The White House resident staff, those who would stay even after the change of its occupants, today presented the outgoing US President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle two flags that were flown over this building on the first and last days of his presidency.
"White House Residence staff have presented the President and the First Lady with two flags that have been flown over the White House: one flown on the first day of the Presidency and one flown the morning of the last day of the Presidency," a senior White House official said.
Obama, the 44th President of the US, created history on January 20, 2009 when he became the first non-White and the first African-American to be sworn in as the US President.
He was re-elected in 2012 and sworn in the second term on January 20, 2013.
US presidency is term bound.
In the November general elections, Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Earlier in the morning, Obama and the First Lady welcomed Trump and the incoming First Lady Melania to the White House.
The two had coffee together at a small coffee reception inside the White House which among others included the outgoing and incoming vice presidents, and top Congressional leaders.
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