Lester Townsend has done a lot in his 108 years, but meeting the first black President takes the cake. Townsend briefly met with President Barack Obama and was visibly in awe. He proudly declared himself as, “the grandson of a slave shaking hands with the President of the United States.”
It’s a moment he’ll never forget.
Townsend wasn’t the only one taken aback. President Obama was in disbelief over the man’s age. He even asked what’s his secret for looking so young? What is he eating? Townsend jokingly revealed, “Whatever they bring me,” which caused the President to double over in laughter.
Check out this once in a lifetime moment.
Pres. Obama meets 108-year-old Lester Townsend. “The grandson of a slave, shaking the hand of the president.” https://t.co/8qFlySRj55
— ABC News (@ABC) June 7, 2016
