(Baonghean.vn) - In just over 2 months, US President Barack Obama will complete his 8-year term in the White House. Let's take a look back at the most memorable moments of the 44th President of the United States through 100 photos compiled by CNN.
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| Comedian Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the window of the Oval Office on December 7, 2015, during a taping of his series “Comedians Get Coffee in Cars.” The two drove around the White House grounds in a 1963 Corvette Stingray, drinking coffee and talking politics in the episode. |
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| The President and First Lady of the United States met the character playing robot R2-D2 at the screening of the new part of the "Star Wars" series on December 18, 2015. |
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| Obama wept as he spoke of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting during a White House press conference on January 5, 2016. “Every time I think about those kids, it drives me crazy,” he said, referring to the 2012 massacre that left 26 people dead in Connecticut. Obama called for a national “sense of urgency” and announced a series of executive actions on guns, including expanding background checks. |
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| The Obamas welcomed 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin before the White House dinner celebrating African American History Month on February 18, 2016. McLaurin was so excited that she did an impressive dance, and the video quickly went viral on the Internet. |
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| Obama walks past House Speaker Paul Ryan in Washington during a St. Patrick's Day lunch with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on February 15, 2016. |
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| Cuban President Raul Castro raises his arm as Obama addresses the media at the end of a joint news conference in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2016. Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since 1928, and he called for the embargo against Cuba to be lifted. |
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| Obama (left) and First Lady Michelle Obama (right) dance the tango with dancers at a state dinner in Buenos Aires on March 23, 2016. |
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| Obama and Argentine President Mauricio Macri visit the Parque de Memoria in Buenos Aires on March 24, 2016. In a show of goodwill, Obama announced that he would release documents about the US role in the 1970s war in Argentina. |
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| The Obamas read to children at the White House Easter Egg Roll on March 28, 2016. This has been a White House tradition since 1878, when President Rutherford B. Hayes allowed children to roll eggs across the South Lawn. |
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| Obama and his daughter Malia step off Air Force One after arriving in Chicago on April 7, 2016. According to the White House announcement in May, she will attend Harvard University after taking a year off to participate in social activities. |
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| Obama chats with Britain's Prince William (right), while the Prince's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge Catherine, plays with their son, Prince George, on April 22, 2016. The US President and his wife visited Kensington Palace in London. |
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| Obama experiences virtual reality glasses at a trade fair in Hanover, Germany on April 25, 2016. |
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| Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after laying a wreath at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan on May 27, 2016. Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima and called for a “world without nuclear weapons” in his speech. |
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| The US President arrives at the White House briefing room to speak on June 23, 2016. On the same day, the US Supreme Court announced that it was divided in a case related to Obama's executive actions on immigration reform. |
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| Obama hugs his daughter Malia at the White House party on the occasion of the US Independence Day on July 4, 2016. She also celebrated her 18th birthday at the party. |
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| The Obamas sat next to former President George W. Bush at a memorial service for six police officers killed during a protest in Dallas on July 7, 2016. Obama said the entire nation grieved with Dallas, but urged Americans not to despair or fear. |
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| Obama hugs Hillary Clinton after speaking at the Democratic National Convention on July 27, 2016. Obama said: “I can say with confidence that there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, no one — more qualified to serve as President of the United States than Hillary Clinton.” |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Obama at the G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China on September 5, 2016. Obama described the 90-minute conversation with Putin as “substantive, candid and to the point,” covering issues such as cyberattacks and the Syrian conflict. |
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| First Lady Michelle Obama hugs former President George W. Bush during the dedication of the new Smithsonian museum dedicated to African-American history. The museum opens in Washington on September 24, 2016. |
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| Obama shook hands with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on November 10, 2016. After a 90-minute meeting with Trump, Obama said: “My number one priority over the next two months is to try to facilitate the transition process, to ensure that the President-elect will be successful.” |
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(According to CNN)
