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Alt lie allies to assure them of continuity, what hes achieved for eight years what the greeks have achieved through democracy that they passed on to the west a millenia ago. but, no, it has been dogged by the election of president-elect donald trump. the questions that follow president obama around with that, not just those coming from the press yesterday where he spoke about his frustrations, about his sense that he understands peoples fear and anger over globalization, but not the way republi...

Number of questions about president-elect donald trump. cnns international correspondent nic robertson is live in athens right now. nic. >> yeah, good morning, john. well, next up on president obamas agenda sais a speech. we have very few details about. expected to focus on democracy to talk about athens and acropolis, being the cradle of democracy, and what we understand as americas style of democracy, democracy of uniting people, building bridges, not walls. but one that seeks to bring the peo...

Having his children run his business rather than a true blind trust. i mean, lots of things. one last point we have been talking about. you know, they have already. if you think about the structure of government with reince priebus and steve bannon, you already have in essence two power centers. one that is tied into the existing republican leadership and one that reflects the alt right. now, i think, from the transition, you get the sense that there could be a third kind of structure. kind of a...

All. and both sides agree that the corporate tax rate should be lowered. that change in trumps history as a deal maker shows hes ready to pivot on deals if needed. experts say even as the trump administration come to an agreement, the changes may not go in effect until next fall. im telling you, folks in the markets are expecting, tax cuts are coming, maybe corporate tax. maybe to repatriate some of that money overseas. theyre expecting movie on this. >> im old enough to remember the deficit. >>...

In stonehenge. when you go into an iconic place like that, do you have an image in your head this is the photo i want to take? >> for christ and stonehenge, i have never been to either place so it was hard to have a preconceived notion of what i would try to get. today, ive actually been to the acropolis. it was a long time ago. but i have in the back of my mind what this place looked like. and my job hopefully is to try to place him in that setting. >> he has been a formal president like either...

Acropolis, it was a long time ago, 15 or 18 years ago. i have in the back of my mind of what this place looks like. my job hopefully is to place him in that setting. >> maybe your most iconic photo is the situation room. the day that the sales got osama bin laden. what a lot of people know that there is a piece of paper on the coffee table and on the desk thats pixilated. pete souza has seen a lot of highly classified things. do you have a security clearance? >> i do. i have a top secret securit...

Next american president and i could not be more different. we are -- we have very different points of view, but american democracy is bigger than any one person. >> the white house photographer pete sousa has been documented the presidents trips for eight years and we have exclusive first look photos of the president touring acropolis in greece right now. chris jansing talked exclusively with sousa before leaving greece. >> no white house photographer hasser had the kind of access that he has ha...

Thousands lining the streets to hear from candidate obama. it was moment like that that the photographer can capture the moment of history. msnbcs chris jansing talks to pete souza. >> reporter: now, two million photos into the obama administration, hes here we me in greece. >> thank you for having me. >> aids have told me that the president always wanted to go to the acropolis. when you go into an iconic place like that, do you have an image in our head that this is the photo that i want to tak...

Youve taken iconic photos him in rio at the christ redeeper st redeeper statue, at stonehenge. >> for cries the redeamer and stonehenge, it was a tricky notion of what i would get. today, i have been to the acropolis. i have in the back of my mind what this place looks like. my job is to hopefully place him in that setting. >> he has been a formal president, like every president. standing behind those podiums yesterday with the prime minister of greece. but you have also seen him at his most ung...

84% of you say no. 16% more optimistic. you say yes. poll is open for another hour and a half. coming up more on that talk of transition turmoil. how will any chaos affect the president-elects choices and what are the chances now for a smooth transition into the white house? later we got an exclusive look at the public and very personal life of president obama. there he is at the acropolis. really cool stuff coming up. stick around. so whats your news? i got a job! ill be programming at ge. oh i...