelle Obama, second right, and daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, third right, and Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's sister, second left, with her husband, Konrad Ng, third left, and their children Suhaila, left, and Sevita Ng, in harness with father.

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