Where is Obama after the election. What is Barack Obama doing now?

Barack Obama improved his recent weeks on this post. Some, however, erroneously believed that the transfer of powers takes place immediately after the presidential elections in November. In fact, at that moment, the United States received two presidents at once - the current and the elected.

The final handover took place on January 20, at noon, after new head America at the inauguration ceremony, he swore an oath: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the office of President of the United States and to the best of my ability I will uphold, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Fantastic Four The ex-president's widow is entitled to a $20,000 a year pension, but only if she waives her personal pension. She also retains the right to postal correspondence at the state expense.

But it is unlikely that the 55-year-old President Obama is currently interested in the sad items on his list of rights. By the way, after leaving office, he will retain the right to address “Mr. President” for the rest of his life - this norm is also fixed.

So what do retired US presidents do? It must be said that in the old days, the former leaders of America remained in active politics, albeit in less significant positions. Ex-president John Adams, for example, was elected to Congress two years after his resignation and remained a parliamentarian for 17 years, until his death. Howard Taft, who returned to law after his resignation, became the head of the US Supreme Court in less than 10 years.

Today's "retirees" do not choose this path. Former US presidents, as a rule, give lectures, do charity work, act as political consultants.

In addition, ex-presidents, at the request of actors, act as negotiators where US officials cannot act for various reasons.

Not everyone, of course, manages to lead such an active life. Ronald Reagan, who left the presidency in 1989, was forced to curtail his public activities in 1994 due to Alzheimer's disease.

It is curious that they can be divided into pairs by age: Carter and Bush Sr. were 92 years old in 2016, Clinton and Bush Jr. were 70 years old. Against their background, 55-year-old Obama is not even a "pioneer", but an "October".

Jimmy Carter: peacemaker who recognized Crimea as "ours" The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, served one term in office, having suffered a crushing defeat from Ronald Reagan in the 1980 elections. However, this is the very case when the activities of the president after his resignation are more approved than during his tenure.

Carter, perhaps more than anyone else, successfully carried out the mission of the unofficial US envoy during crises in various parts of the world. Since the early 1990s, he has repeatedly visited North Korea, negotiating on the DPRK's nuclear program, resolving issues of food aid and rescuing American activists convicted in the country from local prisons. Carter was also on peacekeeping missions in Ethiopia, Uganda, Bosnia, Sudan.

"For his efforts to peacefully resolve conflicts around the world and fight for human rights," Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

Since 1982, Carter has been teaching at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In the same 1982, he founded the non-governmental institute Carter Center, the purpose of which is to carry out human rights and charitable activities.

Carter can afford statements that do not coincide with the official opinion of Washington. Here, for example, is what Carter says in an interview about the annexation of Crimea to Russia: “I am well aware of the fact that Khrushchev many years ago - although not so much - transferred control of Crimea to Ukraine, as a gift. This was done with the expectation that Ukraine, like Crimea, was part of a single Soviet Union. I do not believe that there is any immediate prospect of a break in relations between Russia and Crimea. I think it was almost inevitable, whether people agree or not. I think what I said earlier is accurate: this is what the Crimeans wanted and what the Russians wanted, I believe. And I don't think we're going to see any kind of reversal of what happened in the near future." And in the midst of the Snowden scandal, Carter stunned the American public: “At present, democracy in America is not functioning.”

Jimmy Carter set a record for the longest stay in the rank of ex-president - his "experience" exceeded 35 years. The former record holder was Herbert Hoover, who lived after his retirement for 31 years.

George W. Bush: head of the clan and 90-year-old skydiver The 41st President of the United States, George W. Bush, like Carter, spent only one term in the White House. But if Jimmy Carter's defeat was expected, Bush's failure to defeat Bill Clinton came as a surprise. Bush, who accepted the "capitulation" of the USSR in the "Cold War" and successfully fought the first war in the Persian Gulf, was not able to cover the failures in domestic politics primarily in the economy.

Unlike Carter, the head of the Bush clan did not succeed in the field of peacemaking. But he did an excellent job with the role of political consultant to his sons. George W. Bush outdid his father by serving two terms in the White House. Jeb Bush was considered one of the favorites of the 2016 presidential race, but he did not justify the trust, leaving the race back in February. However, behind Jeb's eight years in the chair of the governor of Florida.

