President Obama makes his final presidential speech to the nation on January 10, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
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8 Ways We've Changed Since the Last Time We Had a New President
It was only eight years ago when President Obama took office, but it seems like a lifetime. Smartphones were a luxury. Donald Trump was a reality TV star. Taylor Swift sang country music. Now Obama's hair is graying, Beyoncé is an activist and Uber is a verb. Here are eight cultural touchstones that have informed our politics and showed how we, and the world, have changed.
