{"id":409000650,"date":"2017-01-16T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=409000650"},"modified":"2019-10-25T15:57:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T20:57:35","slug":"obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama in the 60s, 70s &amp; 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Hussein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barackobama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a> is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>He will leave the office at 20th Jan, to celebrate the last 8 years we decided to show rare photos of his 60&#8217;s to 80&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_at_Harvard_University_in_1988\"><\/span>Barack Obama at Harvard University in 1988<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_50 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-649117610c279\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-649117610c279\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-visibility-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_at_Harvard_University_in_1988\" title=\"Barack Obama at Harvard University in 1988\">Barack Obama at Harvard University in 1988<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barry_Obama_and_friends_protesting_against_homework\" title=\"Barry Obama and friends protesting against homework.\">Barry Obama and friends protesting against homework.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_with_a_group_of_friends_called_the_%E2%80%9CChoom_Gang%E2%80%9D_in_70s_%E2%80%9CChoom%E2%80%9D_was_slang_for_smoking_marijuana\" title=\"Barack Obama with a group of friends called the &#8220;Choom Gang&#8221; in 70s. &#8220;Choom&#8221; was slang for smoking marijuana\">Barack Obama with a group of friends called the &#8220;Choom Gang&#8221; in 70s. &#8220;Choom&#8221; was slang for smoking marijuana<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_in_his_senior_picture_at_the_Punahou_School_in_Honolulu\" title=\"Barack Obama in his senior picture at the Punahou School in Honolulu\">Barack Obama in his senior picture at the Punahou School in Honolulu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_as_a_college_freshman_1980\" title=\"Barack Obama as a college freshman, 1980\">Barack Obama as a college freshman, 1980<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Obama_with_his_friends\" title=\"Obama with his friends\">Obama with his friends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barrack_obama_when_he_was_a_Freshman_at_Occidental_College\" title=\"Barrack obama when he was a Freshman at Occidental College.\">Barrack obama when he was a Freshman at Occidental College.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Obama_wearing_a_african_muslim_costume_%E2%80%9CKufi%E2%80%9D_in_80s_in_kenya\" title=\"Obama wearing a african muslim costume &#8220;Kufi&#8221; in 80s in kenya\">Obama wearing a african muslim costume &#8220;Kufi&#8221; in 80s in kenya<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Photo_of_obama_by_lisa_jack_in_college\" title=\"Photo of obama by lisa jack in college\">Photo of obama by lisa jack in college<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barracks_obama_and_his_friends_in_kenya\" title=\"Barracks obama and his friends in kenya\">Barracks obama and his friends in kenya<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Obama_and_his_mama_in_80s\" title=\"Obama and his mama in 80s\">Obama and his mama in 80s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_is_seen_as_a_child_with_his_mother_Ann_Dunham\" title=\"Barack Obama is seen as a child with his mother Ann Dunham\">Barack Obama is seen as a child with his mother Ann Dunham<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Barack_Obama_with_his_mother_Ann_Dunham_trick-or-treating_in_a_Pirate_Costume_1960%E2%80%99s\" title=\"Barack Obama with his mother Ann Dunham\u00a0trick-or-treating in a Pirate Costume, 1960&#8217;s\">Barack Obama with his mother Ann Dunham\u00a0trick-or-treating in a Pirate Costume, 1960&#8217;s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Young_Barack_Obama_is_pictured_on_a_tricycle_in_Hawaii_in_the_1960%E2%80%99s\" title=\"Young Barack Obama is pictured on a tricycle in Hawaii, in the 1960&#8217;s\">Young Barack Obama is pictured on a tricycle in Hawaii, in the 1960&#8217;s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Young_Barack_Obama_having_fun_on_the_beach_with_his_grandfather_Stanley_Armour_Dunham_1963\" title=\"Young Barack Obama having fun\u00a0on the beach with his grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham, 1963.\">Young Barack Obama having fun\u00a0on the beach with his grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham, 1963.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/obama\/#Finally_his_farewell_speech_on_January_10_2017\" title=\"Finally his farewell speech on January 10 2017\">Finally his farewell speech on January 10 2017<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_409000666\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000666\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000666 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-at-Harvard-University-1988.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-at-Harvard-University-1988.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-at-Harvard-University-1988-500x328.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-at-Harvard-University-1988-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/Aygzfhx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imgur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was as a law student that Obama first made history\u2014and national headlines\u2014when he was elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in the spring of 1990.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barry_Obama_and_friends_protesting_against_homework\"><\/span>Barry Obama and friends protesting against homework.