SXSW drew more than 80,000 attendees last year. And no doubt the parade of bulletproof SUV’s and Secret Service agents will make the already jam-packed event a logistical nightmare. This year Hugh Forrest, the Director of the SXSW Interactive Festival, pulled off the ultimate booking coup, announcing that this year’s SXSW Keynote will be delivered by Barack Obama. It’s huge win for the festival – the first time a sitting president has made an appears at the Austin fest, and there’s more. Forrest announced that Michelle Obama will also attend, and give a keynote kicking off the Music festival the following Wednesday, March 16th.

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