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19 Adorable Barack Obama Moments That’ll Have You Missing Him Already

With President-elect Trump ready to move in and President Obama preparing to end his stay at the White House, many of us have begun to reminisce on the last eight years and the many moments of the Obama administration that we won’t soon forget. Regardless of your party or political views, after reading this list, we guarantee you’ll agree our soon-to-be former president was a total boss. 

1. When he told it like it is

2. When he got you all emotional about ‘Merica

3. And made you cry actual tears

4. When he broke down political barriers

5. When he busted a move with Ellen

6. And these little kids


7. When he and Michelle were #goals

8. But seriously

9. When he greeted people at the White House

10. When he celebrated his race

11. When he kept up with the hip lingo

12. When he embraced jokes at his own expense

 13. That stare though

14. When he had good news to share

15. When he spread the love

16. When he talked about his daughters

17. When he stood up for women’s rights

18. And gay rights

19. When he dropped the mic

Obama out

Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.