45 pictures of the incredible bromance between President Obama and President Biden
Jeremy Bender,Talia Lakritz  Â
- 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.
They held their election night rally in Chicago, Illinois.
They walked across the South Lawn of the White House to their awaiting motorcade on their way to a St. Patrick's Day lunch.
Obama and Biden walk to the motorcade on the South Lawn of the White House for departure en route to the US Capitol for a St. Patrick's Day lunch.
Biden and Obama looked at an app on an iPhone in the Outer Oval Office in 2011.
Social media was just beginning to take off in 2011 — the Instagram app only launched in 2010.
Obama had lunch with Biden on the Oval Office patio in 2012.
The seating area is located in the Rose Garden.
Biden held a football on a conference call with Obama in 2013.
Obama and Biden held the conference call with Rob Nabors, deputy chief of staff for policy, and then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to discuss the federal-government shutdown and debt ceiling.
Obama cracked a smile as he spoke with Biden and Chief of Staff Jack Lew in the Oval Office in 2012.
Lew served as Treasury Secretary from 2013 to 2017.
Obama and Biden posed in the Blue Room of the White House in 2010.
They wore matching expressions, arms crossed.
Biden pointed to Obama while Obama delivered his final State of the Union address on January 12, 2016.
"The future we want — opportunity and security for our families; a rising standard of living and a sustainable, peaceful planet for our kids — all that is within our reach," he said that night. "But it will only happen if we work together. It will only happen if we can have rational, constructive debates.It will only happen if we fix our politics."
They walked arm-in-arm out of the Oval Office in 2011.
Obama and Biden were headed toward the Oval Office private dining room for lunch.
Obama delivered a eulogy for Biden's son Beau who died of cancer in 2015.
Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden died of brain cancer at 46.
"Like his father, Beau did not have a mean bone in his body," Obama said of Beau Biden.
"He did in 46 years what most of us couldn't do in 146," he said. "He was a man who led a life where the means were as important as the ends. And the example he set made you want to be a better dad, or a better son, or a better brother or sister, better at your job, the better soldier. He made you want to be a better person."
Obama and Biden took a stroll outside the White House in 2011.
'They walked around the White House's South Lawn.
Obama put his arm around Biden in the Oval Office in 2011.
The gesture followed a budget meeting.
The Obamas joked with the Bidens in the Blue Room of the White House before the National Governors Association Dinner.
Michelle Obama and Jill Biden became close friends, too.
They made an unannounced visit to Ray's Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia.
Their visit caused such a stir that Ray's Hell Burger eventually expanded into a bigger space.
They walked together along the West Colonnade in 2010.
Obama wrote about his daily walk through the Colonnade in his memoir, "A Promised Land."
The pair jogged through the West Colonnade in 2014.
They ran as part of a "Let's Move!" video taping.
They used the White House for a workout video for Michelle Obama's initiative.
Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign sought to promote healthy living and end childhood obesity.
Obama and Biden shared a laugh in the Oval Office.
The Oval Office decor has changed through the years.
Read more: How the White House's decor has changed over the years
Obama smiled at Biden during a meeting in 2009.
Their relationship wasn't always close, but they eventually came to respect and admire each other.
Obama and Biden practiced their putting on the White House putting green in 2009.
Dwight Eisenhower had the putting green installed in 1954.
They walked back to the White House together, too.
The putting green isn't far from the Oval Office.
They sat together to watch a tennis match at Camp David in 2010.
The girl on the left is Claire Duncan, daughter of then Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Obama and Biden shook hands as Biden entered the Oval Office for a 2012 meeting.
The photo makes it look more like they were holding hands.
They shook hands again following a phone call with Speaker John Boehner.
They secured a bipartisan deal to reduce the nation's deficit and avoid default.
They made each other smile in the Oval Office in 2010.
The Oval Office was decorated for the holidays.
And again in 2014.
They grew to become close friends during their time in office.
They walked across the tarmac together in 2011.
They were departing from Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
They shared a joke backstage in 2012.
They were backstage at the STOCK Act signing event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium.
They made briefings fun in 2009.
Obama and Biden reacted during a lighter moment at the daily economic briefing in the Oval Office.
Obama's daughter Sasha and Biden's granddaughter Maisy were on the same basketball team, and they were regulars at games.
Obama and Biden high-fived after watching the Vipers play in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2010.
Obama celebrated with Biden when they were reelected in 2012.
Obama delivered his victory speech in Chicago.
The Obamas and Bidens celebrated together on election night in 2012.
They watched the election returns at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park in Chicago.
Biden offered to buy Obama lunch at a sandwich shop near Washington, DC, in 2013.
Obama turned down his offer, though.
They walked together at the Chrysler Transmission Plant in 2010.
Obama and Biden toured the plant to highlight the company's $1.1 billion investment in the facility.
They shared a signature fist bump in 2010.
Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett looked on.
Obama put his arm around Biden after a speech.
They walked back to the Oval Office after speaking about the US Supreme Court ruling to uphold the nationwide availability of tax subsidies under Obamacare.
Michelle Obama joined Barack and Biden in the Blue Room in 2010.
The group was getting ready to host a reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
They shared a laugh with senior adviser David Plouffe in 2012.
Plouffe served as Obama's campaign manager in 2008.
Obama listened to Biden in the Oval Office in 2010.
The two didn't always agree, but Obama valued his input.
Obama and Biden stood together in the Green Room of the White House in 2009.
The two were preparing to meet with US mayors.
Obama adjusted Biden's American flag pin in the Oval Office in 2013.
They were about to announce Jeh Johnson as the nominee for secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security.
In 2009, they waited to be introduced at an event together.
They spoke at the Fatherhood Town Hall at the White House.
They chatted in the hallway in 2012.
Obama and Biden spoke in the hallway outside the Oval Office following a meeting.
When it was finally Biden's turn as president, Obama congratulated him at the 2021 inauguration.
Michelle Obama also congratulated Jill Biden, the new first lady.
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