Obama’s SOTU gift: Cheese

Published January 27, 2014 5:00am ET



In its effort to get the public jazzed about President Obama’s sixth annual State of the Union Address, the White House is offering something different: cheese.

Taking a page from former President Andrew Jackson, who famously invited Americans into the White House to nibble on a 1,400-pound block of cheese and share their views of the nation, the Obama White House opening its digital doors for a internet meet and greet.

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