Late Entry in New York City Science Fair | The White House: During his trip to New York City yesterday, and between interviews with three network news anchors and a speech dedicating a new building to late-Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, President Obama made an unexpected detour. The President dropped in on the New York City Science Fair—a venue that pretty much sums up the meaning of “win the future.' And the reason why? “Whenever I get a chance to go to a science fair, I go,' the President said.