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Farewell President Barack Obama

The Dance may be over but these and thousands of other images of President Barack Obama will live for ever. A look back at some of the great moments captured by photographers recording his tenure as President.

Jan. 20, 2009, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance at the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball at the National Building Museum in Washington. Photo: CHARLES DHARAPAK
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama share a dance at their second Inaugural ball in January 2013. Photo: Evan Vucci
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is hugged by his wife Michelle Obama before his speech at a primary night rally in the gymnasium at the Nashua South High School on January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Photo: WIN MCNAMEE/getty
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) (R) leaves the stage with his wife Michelle (2nd L) and and children Malia (L) and Sasha (2nd R) after his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 28, 2008. Photo: BRIAN SNYDER
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, , 2008. Photo: GREG WAHL-STEPHENS
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reads a newspaper on his campaign charter en route to Louisville, 2008. Photo: JAE C. HONG
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., puts on his jacket before he boards the plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Raleigh, 2008. Photo: ALEX BRANDON
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waits backstage before a rally in Sioux Falls, 2008. Photo: JAE C. HONG
2009, President Barack Obama is almost jerked off his feet as he shows off their new dog Bo. Photo: RON EDMONDS
This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama welcoming the family's new puppy Bo, at the White House, 2009. Photo: Pete Souza
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. adjusts a flower behind the ear of his daughter Malia, 10, as they walk on Kailua Beach in Kailua, Hawaii, Photo: Marco Garcia
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., bowls at Pleasant Valley Recreation Center in Altoona. Photo: ALEX BRANDON
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., gives his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver, 2008. Photo: Alex Brandon
President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, 2016, during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Photo: AP
AP Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., is silhouetted by a light as he speaks at Tulane University in New Orleans 2008. Photo: ALEX BRANDON
Barack Obama, U.S. senator from Illinois and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate, left, shares a laugh with Edward Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, during a campaign rally at American University in Washington. Photo: PAUL MORSE
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., looks at members of the media though a kaleidoscope at Prairie Edge a gift shop in Rapid City,2008. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Photo: CHRIS CARLSON
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama relaxes on his campaign plane 2008 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Photo: Joe Raedle
U.S. President Barack Obama tours Acropolis with Dr. Eleni Banou, left, director of Ephorate of Antiquities for Athens, Ministry of Culture,, 2016 in Athens. Photo: AP
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prays at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL
Barack Obama swimming in the surf . Photo: ap
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama carries a pumpikin as he walks down the ramp from his airplane at Midway International airport October 31, 2008 in Chicago. Photo: Joe Raedle
US President Barack Obama hugs and sings "Happy Birthday" to his daughter at the White House. Photo: AP
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, leans against the wall before making a conference call to supporters gathering at an event in Charlotte, N.C., in St. Louis, Mo., Monday, July 7, 2008. Obama's campaign plane made an unscheduled stop in St. Louis to deal with a mechanical, flight control problem. The detour forced the campaign to postpone the North Carolina event. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Photo: JAE C. HONG
Vice-President Joe Biden, left, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with members of the national security team receiving an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. Photo: Pete Souza
Cuban President Raul Castro, right, lifts up the arm of U.S. President Barack Obama, at the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Palace of the Revolution, in Havana, Cuba. Photo: RAMON ESPINOSA
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron play table tennis at Globe Academy on May 24, 2011 in London, England. Photo: WPA Pool
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Queen Elizabeth II, and Prince Philip pose for photographers prior to a dinner hosted by the queen at Buckingham Palace in London. Photo: AP
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Sen. Barack Obama D-IL stands with singer Bruce Springsteen during a campaign rally at the Cleveland Mall, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo: Getty
President of the United States Barack Obama and Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard
In this handout photo provided by the G20 Australia, United States' President Barack Obama cuddles Jimbelung the koala before the start of the first G20 meeting on November 15, 2014 in Brisbane. Photo: Andrew Taylor
President of the United States Barack Obama and Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard leave the House of Representatives following the President's address to the Joint Sitting of Parliament at Parliament House Canberra on Thursday 17 November 2011. Photo: Andrew Meares Photo: Andrew Meares
Then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave President Obama his first AFL ball during her visit to Washington in March 2011.
First lady Michelle Obama hugs her husband President Barack Obama after his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, 2017. Photo: PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS

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