President Barack Obama may have mixed up his classic television shows while talking to a New Orleans resident on Thursday, but he quickly recovered by bursting into song. The Jeffersons' theme song, to be exact. Obama was visiting with residents of Treme, one of the oldest black neighborhoods in America, on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina when he met a woman named 'Wheezy'. Scroll down for video 'Wheezy? Like Wheezy like in Sanford and Son?, he asked her, referencing the popular 1970s American sitcom. 'The Jeffersons,' the woman replied, correcting him before singing 'Movin' on up', the first line of the classic series' popular theme song.The president marked the storm's 10th anniversary Thursday by meeting with residents in Treme neighborhood of New OrleansWhen Obama met a woman named 'Wheezy' he asked if it was 'Wheezy like in Sanford and Son?'The women corrected him and said it was in reference to The JeffersonsTogether they sang the opening line to the historic sitcom's theme song while New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu clapped alongObama then continued with the second line, 'to the East side', before returning to business and asking how she was doing
Obama has been meeting with _ residents to see how they've continued to rebuild their lives and communities following the devastating 2005 flood.