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1995 and 96 could go to bob dole and newt gingrich and get things like a balanced budget. obama would say if he were here tonight i did not have people like that on the other side. >> he also was able to save the auto industry. marriage qualify, pushing that. he and joe biden even. gun violence cast a dark shadow of the two terms. addressed the country 14 teams times in the immediate aftermath of a new mass shooting. this eulogy from south carolina ♪ amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ >> s...

Were willing to deal. >> he also would say save the auto industry. im reminded all the time p he was the godfather pushing that, he and joe biden. anyway, a dark shadow cast the president other his two terms. he addressed the country 14 times in the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting. perhaps most memorably was the eulogy for the reverend clementa pinckney in south carolina. >> ♪ amazing grace [ cheers and applause ] ♪ how sweet the sound >> he also described the sandy hook shooting as...

>> my opinion then was no, its not his job to go out and give a beautiful speech and absolve the country of its sin and he was the one, cant let the country go back into old pattern. and then supreme court upholds the affordable care act. then friday morning upholds rights to marriage equality. >> we were not expecting it. didnt think would have back-to-back huge decisions. i remember i called president and he was upstairs working on eulogy, and i was so excited. marriage equality came down 5-4....

In a church. >> among those killed the churchs pastor and state senator reverend clement pinckney. >> my point of view back then was no, its not his job to give a beautiful speech and absolve the country of our collective sin. to his credit, he was the one saying you cant let the country slip back into its old pattern. thursday morning, 10:00 a.m., breaking news, supreme court uphold the affordable care act. >> the affordable care act will remain the law of the land. >> friday morning, the supre...

>> how do i give. >> later that week the president flies to charleston to deliver his eulogy. church historian liz olsten was there at the funeral. >> thats a day i will never forget. that friday when obama came to charleston, you could not believe the electricity that engulfed the hall when he came in. it was just like the coming of jesus. >> nation out of this terrible tragedy. god has visited grace upon us. for he has allowed us to see where we have been blind. >> he gives this beautiful spee...

>> a lot of the frustrations from congress you saw encapsulated in his reaction and the failure to do more about gun safety. >> the mass shootings continue and in june of 2015 they hit close to home for president obama an acquaintance of him, south carolina state senator and reverend is shot in cold blood in a charleston church. >> police are searching for the gunman that walked into one of the nations oldest and most prominent black churches and killed nine people. >> how do i give. >> later th...

Most poignant moments is a meet and greet that takes place next friday between the outgoing first family and those who have worked most closely with them. women you speak to that? >> yeah. i think it is so interesting all our eyes are trained on the capitol swearing in ceremony. something going on smercon . this meeting around 7:30 in the morning between the president, first lady and their children about the 100 maids, butlers, engineers, the people who make the residence run. these are the pe...

They specifically mentioned -- the bush daughters mentioned nancy clark, the head florist at the white house, and how for their grandfathers inauguration they were very young girls, and they got cold, and nancy clark, the white house florist, brought them in and made a bouquet of flowers with them in the flower shop of the white house in the basement. it was really fun for them. it was a great memory of their time there, and you cant overstate how close the first family becomes to the staff beca...

Take it personally. in this interview he goes on to reflect about what he could have done and talks about being obviously occupied with the duties of president and wishing hed gotten more down into the grassroots, those places that maybe turned the election, so i think hes taking some personal responsibility for the outcome. >> theres so much to unpack here, and we have to see tonights program, but you also talked to him about those poignant moments, his speech during the funeral service for the...

>> for the final time as president im apleased to award our nations highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> i dont deserve this. but i know it came from the presidents heart. hes a truly, truly decent man. i remember you know, when bo was first diagnosed, and he rushed to the hospital with me. he came literally running down the hall in his shirt sleeves. is he all right? is he all right? >> reporter: after years the bidens and obamas forging a friendship so close they consi...