Obama Calls McNair Hero, Suggests Future Visit to White House

In the days following Tuesday's tragedy averted at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, Antoinette Tuff has been called a hero by almost everyone, including President Barack Obama, who called the school bookkeeper on Thursday.


According to White House pool reports, Obama called "to thank her for the courage she displayed while talking to a gunman who entered the school where she works earlier this week."

According to the Washintong Times, on Friday the president suggested that Tuff could be making a future visit to the White House. The Times quoted the president:

“When I heard the 911 call and read the sequence of events, I thought, here’s someone who is not just courageous, not just cool under pressure, but also had enough heart that she could convince someone who was really troubled that she cared about him. Not only did she make Michelle and me very proud, but she probably saved a lot of lives.”

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