First Father: 9 Reasons Why President Obama is a Great Dad

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First Father: 9 Reasons Why President Obama is a Great Dad

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Christine Petrozzo on Jun 18, 2009 at 4:13PM

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He Supports His Kids' Interests (and They Support His!)

a Christine Petrozzo on Jun 18, 2009 at 4:13PM

Between meeting with the most powerful diplomats in the world, and crusading for a better America, President Barack Obama has fit his daughters into his busy schedule every step of the way. Here’s a peek at just a few reasons why we think Barack Obama makes a great Daddy-in-Chief.

He Supports His Kids’ Interests (and They Support His!)
Barack Obama is his daughters’ No. 1 fan. The commander in chief has traded in his business suit for a soccer-dad getup and stood by the sidelines at his daughters’ weekend soccer games.

Shown here: The then-Democratic presidential candidate kisses his daughter Malia while his other daughter Sasha stands at his side during a rally in May 2008.