"Yeah, they love me - partly because my ears are big, and so I look a little like a cartoon character," he quipped.
And while chief White House photographer Pete Souza has captured plenty of feel-good pictures of America's commander-in-chief visiting with kids, activist Michael Skolnik noted Saturday how inspirational the first black president has been to young black children.
We'll never truly be able to measure the impact that President @BarackObama has had on our children.
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In honor of the trending hashtag, here are our favorite pictures of Obama and kids.