32K views · 2.2K reactions | As part of our oral history project, we’re asking people to share their memories from Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election. In this exclusive interview, President Obama shares his own memories from election night—and what it meant to watch the results alongside his mother-in-law. Take a listen, and then add your story to the collection: https://go.obama.org/2008 | Obama Foundation | Facebook

🗳️ It’s Election Day in America today which reminds us of another one in the not so distant past: November 4, 2008, when the band was on tour in support of Accelerate. That night the guys were playing an encore in Santiago, Chile when Bertis Downs came on stage with his laptop to share the news that Barack Obama’s victory as the next President of the United States was imminent and indisputable. The band then charged into a rousing version of “I Believe” to celebrate the news. 🗳️ If there’s an