The president came to Boston after a stop in Cambridge

Washington, that is, not Obama - 220 years ago today:

... It seemed as if the whole town had turned out to greet Washington - with one notable exception. Governor John Hancock was not to be found among the dignitaries welcoming the president to the state capital, and he did not call upon him at his lodging. Apparently Hancock hadn’t brushed up on his Emily Post because, according to some accounts, he believed protocol dictated the president should pay the first call. ...