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000657\" style=\"width: 638px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000657\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000657 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barry-Obama-and-friends-protesting-against-homework.jpg\" width=\"628\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barry-Obama-and-friends-protesting-against-homework.jpg 628w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barry-Obama-and-friends-protesting-against-homework-409x500.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/5bvyex\/barry_obama_and_friends_protesting_against\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Obviously their protest was a fail.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_with_a_group_of_friends_called_the_%E2%80%9CChoom_Gang%E2%80%9D_in_70s_%E2%80%9CChoom%E2%80%9D_was_slang_for_smoking_marijuana\"><\/span>Barack Obama with a group of friends called the &#8220;Choom Gang&#8221; in 70s. &#8220;Choom&#8221; was slang for smoking marijuana<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000654\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000654\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000654 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-a-group-of-friends.jpg\" width=\"592\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-a-group-of-friends.jpg 592w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-a-group-of-friends-500x350.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4xko7f\/barack_obama_with_a_group_of_friends_called_the\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_in_his_senior_picture_at_the_Punahou_School_in_Honolulu\"><\/span>Barack Obama in his senior picture at the Punahou School in Honolulu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000668\" style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000668\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000668 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-in-his-senior-picture-at-the-Punahou-School-in-Honolulu.png\" width=\"456\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-in-his-senior-picture-at-the-Punahou-School-in-Honolulu.png 456w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-in-his-senior-picture-at-the-Punahou-School-in-Honolulu-367x500.png 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/picturegalleries\/worldnews\/9657962\/Barack-Obamas-life-and-career-in-50-pictures.html?image=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegraph<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Obama lived in Honolulu for most of his youth and graduated from the prestigious private school.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_as_a_college_freshman_1980\"><\/span>Barack Obama as a college freshman, 1980<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000653\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000653\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000653 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-as-a-college-freshman.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-as-a-college-freshman.jpg 620w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-as-a-college-freshman-500x312.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4qhi4r\/barack_obama_as_a_college_freshman_circa_1980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Obama_with_his_friends\"><\/span>Obama with his friends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000660\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000660\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000660 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-with-his-friends.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-with-his-friends.jpg 590w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-with-his-friends-384x500.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4zbyvs\/president_barack_obama_with_his_friends_mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barrack_obama_when_he_was_a_Freshman_at_Occidental_College\"><\/span>Barrack obama when he was a Freshman at Occidental College.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000655\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000655\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000655 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barrack-obama-when-he-was-a-Freshman-at-Occidental-College.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barrack-obama-when-he-was-a-Freshman-at-Occidental-College.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barrack-obama-when-he-was-a-Freshman-at-Occidental-College-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barrack-obama-when-he-was-a-Freshman-at-Occidental-College-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/vr9rj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imgur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>He posed for a photography student.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Obama_wearing_a_african_muslim_costume_%E2%80%9CKufi%E2%80%9D_in_80s_in_kenya\"><\/span>Obama wearing a african muslim costume &#8220;Kufi&#8221; in 80s in kenya<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000659\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000659\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000659 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-wearing-a-african-muslim-costume.png\" width=\"588\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-wearing-a-african-muslim-costume.png 588w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-wearing-a-african-muslim-costume-383x500.png 383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4rmog0\/obama_rockin_the_kufi_1980s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_of_obama_by_lisa_jack_in_college\"><\/span>Photo of obama by lisa jack in college<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000661\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000661\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000661 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Photo-of-obama-by-lisa-jack-in-college.jpg\" width=\"475\" height=\"238\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/598w6p\/obama_1980_photgraphy_by_lisa_jack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barracks_obama_and_his_friends_in_kenya\"><\/span>Barracks obama and his friends in kenya<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000656\" style=\"width: 487px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000656\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000656 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barracks-obama-and-his-friends-in-kenya.jpg\" width=\"477\" height=\"308\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/5hcfjy\/obamas_visit_to_kenya_1987\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Obama_and_his_mama_in_80s\"><\/span>Obama and his mama in 80s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000658\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000658\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000658 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-and-his-mama-in-80s.jpg\" width=\"538\" height=\"767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-and-his-mama-in-80s.jpg 538w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Obama-and-his-mama-in-80s-351x500.