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And yes, it involves strip clubs._ by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 21, 2015 1:00 PM UTC Charlize Theron was so nervous to meet President Obama last year, she accidentally said the most awkward thing ever. And yes, it involves strip clubs. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Jul 21, 2015 1:00 PM UTC As commander-in-chief, President Obama likely gets invited a lot of places by bevy of constituents, friends, and foes. The place actress Charlize Theron suggested, however, likely won’t end up on a presidential schedule anytime soon — even if Obama is in the “[bucket](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/obamas-policy-list-rhymes-bucket-list-30588794)” years of his presidency. The _Mad Max_ star told Jimmy Kimmel Monday she was so nervous the last time she met Obama — during an episode of Kimmel’s late night show — when he said he was hoping to reach a younger demographic she suggested he reach out to a different demographic all together. “Well, if you’re looking for a different demographic I can take you to a strip club,” the actress recalled saying. Luckily for her, Obama was pretty nice about the whole ordeal. But, the star told Kimmel she was mortified and couldn’t sleep for weeks after. ### See Photos of Barack Obama in College  Chance Encounter In 1980, when Obama was a freshman at Occidental College in Los Angeles, he was approached by an aspiring photographer named Lisa Jack, who asked him if he would be willing to pose for some black and white photographs that she could use in her portfolio. Lisa Jack  Handsome Of her first meeting (in a campus eatery) with Obama, Jack remembers only that "He was really cute. But what else does a 20-year-old girl remember?" Lisa Jack  Styled In the photos, Jack says, "You can see he is just posing, initially, but as the shoot goes on, he starts to come out. He was very charismatic even then." Lisa Jack  Prop Jack never realized her dream of becoming a photographer and is now a psychologist. Lisa Jack  Pose Jack and Obama would see each other only a few more times while students. But in 2005, while on a tour, she spotted Obama on Capitol Hill and yelled hello. "He knew exactly who I was after all this time," Jack says. "I was amazed." Lisa Jack  Doubt On a dare from a skeptical friend, Jack decided to track down her negatives from the shoot. Lisa Jack  Searcher Initially, before she dug the film out from her basement, Jack never thought her pictures would have much life beyond her own darkroom. Lisa Jack  Smile When she found them, the images of Obama "blew me away," she says. "I had no idea I'd taken a whole roll of film." Lisa Jack  Charm For a while, Jack put the negatives in a safety-deposit box, so that they could not be used until after the election, when there would be no chance they could be used for a political purpose.  Thoughtful Today, Jack says, she hopes the photos reveal a "spirit of fun and thoughtfulness." Lisa Jack  The Man Who Would Be President "I'm not political," Jack says, "(But) these are historic photos and they should be shared." Lisa Jack ## Transcript Charlize Theron was really, really nervous to meet President Obama while they were both on Jimmy Kimmel Live earlier this year. So nervous in fact, she got a bad case of word vomit during their brief conversation backstage, and she told Jimmy Monday night she's still mortified to this day. The president was chatting with Charlize about how [ UNKNOWN ] excited he was to be on the show and getting an opportunity to reach a younger demographic. Cue the aforementioned word vomit. I didn't know what to say and all I could come up with was, well, if you're looking for a different demographic I can take you to a strip club. Amazingly talented, gorgeous and smart actress, say what! Charlize said Mr. Obama was actually really nice about her presidential faux pas. But she was apparently so horrified that she couldn't sleep for weeks. Personally, we'd be more nervous about what Mrs. Obama had to say about that suggestion, Charlize. Have you seen her arms lately? Scary! But, Charlize got over the whole thing pretty quickly. Because, as we all know, she isn't afraid to get a little awkward. Like that one time she embarrassed the heck out of Kristen Stewart when she stopped by a Spanish talk show. Yeah, totally goofy. Or when she slapped on a prosthetic nose and did the robot, when she won the hasty putting woman of the year award in Massachusetts back in 2008. Work that rubber schnoz, girl. 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