The Bush family is successful not only in politics, but also in business, and Bush Sr., after his resignation, was a consultant to many American corporations.

Like other retired presidents, George W. Bush makes a good living from paid lectures. In an interview, Bush Jr. once said that his father's fee for speaking is from 50 to 75 thousand dollars.

Like all other ex-presidents, Bush Sr. is involved in charity work. In particular, together with Bill Clinton, he raised money to help those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

George W. Bush during recent years suffers from Parkinson's disease and is forced to move in a wheelchair. But the ex-president celebrated his 90th birthday in 2014 with a parachute jump - this is how Bush celebrates every five years, starting from his 75th birthday.

Bill Clinton: almost "the first gentleman" The 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, was extremely popular at the beginning of his first term - so much so that he was even compared to John F. Kennedy. In general, the successful eight-year rule of Clinton was overshadowed by the scandal with Monica Lewinsky, from which the ex-president cannot still be washed off. He managed to avoid impeachment, but the loss to his reputation turned out to be very significant.

After Clinton's resignation, more often than other ex-presidents, he gave paid lectures, thanks to which he managed to pay off the lawyers who defended him in the Lewinsky case, and also increase his personal fortune.

After his resignation, he founded the Clinton Foundation, which conducts various humanitarian projects - the fight against the HIV epidemic, global climate change, poverty, environmental destruction, and assistance to victims of natural disasters. At the request of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Clinton coordinated international assistance to victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Bill Clinton has a unique chance to become the "first gentleman", that is, the first ever husband of the head of the United States. But, perhaps, even this is unlikely to make the Americans, and indeed the rest of the world, forget the story of Monica Lewinsky.

George W. Bush: Memoirs, Nude Paintings, and Funeral Dancing 43rd President of the United States George W. Bush this moment closes the list of American "retirees". The man who at the end of his reign was called "one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States", this dubious title has already passed to Barack Obama.

On leaving office, Bush promised to create a "fantastic Freedom Institute" that would spread democracy around the world, as well as write a memoir. A book of memoirs called "Turning Points" was published in 2010, and was among the bestsellers. In January 2010, Bush, along with Bill Clinton, accepted the offer of President Obama and led the relief fund for the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Like his predecessors, Bush Jr. makes good money from paid lectures. And for the soul, the ex-president is engaged in painting. In 2013, in one of the TV shows, the former head of America said that he hired a teacher to improve his skills, and in the future he hopes to draw portraits of world leaders he knows, including Vladimir Putin.

Soon, hackers who hacked into the Bush family's correspondence “leaked” an interesting detail to the Internet - it turned out that Bush Jr. likes to draw nude self-portraits, which he then sends to relatives, including his father.

In general, George W. Bush, who regularly got into ridiculous situations during his presidency, continues to do this even in retirement. For example, in July 2016, the former president shocked the public by dancing at ... a memorial service for the policemen killed during the riots in Texas. With great difficulty, Bush's wife Laura and the "first lady" who held Bush's hands were able to stop dancing

On Friday, Barack Obama packed up and left the White House. At the residence of the President of the United States, he was replaced by Donald Trump, who, on this occasion, even decided to move out with his own.

To cheer up after the Democratic defeat in the election, Obama rented a nice mansion in a good part of Washington, just a couple of miles from Donald and Melania. The house costs $5.3 million (315 million rubles), but it is not known what the rental price will be. Zillow estimates the monthly rent at $22,000 (1,306,000 rubles). The host, former White House press secretary (under Bill Clinton) Joe Lockhart, will receive them.

By the way, the area is called Kalorama. This circumstance has already given American newspapers the basis for yet another cheerful rhyme and endless play on words in the headlines. Now this house, whoever settled there after the 44th president and his family, will forever have the nickname "Obama Kalorama House".

The Kalorama area is known for the fact that it was fashionable to settle here among the members of the club of former US presidents. Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover lived here. Now Obama. Let's see what awaits the ex-president's family in their new home.

The street where the mansion stands looks like this. Nothing special: some thickets, like we have on the banks of the Yauza or Setun. The red brick house will turn 90 next year, but it was restored in 2011. By the way, the Obama family's neighbors include Bill and Hillary Clinton, Trump's daughter Ivanka, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The house comes with a garage for two cars and an outdoor mini-parking for another 10 cars.

