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Nichelle Nichols and the Nerd-in-chief

Emily Lakdawalla

Written by Emily Lakdawalla
April 3, 2012

I don't think I can improve on this photo with any further explanation. I got it from Nichols' Twitter after Mike Okuda retweeted it.

Nichelle Nichols and the Nerd-in-Chief
Nichelle Nichols and the Nerd-in-Chief Nichelle Nichols with President Barack Obama in the White House on February 29, 2012. Doing the Vulcan salute.

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