45 pictures of the incredible bromance between President Obama and President Biden

Jeremy Bender,Talia LakritzJan 22, 2021, 23:32 IST

Election night 2012 in Chicago.Reuters

President Joe Biden served as President Barack Obama's vice president.
The two became close friends over Obama's eight years in office.
Their bromance continues as Biden begins his presidency.

President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden became close friends during their eight years in the White House. Obama even calling him a "brother" as he awarded him a Presidential Medal of Freedom at the end of his term.

Now, it's President Joe Biden's turn, having been sworn into office on January 20 with Obama looking on.

Hre are 45 images of their epic bromance.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden waved to supporters on election night in 2008 after they were declared the winners.

Election night 2008. Reuters

They walked across the South Lawn of the White House to their awaiting motorcade on their way to a St. Patrick's Day lunch.

En route to lunch. White House Photo

Biden and Obama looked at an app on an iPhone in the Outer Oval Office in 2011.

Screen time in the Outer Oval Office. White House/Pete Souza

Obama had lunch with Biden on the Oval Office patio in 2012.

Having lunch. White House Photo

Biden held a football on a conference call with Obama in 2013.

On a conference call. White House/Pete Souza

Obama cracked a smile as he spoke with Biden and Chief of Staff Jack Lew in the Oval Office in 2012.

In the Oval Office in 2012. White House Photo

Obama and Biden posed in the Blue Room of the White House in 2010.

In the Blue Room. White House Photo

Biden pointed to Obama while Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on January 12, 2016.

President Obama's final State of the Union. Reuters

They walked arm-in-arm out of the Oval Office in 2011.

Going to lunch. White House/Pete Souza

Obama delivered a eulogy for Biden's son Beau who died of cancer in 2015.

At Beau Biden's funeral. White House Photo

"Like his father, Beau did not have a mean bone in his body," Obama said of Beau Biden.

Obama and Biden embrace. Pablo Martinez Monsivais

Obama and Biden took a stroll outside the White House in 2011.

On a walk. White House/Pete Souza

Obama put his arm around Biden in the Oval Office in 2011.

In the Oval Office. White House Photo

The Obamas joked with the Bidens in the Blue Room of the White House before the National Governors Association Dinner.

In the Blue Room. White House Photo

They made an unannounced visit to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia.

Getting burgers. White House/Pete Souza

They walked together along the West Colonnade in 2010.

Walking along the West Colonnade. White House/Pete Souza

The pair jogged through the West Colonnade in 2014.

In the West Colonnade. White House/Pete Souza

They used the White House for a workout video for Michelle Obama's initiative.

Working out at the White House. White House/Pete Souza

Obama and Biden shared a laugh in the Oval Office.

In the Oval Office. White House/Pete Souza

Obama smiled at Biden during a meeting in 2009.

All smiles. White House Photo

Obama and Biden practiced their putting on the White House putting green in 2009.

Golfing on the White House lawn. White House/Pete Souza

They walked back to the White House together, too.

Walking back to the White House. White House/Pete Souza

They sat together to watch a tennis match at Camp David in 2010.

At Camp David. White House/Pete Souza

Obama and Biden shook hands as Biden entered the Oval Office for a 2012 meeting.

A meeting in 2012. White House/Pete Souza

They shook hands again following a phone call with Speaker John Boehner.

In the Oval Office. White House Photo

They made each other smile in the Oval Office in 2010.

2010. White House/Pete Souza

And again in 2014.

In the Oval Office. White House/Pete Souza

They walked across the tarmac together in 2011.

Leaving Fort Campbell, Kentucky. White House/Pete Souza

They shared a joke backstage in 2012.

Backstage. White House/Pete Souza

They made briefings fun in 2009.

An economic briefing. White House/Pete Souza

Obama's daughter Sasha and Biden's granddaughter Maisy were on the same basketball team, and they were regulars at games.

At a basketball game. White House/Pete Souza

Obama celebrated with Biden when they were reelected in 2012.

Election night 2012 in Chicago. Reuters

The Obamas and Bidens celebrated together on election night in 2012.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embrace Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden moments after the television networks called the election in their favor, while watching election returns at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 6, 2012. White House/Pete Souza

Biden offered to buy Obama lunch at a sandwich shop near Washington, DC, in 2013.

In Washington, DC. Reuters

They walked together at the Chrysler Transmission Plant in 2010.

At the Chrysler Transmission Plant. White House Photo

They shared a signature fist bump in 2010.

A fist bump. White House Photo

Obama put his arm around Biden after a speech.

Walking together. Jonathan Ernst

Michelle Obama joined Barack and Biden in the Blue Room in 2010.

In the Blue Room. White House/Pete Souza

They shared a laugh with senior adviser David Plouffe in 2012.

Obama and Biden with David Plouffe. White House Photo

Obama listened to Biden in the Oval Office in 2010.

Obama and Biden in the Oval Office. White House Photo

Obama and Biden stood together in the Green Room of the White House in 2009.

In the Green Room. White House Photo

Obama adjusted Biden's American flag pin in the Oval Office in 2013.

Adjusting Biden's pin. White House Photo

In 2009, they waited to be introduced at an event together.

Waiting for an introduction. White House/Pete Souza

They chatted in the hallway in 2012.

In the hallway. White House Photo

When it was finally Biden's turn as president, Obama congratulated him at the 2021 inauguration.

The Obamas and Bidens embraced. Xinhua/Liu Jie via Getty Images

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