--- title: President Barack Obama: Highlights of His Time in Office description: As the President's final term comes to a close, TIME has taken a look back at the most consequential moments of his two terms in office. canonical: https://time.com/4636262/president-barack-obama-highlights-video/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-19T22:48:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T12:19:22.169Z article:section: Politics og:title: Relive the 10 Days Most Important Days of Barack Obama's Presidency og:description: Looking back on eight years in the White House og:url: https://time.com/4636262/president-barack-obama-highlights-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e425b46d4393a16/6988b64aa988ca619f6bab12/obama-tan-suit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4296 og:image:height: 2417 og:image:alt: President Obama Makes Statement In The Briefing Room Of White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Relive the 10 Days Most Important Days of Barack Obama's Presidency twitter:description: Looking back on eight years in the White House twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e425b46d4393a16/6988b64aa988ca619f6bab12/obama-tan-suit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Relive the 10 Most Important Days of Barack Obama's Presidency > Sponsored content. 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Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) and [Joyce Lee](https://time.com/author/joyce-lee/) Jan 19, 2017 10:48 PM UTC Over the past eight years, the presidency of [Barack Obama](http://time.com/4302043/barack-obama-2016-time-100/), the nation’s 44th president, has been marked by moments both big and small. From the signing of [the economic stimulus package](http://time.com/8362/economic-stimulus-recovery-act-anniversary-obama/), to [the killing of Osama bin Laden](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2068895,00.html), to the passage of the Affordable Care Act, to that time he wore a tan suit to a news conference and broke the internet. As the President’s final term comes to a close, TIME has taken a look back at [the most consequential moments of his two terms in office](http://time.com/4636294/president-barack-obama-highlights/). 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