( official white house photo by lawrence jackson ) today , with a tweet from the oval office , president obama launched @potus , the official twitter account of the president of the united states .
you always have the option to delete your tweet location history .
be sure to check out all of our official accounts : the white house : @whitehouse vice president joe biden : @vp first lady michelle obama : @flotus dr. jill biden : @drbiden live coverage from the white house : @whlive press secretary josh earnest : @presssec senior advisor valerie jarrett : @vj44 communications director jen psaki : @psaki44 white house updates in spanish : @lacasablanca chief official white house photographer : @petesouza you can find a full list of official white house twitter accounts here .
president barack obama tweets his first tweet from his new @potus account from the oval office , may 18 , 2015 .
president obama ( @potus ) may 18 , 2015 the @potus twitter account will give americans a new venue to engage on the issues that matter most to them .
tweet with a location you can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications .
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