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/3y3zji\/obama_with_his_mom_1980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_is_seen_as_a_child_with_his_mother_Ann_Dunham\"><\/span>Barack Obama is seen as a child with his mother Ann Dunham<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000667\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000667\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000667 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham.jpg 620w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-is-seen-as-a-child-with-his-mother-Ann-Dunham-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/picturegalleries\/worldnews\/9657962\/Barack-Obamas-life-and-career-in-50-pictures.html?image=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegraph<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barack_Obama_with_his_mother_Ann_Dunham_trick-or-treating_in_a_Pirate_Costume_1960%E2%80%99s\"><\/span>Barack Obama with his mother Ann Dunham\u00a0trick-or-treating in a Pirate Costume, 1960&#8217;s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000651\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000651\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000651 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-his-mama-trick-or-treating-in-a-Pirate-Costume.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-his-mama-trick-or-treating-in-a-Pirate-Costume.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Barack-Obama-with-his-mama-trick-or-treating-in-a-Pirate-Costume-391x500.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4r7fif\/barack_obama_and_his_mother_in_1963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the Obama vs. McCain election, Nickelodeon had a Nick news thing where they interviewed both the presidential elects. One of the questions was what was their favorite Halloween costume as a child, to which they both answered &#8216;pirate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Young_Barack_Obama_is_pictured_on_a_tricycle_in_Hawaii_in_the_1960%E2%80%99s\"><\/span>Young Barack Obama is pictured on a tricycle in Hawaii, in the 1960&#8217;s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000652\" style=\"width: 472px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000652\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000652 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-young-Barack-Obama-is-pictured-on-a-tricycle-in-Hawaii.jpg\" width=\"462\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-young-Barack-Obama-is-pictured-on-a-tricycle-in-Hawaii.jpg 462w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-young-Barack-Obama-is-pictured-on-a-tricycle-in-Hawaii-367x500.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/OldSchoolCool\/comments\/4t0h7f\/a_young_barack_obama_riding_a_tricycle_in_1965\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Young_Barack_Obama_having_fun_on_the_beach_with_his_grandfather_Stanley_Armour_Dunham_1963\"><\/span>Young Barack Obama having fun\u00a0on the beach with his grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham, 1963.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000662\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000662\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000662 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/young-Barack-Obama-enjoying-time-on-the-beach-with-his-grandfather.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/young-Barack-Obama-enjoying-time-on-the-beach-with-his-grandfather.jpg 570w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/young-Barack-Obama-enjoying-time-on-the-beach-with-his-grandfather-423x500.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/dPIJ7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imgur<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Finally_his_farewell_speech_on_January_10_2017\"><\/span>Finally his farewell speech on January 10 2017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_409000712\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-409000712\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-409000712 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/obama-farewell-1200x792.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/obama-farewell.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/obama-farewell-500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/obama-farewell-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-409000712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metro.co.uk<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012. He will leave the office at 20th Jan, to celebrate the last 8 years we decided to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1556,"featured_media":409000681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3852],"tags":[3850,3851],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409000650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409000650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409000650\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409000681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409000650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409000650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409000650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}