--- title: Man Wears Polo Shirt to Meeting with Barack Obama description: A man wearing a polo shirt did not realize he was meeting Barack Obama canonical: https://time.com/3815144/man-polo-shirt-barack-obama/ author: Olivia B. 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Waxman Staff Writer Apr 9, 2015 2:39 PM UTC  In this April 3, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, center, participates in a roundtable about clean energy with Judy Fisher, clockwise from Obama, Marvin Lance Futch, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, Harry "Buddy" Briesmaster III, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Michelle Fisher at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In this April 3, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, center, participates in a roundtable about clean energy with Judy Fisher, clockwise from Obama, Marvin Lance Futch, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, Harry "Buddy" Briesmaster III, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Michelle Fisher at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Carolyn Kaster—AP  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Apr 9, 2015 2:39 PM UTC A man who wore a white polo shirt last week to a meeting with President Barack Obama at Hill Air Force Base north of Salt Lake City, Utah, is making headlines because of his unintentionally casual attire. Lance Futch told [the Associated Press](http://news.yahoo.com/utah-man-surprised-meeting-president-obama-232945998.html) he thought he would just be meeting a senior White House official. Turned out he was sitting one seat away from the commander-in-chief at a table that also included U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) and Rep. Rob Bishop (R). The White House asked Vivant Solar to send someone with a military affiliation to discuss job opportunities for veterans in solar energy, so the company sent Futch, a member of the Utah Air National Guard. “If I had known it was my commander in chief, I definitely would have been wearing my blues,” referring to the guardsman uniform. 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