He has been holding interviews and meeting with Congress and the president as he prepares to transition into the White House.
It was the first time the leaders had spoken in person since September.
"You don't start worrying about apocalypse,” Obama told his daughters.
Obama’s foreign policy of restraint was both pragmatic and problematic.
Michelle Obama has traveled abroad about half as much as Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton did.
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The White House press secretary candidate brings a big audience to the table.
Questions over the idea of creating a database of Muslim immigrants are coming up as President-elect Donald Trump forms his new administration. A Trump surrogate defended the idea on Fox News, saying the treatment of Japanese Americans during WWII was "precedent."
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The media cannot force Trump to grant more access.
17 percent of Trump voters approve of President Obama.
The speech represented the third time in as many days that Obama has sought to grapple with the wave of political discontent that swept Donald Trump into the White House.
After ditching the press twice on Thursday, reporters were initially halted outside Trump Tower on Friday.