President Barack Obama's approval rating with kids is off the charts! The commander in chief, who has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, lights up around babies and young children — and they light up around him, too! Scroll down to see some of his cutest moments with kids during his eight years in office.
President Obama’s Most Adorable Moments With Little Kids
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President Obama's Most Adorable Moments With Little Kids
President Barack Obama's approval rating with kids is off the charts! The commander in chief, who has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, lights up around babies and young children — and they light up around him, too! Scroll down to see some of his cutest moments with kids during his eight years in office.
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President Obama's Most Adorable Moments With Little Kids
President Barack Obama's approval rating with kids is off the charts! The commander in chief, who has two daughters, Sasha and Malia, lights up around babies and young children — and they light up around him, too! Scroll down to see some of his cutest moments with kids during his eight years in office.
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Lead the Way!
President Obama held hands with Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, on a walk around the Oval Office on April 4, 2014.
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Babyface
The commander in chief got in touch with his goofy side during a photo op with departing staffer Adam Neufeld and his 6-month-old daughter on June 14, 2013.
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Heart to Heart
POTUS let a little boy (and future doctor, perhaps?) listen to his heartbeat with a stethoscope on a visit to Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C., in March 2014.
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Playing Hooky
The president wrote a note excusing 5-year-old Alanah Poullard from school in September 2013.
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Guardian Angel
Obama doted on Nancy Pelosi's granddaughter — who came equipped with her own little angel wings — at the Democratic National Committee dinner in San Francisco on October 15, 2009.
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Ready, Set, Go!
President Obama raced down the Colonnade at the White House with Denis McDonough's children ahead of the February 2013 announcement that McDonough would take over as chief of staff.
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Wish Granted
POTUS fist-bumped Make-a-Wish kid Juan Blanco in the Oval Office on October 6, 2010.
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'Is My Hair Like Yours?'
During a now-iconic photo op from 2009, Obama bowed his head to let young Jacob Philadelphia, then 5, touch his hair — to see if it felt like the little boy's own.
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Prince Charming
President Obama shook Prince George's tiny hand before bedtime on a visit with First Lady Michelle Obama to Kensington Palace, where they spent time with Prince William and Duchess Kate on April 22, 2016.
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Hoop Dreams
The president played some basketball during a visit to the McIntosh Family Farms in Missouri Valley, Iowa, in August 2012.
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Spider-Boy!
Obama got caught up in an imaginary web cast by Spider-Man (a.k.a. Nicholas Tamarin) outside the Oval Office on October 26, 2012.
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No, You're Too Cute!
Obama bonded with young Akira Cooper during a visit to her classroom at the Community Children's Center in Lawrence, Kansas, on January 22, 2015.
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Smiles Ahead
The president flashed a mega-grin while posing with a fauxhawked baby at the White House's Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn on July 4, 2012.
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Hands On
POTUS bonded with 7-month-old Matthew Ian Clark of Bozeman, Montana, after a town hall meeting at Gallatin Field Airport on August 14, 2009.
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Egg 'Em On!
Obama greeted a young boy at the White House's Easter Egg Roll on April 5, 2010.
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Audacity of Pope
POTUS couldn't stop smiling at a baby dressed as the Pope during the White House's Halloween festivities in 2015.
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POTUS With the Assist!
President Obama gave this kid a boost to help him dunk a basketball at the 2009 White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Best Seat in the House
Obama held Marcus Wesby on his lap during a visit to a pre-K classroom at Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C., in March 2014.
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Sweetness in Seattle
Obama looked thrilled to meet two giddy kids upon his arrival in Seattle, Washington, on September 25, 2011.
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Come Light the Menorah
POTUS held up young Kylie Schmitter, then 4 years old, so she could light the candles in a menorah (with help from sister Lainey) during a Hanukkah celebration in December 2013.
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Bee Strong
POTUS shared a sweet moment with Mikaila Ulmer, the 11-year-old founder of Me & the Bees Lemonade, at the United State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C., in June 2016.
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Story Time!
The president showed his animated side during a huddle with young kids at the Children's Laboratory School at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, on October 4, 2011.
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I Spy…
The president had some fun with a magnifying glass while visiting kids at College Heights Early Childhood Learning Center in Decatur, Georgia, on Valentine's Day 2013.
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Boys to Men
POTUS celebrated an early Father's Day at the White House with participants in Chicago's "Becoming a Man" program on June 14, 2013.
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Everybody Smile!
POTUS posed with a group of young Native American performers during the Cannon Ball Flag Day Celebration in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on June 13, 2014.
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In-Flight Entertainment
President Obama shared a silly moment with one of Senior Master Sergeant Roland Paramore's kids aboard Air Force One on September 19, 2011.
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Hug It Out
Obama got one huge hug from this little girl during a reception for Wounded Warriors and their families in the State Dining Room at the White House on July 5, 2011.
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Super Scouts!
President Obama crouched for a picture with a group of cape-wearing girl scouts from Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the White House Science Fair in March 2015.
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