--- title: See Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Go From Rivals to Friends description: Photos recount the foe-to-friend relationship of President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton canonical: https://time.com/4427617/dnc-hillary-clinton-barack-obama/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-28T01:54:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:59:40.011Z article:section: Politics og:title: See Clinton and Obama Go From Rivals to Friends og:description: A remarkable relationship over the years. og:url: https://time.com/4427617/dnc-hillary-clinton-barack-obama/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0862dd577187118e/69889feb196cf47e5503c9d8/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention-dnc-13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3086 og:image:height: 1736 og:image:alt: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Clinton and Obama Go From Rivals to Friends twitter:description: A remarkable relationship over the years. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0862dd577187118e/69889feb196cf47e5503c9d8/barack-obama-hillary-clinton-democratic-national-convention-dnc-13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Go From Rivals to Friends > Sponsored content. 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Barack Obama, D-Ill. adjust their seats at a Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H. on June 3, 2007. Charles Krupa—AP by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Jul 28, 2016 1:54 AM UTC President Obama is expected to declare Hillary Clinton as the deserving heir to the White House during his speech on the third night of the [Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia](http://time.com/4426150/dnc-barack-obama-transcript/?xid=homepage). [The speech ](http://time.com/4426150/dnc-barack-obama-transcript)will mark the final stage of a remarkable relationship between the two from colleagues to rivals to friends. The moment comes full circle for Obama, who shot to national fame 12 years ago with his “audacity of hope” speech at the 2004 Democratic convention. Four years later, it was Clinton who spoke in support of Obama as he advanced toward the presidency. The historic nature of his tenure and Clinton’s potential administration is not lost on Obama. The two served in the Senate together, took jabs at each other during primary debates in 2008, joined forces as President and Secretary of State. Obama’s speech tonight will repay a favor, as Clinton spoke on his behalf at the 2008 convention. Here’s a look back at their complicated relationship over the years.  June 2007 Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. adjust their seats at a Democratic presidential primary debate in Manchester, N.H. on June 3, 2007. Charles Krupa—AP  August 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama watches a broadcast of Hillary Clinton addressing the Democratic National Convention from a television in Billings, Mt. on Aug. 26, 2008. Emmanuel Dunand—AFP/Getty Images  August 2008 Hillary Clinton appears on screen as she asks for the rules of roll call to be suspended on day three of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver, on Aug. 27, 2008\. Clinton, Obama's former rival, rose on the floor of the DNC to ask that the roll-call vote be halted and Obama be named by acclamation. Matthew Staver—Bloomberg/Getty Images  October 2008 Then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., delivers a speech supporting then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally in Orlando, Fla. on Oct. 20, 2008. John Raoux—AP  October 2008 Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton attend a campaign rally together on Oct. 20, 2008 in Orlando, Fla. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  January 2009 In this photo released by the White House, President Barack Obama talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shortly after she was confirmed and sworn in, at the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 21, 2009 in Washington. Pete Souza—The White House/Getty Images  September 2010 President Barack Obama walks with then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after he made a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Sept. 1, 2010. Charles Dharapak—AP  March 2011 President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attend a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington on May 3, 2011. Charles Dharapak—AP  May 2011 In this photo released by the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington on May 1, 2011.This photo WAS digitally altered by the White House to diffuse the information on the papers on the table. Pete Souza—The White House/AP  November 2012 President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive at Yangon International airport during his historical first visit to the country on Nov. 19, 2012 in Yangon, Myanmar. Paula Bronstein—Getty Images  January 2013 President Barack Obama greets then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton during the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington when Obama was re-elected for a second term. Win McNamee—Getty Images  July 2016 President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to the crowd during a campaign rally for Clinton in Charlotte, N.C., on July 5, 2016. 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