This is a bit outside the normal run of this blog, but it seems unfair to let some great film footage of the French President's visit to the United States go unmentioned. In this selection you can understand why President Obama and President Hollande found it so symbolic to visit Monticello together. Vive l'amitié franco-américain ! Happy Valentine's Day to French-American friendship.
The photo below of the White House Dinner is from the Nouvel Observateur and posted also here.