The house itself is not very big, only 762 sq. meters. The house has 9 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms and an additional toilet, as well as two and a half kitchens.

Here, on quiet summer evenings, a democratic party will gather, recalling the old days. Old Bill and old Hillary will visit Obama.

Entrance door. It should be noted right away that the photos of the interior were taken before the house was sold to a new owner in 2014, so now the interior decoration may be different. At the very least, the furniture had to be taken out: in the US, houses and apartments are usually sold and rented without furniture.

Front

Living room

Fireplace. Still, agents in the United States work conscientiously, they even prepared beautiful firewood for a photo shoot.

Something like a smoking room, although more likely just a dressing room before going out to the backyard.

Another living room. The floors in the house are made of hardwood.

One of the common rooms

"Wet bar" and view of the hall

Kitchen. Definitely a separate countertop in the center of the room. Marble, as they say, is real.

Gorgeous six-burner stovetop

Laundry room and another kitchen

Pantry and half kitchen

Dining room

At such a table it is good to feast with King Arthur or play the Million Dollar Mind Game.

One of the bedrooms

Right in the bedroom there is another fireplace. I always wondered if the TV screen would get sooty.

Wardrobe

Guest bedroom

One of 9.5 bathrooms)

But the bathroom is quite simple.

The shower room is also no frills.

There is an office in the attic.

It was decided to combine two premises important for self-development.

Children's. This room has definitely not been preserved in this form; Obama already has quite adult daughters.

Toilet. Or rather, not just a toilet, but a "powder room" - that is, a place where girls powder their noses. The mirror has just been removed.

Barack Obama left the White House with decent popularity ratings and could well become Donald Trump's main opponent in his controversial course. However, the ex-president preferred to retire quietly, and, to the dismay of many of his fans, he left big politics. Or not?

Good, but quite predictable news awaited the American artist Chance the Rapper a few days ago: his next comedy song, recorded for the popular US show Saturday Night Live, was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Music and Lyrics category. It is noteworthy that last year the rapper also got into this list - with the work "Jingle Barack". This time, the award-nominated song is also dedicated to the ex-President of the United States and is called "Come back, Barack".

And if earlier the success of the composition, in which the performer, among other things, sang that “Barack is still with us,” could be explained by the general reaction of Americans to the change in the leadership of the country, this year there is a full-fledged trend. Especially since this time the idea of ​​Obama's popularity sounds even louder.

“Every night I turn on the TV and cry,” the song says. “I ask myself why?” and I feel that we are all going to die soon. So come back, Barack."

Of course, the composition is comical and fits perfectly into the format of the Emmy Award, which is extremely rare without humor about politics (which is worth last year's ceremony). But, as the old cliché says, there is only a fraction of a joke in every joke. Public sentiments are not born out of nowhere, and the ideas of the creative class are even more so: a year and a half after the inauguration of Donald Trump, Americans still cannot come to terms with the victory of the Republican, remembering his predecessor with a kind word.

Miss me?

However, the success of Chance the Rapper only partly reflects the full extent of the mass longing for the Obama era. T-shirts and sweatshirts with the portrait of the 44th president and the inscription "Miss me yet?" are still available in online stores, and similar memes in social networks remain no less popular. "We miss you," Obama says at the launch of his and Michelle's official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery and receives a standing ovation and hundreds of tweets of approval. The ex-president's supporters may not have increased, but their voices have definitely sounded louder: even James Comey, a former FBI director who had never previously had particularly good feelings for Obama, once admitted to Der Spiegel that he sometimes the 44th head of the White House is missing.

At the end of 2017, Twitter was quite surprised, which published the statistics of the most “liked” tweets: the first place was occupied by Obama’s message, which he published in connection with the riots at the United Right neo-Nazi march. “No one is born hating another person because of skin color, ancestry or religion,” former President Nelson Mandela was quoted as saying (the post currently has over 4.5 million likes and over 1.7 million retweets). Tellingly, the profile of Donald Trump, who is known to use Twitter as the main channel for broadcasting his ideas, did not make it to the top of the most popular ones.

