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All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.

I am shocked at how much time I spend in the White House. I mean, you know, for people on the outside, the idea of going to the White House for a meeting must seem like the most important, serious, even glamorous kind of thing to do.

I've been to the White House a number of times.

I was able to do something that people can't do these days, which is to have quality time with the guys who were trying to be president and a number of them who got the job.

If I hadn't been President of the United States, I probably would have ended up a piano player in a bawdy house.

I used to imagine working as a White House staffer some day, so it was pretty amazing to be there... realizing another dream.

I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.

When I have the opportunity to work, I organize a whole party - like what you perhaps saw at the Grammys.

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

When I was back in Cuba, who could have imagined I would be invited to the White House!