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"There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president,” America’s sixth president once said, just before leaving office in 1892. That phrase is probably true to the life of former presidents globally.
But not for Barack Obama. As soon as he dropped the “Mr President” title, he embarked on a globe-trotting mission, occasionally exciting his social media followers with photos of himself in casual attire, like when he did when he was on a kite surfing trip with his billionaire friend Richard Branson. His chilled photos while on holiday in Hawaii and the Caribbean also told the tale of a former president on a relaxation mode.
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