Culture 03.21.16 at 4:22 pm

Photos: Barack Obama’s First Day in Cuba

By Yara Simón

03.21.16 at 4:22 pm

Lead Photo: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

On Sunday, Barack Obama and his family landed in Havana, Cuba. This marks the first time a sitting president visits the Caribbean island since Calvin Coolidge’s 1928 visit. According to The White House, his visit is the first time Air Force One has landed in Havana.

Ahead of his visit he filmed a segment with Cuban comedian Luis Silva, aka Pánfilo, and he even threw a qué bóla Tweet into the mix. Chief White House photographer Pete Souza and his team have documented Obama and his family’s first trip to Cuba. Here’s what day one looked like:

President Barack Obama joins others in looking out the window of Air Force One on final approach into Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk to the motorcade after touring Old Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha greets dignitaries upon arrival in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Patrons at a Havana hotel wave as President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha walk past in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and daughter Malia share a laugh as Malia interprets in Spanish for a restauranteur in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets hotel workers in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016.(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama greets people in Old Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and Ben Rhodes talk with Cardinal Jamie Ortega while touring La Catedral de la Virgen Maria de la Concepcion Inmaculada with Cardinal Jamie Ortega in Old Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama laughs while having dinner with First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, March 20, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson take a walking tour of Old Havana, Cuba, March 20, 2016. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of Havana, leads the tour of the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo Monument. The statue honors the Cuban planter, also known as Padre de la Patria (father of the country), who freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

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