I’ve always described the presidency as a relay race. You take the baton from someone, you run your leg as hard and as well as you can, and then you hand it off to someone else, knowing that your work will be incomplete.
Obama describes the presidency as a relay race, emphasizing the continuity of leadership and the ongoing work of governance.
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