Obama: 'Coolest Thing' About Being President Is Everyone Takes Your Phone Calls

Obama Reveals 'Coolest Thing' About Being President

President Barack Obama revealed in an interview Tuesday what's coolest about being commander-in-chief.

"I think the coolest thing is that if there’s somebody interesting who’s doing anything -– a scientist, a sports figure, a writer, anybody in the world –- if I want to call 'em up and talk to 'em, they will answer my phone call. And that’s a pretty cool thing," Obama told New York's WABC.

That statement was a response to a question from a reporter's daughter, who said she thought the coolest part of being president would be spending time with Beyonce and Jay Z.

"You can tell your daughter that that is a view shared by Malia and Sasha," Obama told the reporter.

Watch a video of the interview above.

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