Photo SpecialAmerican Idol Tour Scrapbook

Couldn't make it to the show? Go behind the scenes with Katharine, Taylor, Ace and the rest of the crew on – and off – the stage. By Cara Lynn Shultz with Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna and Monica Rizzo

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PRESIDENTIAL SWEET

Before their presidential address, the Idols (from left, Lisa Tucker, Paris Bennett, Taylor Hicks, Mandisa and Kellie Pickler) got a tour from the First Lady's press secretary, Susan Whitson. Whitson and Hicks have a long history: She was the AI champ's ninth-grade English teacher.

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