“These are real issues. And we have to lift them up and not deny them or try to tamp them down. What we need to do is to understand them and figure out how do we make more progress. And that can be done.”
President Obama, November 24

The President took historic steps to cut carbon pollution in America…

 … and around the world.

“We were strangers once, too.”
President Obama, November 20, speaking on his immigration action to bring millions out of the shadows.

The President took action to
keep the Internet open and free.

America took the lead in confronting the world’s most pressing challenges, from the fight on the frontlines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa…

and the mission to degrade and destroy ISIL…

to checking Russia’s aggression in Ukraine…

and charting a new course in Cuba
after more than 50 years
of a failing policy.

The President brought a responsible end
to America’s longest war in Afghanistan.

President Obama became
the first President to write a line of code.

The President was 3D-printed.

The President sat between two ferns with Zach Galifianakis to talk about health care… among other things.

The President took a surprise walk
to the nearby Interior Department
and talked with folks on the way.

The Administration took steps to
prevent domestic violence and sexual assault
on college campuses.

America’s high school graduation rate is the highest it's ever been, and more students are earning post-secondary degrees than ever before.

The President called for states
and businesses to lift their minimum wages.

And millions of hardworking Americans will get a raise.

The President signed a bill into law that made it legal for people to unlock their cell phones.
It was the first time a We the People petition prompted legislation.