Apr 4, 2012 · Proudly giving the Vulcan salute, President Obama recently posed for a photo with actress Nichelle Nichols, who played communications officer Lieutenant Uhura on “Star Trek.” Nichols posted...

Apr 5, 2012 · Actress Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on the popular television series "Star Trek," tweeted a photo Thursday of herself alongside Obama, flashing the hand signal made famous by the character Mr. Spock. The photo was taken in late February, when Nichols visited the White House and later headed to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

President Obama is a longtime Star Trek fan. He's posed for a photo with Nichelle Nichols at the White House and he was among those who paid tribute to Leonard Nimoy when the actor passed away in 2015.

Apr 5, 2012 · Obama went some way in securing the Trekkie vote as he paid tribute to the cult sci-fi series, giving the four-fingered salute in a picture uploaded to Twitter by Nichols, who played Lieutenant...

Apr 6, 2012 · The blogosphere was abuzz this week with a picture of President Barack Obama with Nichelle Nichols at the White House. Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on the 1960s Star Trek series, recently...

On February 29, 2012, Nichols met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. She later tweeted , "…[President] Obama was quoted as saying that he'd had a crush on me when he was younger… I asked about that, and he proudly confirmed it!

Aug 5, 2022 · The Obama Foundationpaid tribute, “Today we're remembering Nichelle Nichols, a beloved Star Trek legend, whose millions of fans included a young Barack Obama. Throughout her career she helped blaze new trails on Earth and in space, inspiring so many young people to reimagine their own future.”

Mar 3, 2022 · February 2012: President Barack Obama welcomed Nichelle Nichols to the Oval Office in proper Star Trek style. Ms. Nichols tweeted that President Obama is, in fact, a Star Trek fan, who told her that he had a crush on her when he was younger.

Aug 2, 2022 · Actor Nichelle Nichols, who rose to prominence portraying Lieutenant Nyota Uhura on television's Star Trek: The Original Series from 1966 to 1991, and as a NASA spokesperson encouraged diversity in the aeronautics field, died on July 30, 2022. She is seen here with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Feb. 29, 2012.

Jul 31, 2022 · Nichols, whose fans included Martin Luther King Jr. and a young Barack Obama, "succumbed to natural causes and passed away" on Saturday night, her son, Kyle Johnson, wrote on Facebook.