“Obama is now very popular in society,” comments the Americanist Victoria Zhuravleva, head of the IMEMO Center for North American Studies. EAT. Primakov RAS. “58% of Americans, according to Gallup, positively evaluate his activities.” Trump, according to the same institute, has a rating of only 45%. And, I think, the current president is seriously concerned about this gap.

The new head of the White House initially chose a very consistent tactic towards the previous president - to dismantle his political legacy and regularly criticize the Democrats, because of whom, in his opinion, America still cannot become great. Here we can recall the US withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, signed under Obama, and the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the constant attacks on Obamacare. Finally, Trump's public accusations against his predecessor that he allegedly set up a wiretap at the Republican's campaign headquarters attracted particular attention of the public. At the same time, Trump wanted to initiate some kind of Watergate (but it is not clear for what purpose), but failed.

It is considered bad manners in many countries to criticize predecessors, including in the United States, where the current president's verbal attacks are still seen as his inability to work effectively. However, something else remains much more noticeable: Obama practically does not answer him at all.

Quiet intellectual, retired?

“The US Constitution has the 22nd amendment, according to which a politician can only be in the presidency for two terms. After that, you can’t return to the White House either after 4 years or after 8 years, says Victoria Zhuravleva. “The former president traditionally goes into the shadows: he does not hold official posts, does not openly criticize his successor and demonstrates loyalty both to his party and to the political system as a whole.”

Meanwhile, American leaders periodically violate this tradition. So, it is known that at one time Franklin Roosevelt received a flurry of criticism from his predecessor. A similar fate was awarded to Bush Jr. for Iraq (from Clinton and Carter). Former presidents, although they did not aspire to occupy official positions, still remained heroes of the political agenda. The name of Barack Obama also often pops up in the press - but very rarely in connection with criticism of Trump. Always honoring the traditions and sanctity of local institutions of power, the ex-president prefers to simply remain silent and quietly watch Trump destroy everything that he has been building for 8 years. Perhaps the whole point is that his predecessor, Bush Jr., offended at the time by the criticism of other ex-presidents in his address, tried not to act in a similar way with his successor Obama, and the domino effect worked. Or maybe it's all about internal culture.

According to New York Magazine and Vanity Fair sources, in private conversations, Obama repeatedly asked his advisers how the nation came to the fact that it was Trump who should lead it. Periodically, he expresses fears about the erosion of democratic values ​​and chaos in the international arena. But no more: until now, the ex-president very selectively follows the news, and even more so for Trump’s attacks on him, paying special attention only to the fate of Obamacare and migration policy.

The ex-president has a lot to do. Having spent his well-deserved vacation, Obama is closely engaged in his own fund, the Obama Foundation, which provides support to young people, gives paid speeches (the average bill is 300-400 thousand dollars per speech), prepares memoirs for publication, and also develops cooperation with Netflix (yes, yes, Barack and Michelle will be involved in the production of films and series). In general, he does everything that ex-leaders of the States are supposed to do. And yet, many are still worried about the question: is it possible that such a young politician will just go on a typical post-presidential "retirement"?

“Obama is not the first young president. Bill Clinton was also young when he was elected to the White House (he was 46 years old), and just as young when his second term ended (54 years old), the expert notes. “So this is not a unique situation when a young successful politician has to find his place after the end of his political career.”

Unlike the current head of the White House, Obama is very sluggish in his ultra-popular Twitter, and over the past year and a half, he has released only a few statements on his behalf with Michelle. Some of them really touched on the current state of affairs. For example, in a statement released on World Refugee Day, Barak spoke out against the so-called "zero tolerance" policy towards migrants and the practice of separating families at the border. However, neither the name of Trump nor the name of this initiative was ever mentioned in his text.

“The ability to find a way to host refugees and migrants and be smart and open enough to uphold the law and protect our values ​​is what partly makes us Americans,” the former president said.

Similarly, Obama's recent speech on the legacy of Nelson Mandela was constructed, which many regarded as the ex-president's return to public politics. Although Barack criticized the policies of Trump and other right-wing leaders, he did not name a single name.

Obama in general has always been strong in pathos, having a great talent for criticizing opponents without pointing a finger at them. Formally, you can’t even call it criticism: everything looks as if Barack simply defends the values ​​​​in which he himself firmly believes, and it’s not his fault that the world has set foot on the wrong path.

