When John McCain conceded the 2008 presidential race, he praised Barack Obama for making history as the country's first African American president and offered "goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together". Watch the late senator's full speech: | POLITICO

32K views · 2.2K reactions | As part of our oral history project, we’re asking people to share their memories from Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election. In this exclusive interview, President Obama shares his own memories from election night—and what it meant to watch the results alongside his mother-in-law. Take a listen, and then add your story to the collection: https://go.obama.org/2008 | Obama Foundation | Facebook