as a role model. >> there has been no personal scandal. this has been a president whose behavior has been important to him. >> early on he called himself no drama obama and i think over eight years he demonstrated that he was serious. there was no personal scandal that attached to him and when you think about the presidency in recent decades, that's an achievement. >> i think history will be very kind to the president. that he never gave up. he never gave in. never became bitter or hostile. he kept the faith. and just kept moving ahead. >> i was on the convention floor during his speech this year in philadelphia and i remarked that i hadn't voted for him either time but watching him sort of recap his own presidency i was happy and proud at a he had been our president for the last eight years. >> what i'll miss is his grace and his -- the way he operates