For 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin, setting foot in the White House was an opportunity she would not be wasting, breaking out into a boogie to express her joy.
Impressed with her energy, US President Barack Obama asked, "What's the secret to still dancing at 106?" Her response: "Just keep moving."
"I thought, I would never live to get in the White House," she said.
"I am so happy - a black president! A black wife!" to which Michelle Obama responded, "that's me."
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"I'm here to celebrate black history," Ms McLaurin said.
Ms McLaurin had been campaigning since 2014 to meet the Obamas.
"I didn't think I'd ever live to see a coloured president," she said in a video in 2014. "I'm so happy."
