--- ---  # Watch President Obama Wait for Bill Clinton to Board Air Force One  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 30, 2016 6:24 PM UTC  President Barack Obama greets former President Bill Clinton on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 23, 2014 in New York City. President Barack Obama greets former President Bill Clinton on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 23, 2014 in New York City.Spencer Platt/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Sep 30, 2016 6:24 PM UTC Last week, President Barack Obama [stood in as a photographer](http://time.com/4506781/george-w-bush-barack-obama-photo/) for former President George W. Bush. This week, he waited on Air Force One for a talkative former President Bill Clinton to board the plane. Obama and Clinton [both attended the funeral](http://time.com/4514212/shimon-peres-funeral-obama-abbas-jerusalem/?xid=homepage) of [Israeli statesman Shimon Peres](http://time.com/4514325/obama-hails-shimon-peres-unfulfilled-dream-of-peace/?xid=homepage) on Friday and flew back to the U.S. together on Air Force One. Before they departed, [video](https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/781882247003504640) captured by Sky News shows Obama waiting inside the doorway of the plane, clapping at Clinton on the tarmac below. Appearing to grow impatient, Obama eventually stepped outside to get the former president’s attention. “Bill,” Obama called from the steps of Air Force One, waving Clinton toward the plane. “Let’s go. I’ll take you home.” > [](https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/781882247003504640) President Obama Waits for Bill Clinton Aboard Air Force One ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4515047/barack-obama-bill-clinton-air-force-one/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4515047/barack-obama-bill-clinton-air-force-one/"},"headline":"Watch President Obama Wait for Bill Clinton to Board Air Force One","datePublished":"2016-09-30T18:24:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:57:00.091Z","description":"\"Bill, let's go. I'll take you home\"","url":"https://time.com/4515047/barack-obama-bill-clinton-air-force-one/","keywords":["Barack Obama","White House"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddfde2b9f7c6799a/6988a839656a3f2778bcd4ba/bill-clinton-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltddfde2b9f7c6799a/6988a839656a3f2778bcd4ba/bill-clinton-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Obama Speaks At The Annual Clinton Global Initiative","caption":"President Obama Speaks At The Annual Clinton Global Initiative","creditText":"Spencer Platt/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4515047/barack-obama-bill-clinton-air-force-one/","name":"Watch President Obama Wait for Bill Clinton to Board Air Force One"}}]}] ```