Godfather of Democrats

On the other hand, perhaps it is precisely the commitment to these very values ​​​​and a categorical refusal to plunge into the current political chaos that make Obama so popular in society. Moreover, the ex-president himself also does not forget to stir up interest in himself - for example, by traveling not only around the country, but also around the world. In a year and a half, Obama managed to meet both with current political leaders, such as Angela Merkel, Xi Jinping, Justin Trudeau and Jacinda Ardern, and with public figures, say, with his longtime friend Prince Harry.

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What for? Then he still needs it as a politician. Yes, he is no longer president. But this does not mean that he fell out of the rut.

“If the former president wants and can remain in politics even after the end of his career, then the American political system provides him with a very serious channel of influence,” says Viktoria Zhuravleva. - This is his party, from which he was elected. The political parties and the party establishment are very powerful in the US." The expert also recalls that any political processes in the country - from the formation of the agenda of the authorities to the nomination of candidates for elections - are organized around them.

Barack Obama is still a member of the Democratic Party, within which, as the expert points out, his support exceeds 90%. And the former president actively uses this: for example, the situation around the election of Democrat Doug Jones to the Senate, whose support Obama personally and openly expressed, has become widely known. In the election, Jones managed to get around the Republican Roy Moore, for whom Donald Trump actively campaigned.

The popularity of the 44th head of the White House is so high that in June Vanity Fair even suggested that Obama plans to participate in the 2020 elections - though not as a candidate, but as a kind of "Pygmalion" of the Democrats. As noted by the interlocutors of the publication, the party is now faced with the task of overshadowing Trump's media fame by presenting its own star heroes who could captivate people. Most likely, Obama will be one of them. “He can become the face of the Democratic Party,” Viktoria Zhuravleva believes. “This is especially true now, when the party is going through hard times, and in order to return it needs a serious internal transformation, a change of faces and orientations.”

Obama's position in the party is now often compared to the post-presidential period of Bill Clinton, who even after leaving the White House had an influence on internal processes. Now, with the defeat of Hillary, Barack will be much more firmly established in this role. So, according to Politico, the 44th president has already joined the work and recently managed to meet with at least nine potential candidates for the highest office in the United States, including 2016 racer Bernie Sanders, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick and Senator Elizabeth Warren. Each meeting, according to the publication, lasted about an hour, during which Obama had time to discuss with one or another contender both the future of the party and more philosophical issues.

“The party establishment brings together all the most influential politicians and officials, both current and former. They are directly involved in the selection of candidates for elective posts at all levels,” says Viktoria Zhuravleva, also noting that Obama’s popularity will allow him to openly support a future candidate for the presidency, and this support may well ensure victory in the elections for one or another participant in the race.

In other words, the ex-president has not disappeared anywhere, and his plans to “educate new leaders” go far beyond the scope of the Obama Foundation. And if you take into account his youth and deep concern about the current state of the United States, it becomes even clearer: Barack Obama is still in the system and plans to stay here for a long time.

Victoria Zhuravleva- Head of the Center for North American Studies IMEMO them. EAT. Primakov RAS.

Where is Obama? This is a question that many countries have been asking over the past years, sometimes plaintively. "Come back, Barack," the rapper said in the "Saturday Night Live" sketch. "We all miss him," said Kobe Bryant, speaking for other athletes. In the spring, even former FBI director James Comey admitted to German interviewers that he missed Obama.

What is Barack Obama famous for?

Here are some facts about his reign that made him famous:

• He was the first African American president.
• He initiated the establishment of friendly relations with Cuba.
• He contributed to the work for a world without nuclear weapons.

• He ended the fighting in Iraq and withdrew the US military.
• He failed his healthcare company Obamacare.
• He failed to deliver on some of his campaign promises (ready jobs, transparent administration, no tax increases, etc.).
• He was good at delivering a prepared speech, but he was not capable of speaking improvised.

Where is Barack Obama now?

Barack Obama's presidency ended at noon on January 20, 2017, immediately after the inauguration of his Republican successor, Donald Trump. After the inauguration, Obama circled the White House and flew to Joint Base Andrews.

His family currently rents a house in Kalorama, Washington DC.

What is Obama doing after the presidency?

Obama went on an international trip from November 28 to December 2, 2017 and visited China, India, and France. In China, he delivered a speech at the Global Alliance Summit in Shanghai and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. He then traveled to India, where he spoke at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit and then met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for lunch.

