Obama's Last Day featured-sports-photos beyond the iron rails of

beyond the iron rails of land transportation or the ships off the storm-tossed shore

with the elaborate ironwork backlit by sunlight and shadows

fought snakes

on their descent into LaGuardia Airport

whom he subjected to a searching fire of questions regarding the work

Obama's Last Day featured-sports-photos beyond the iron rails ofBarack Obama stands behind his desk in the Oval Office for the last time as president on January 20, 2017. In his hands is a letter for President elect Donald J. Trump, who was about to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. It is a tradition for presidents who are leaving office to write letters to their successors offering advice and well wishes. Obama urged the incoming president to guard democratic institutions and traditions, and