He also visited the Obama Foundation's City Hall for Young Leaders. Barak also met with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi. He ended his five-day trip to France, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron, former President François Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, before speaking at an event addressing climate issues in his speech.

Obama supported Oregon Governor Kate Brown for re-election on October 1, 2018. On October 22, he traveled to Las Vegas to speak at a rally to discuss economic growth while campaigning for Nevada's Democratic candidates.

On October 24, a bomb package was sent to Obama's home in Washington, D.C., which was intercepted by the Secret Service during a routine mail check. Similar packages were also sent to several other Democratic leaders, mostly those who voiced strong objections to the policies of Donald Trump and CNN. On October 26, 2018, Cesar Sayoc was arrested and charged with five federal crimes in Manhattan, sentenced to the maximum term of forty-eight years behind bars for sending bombs.

It has been about a year and a half since Barack Obama handed over the powers of the President of the United States to Donald Trump. So he became the fifth living president of America to retire along with Bush Sr., Clinton, Carter and Bush Jr. While his predecessors have already crossed the 70 mark, Obama is only 57 years old. We decided to find out what the first black president of the United States and a man in the prime of life is doing after Trump took over the reins.

Getting enough sleep

Barack Obama finally sleeps a lot and soundly. In an interview for BBC Radio 4 with former president Prince Harry, Barak admitted that his life has changed a lot since his resignation. For example, now he can get enough sleep, talk for almost an hour in bed with his wife, have a quiet breakfast and get down to business. While the president's life is scheduled by the minute.

Buys mansions

In 2016, Barack and Michelle rented a mansion near Kalorama Park, which is a 15-minute drive from the White House. Apparently, Obama was not bored with the landscape, and in 2017 he and his wife still bought this house with an area of ​​almost 800 square meters. On the territory of the mansion there is a garden and a vegetable garden, in which Michelle likes to work, who ennobled the territory of the White House during the presidency of Barack. And Obama's neighbors are interesting - 28 embassies and even the office of the defense attache of the Russian Embassy in the United States.

travels

If you think that no one travels more than the president of any state, visiting every possible country on diplomatic visits every other day, then look at Obama's post-resignation record. It all started with a holiday in Polynesia on an island owned by his billionaire friend Richard Branson, where Barak was kitesurfing, surprising everyone with his physical form. He then traveled to the UK, Germany, Scotland, Italy, South Africa, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand and Bali. These are far from all the countries in which Obama has been noted over the past year and a half.

Make money from speeches

Traveling around countries and cities, Barak willingly agrees to public speaking and does not hesitate to express his opinion at conferences and meetings with politicians and public figures. On average, one speech costs about $400,000. Obama spends money on charity. For example, in 2017, he donated two million dollars he earned from performing to help low-income families in Chicago. Especially often he speaks on the topic of health care programs and the necessary reforms in this area. One of his most discussed speeches took place in July 2018 in South Africa, where Barack arrived for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, whom Obama met in 2005. When Mandela died eight years later, the then President of the United States delivered the eulogy at Mandela's memorial service. Performance in South Africa was the largest in the life of Barack after his resignation. He called to fight for democracy, ethnic diversity and human rights.

Friends with Jay-Z

Everyone knows about the mutual love of Donald Trump and Kanye West, but he is not the first president who is friends with the rapper. Barack congratulated Carter on being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and remarked that they have an important thing in common. Neither Obama nor Jay-Z would ever have thought in childhood that they could achieve such results in their careers. Barak believes that he and Carter understand each other perfectly, especially in the crazy love for their daughters. "By the way, I think I'm the only president who ever listened to Jay-Z music in the Oval Office."

Escorting daughter to college

And cries. Yes, Barack Obama is such a sentimental father who, watching his daughters grow up, cannot hold back tears in public. Malia Obama, the eldest daughter of Michelle and Barack, entered Harvard in 2017. At the initiation into students (a ceremony reminiscent of the presentation of student cards in Moscow universities), Barak failed to control his emotions. “I was very proud that I didn’t burst into tears right in front of my daughter. But when the ceremony was already over and we were walking to the car, the security officers tried not to turn to look at me, pretending not to hear my sobs.