{"id":5990,"date":"2021-04-30T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelvanputten.com\/?p=5990"},"modified":"2021-04-25T11:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T15:45:12","slug":"when-presidents-have-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelvanputten.com\/when-presidents-have-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s inspiring to see U.S. presidents have fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When leaders show their human side, it can make them more accessible and easier to understand. It helps us to recognize that they are real people&#8211;not that different from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The practice of opening up and being real requires a lot of confidence. It&#8217;s also a deliberate decision to not focus so much on being the elite or most best in the world. To me, it&#8217;s another level of grace and excellence that makes a leader even more credible and inspiring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few examples of U.S. presidents breaking through by having fun.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Funny moments from Obama&amp;#039;s 1st term\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_CDHXivxOAWo\"><div id=\"lyte_CDHXivxOAWo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CDHXivxOAWo\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Funny moments from Obama&#039;s 1st term<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CDHXivxOAWo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/CDHXivxOAWo\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Funny moments from Obama&amp;#039;s 1st term\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_t4N93jLVPIA\"><div id=\"lyte_t4N93jLVPIA\" data-src=\"\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/t4N93jLVPIA\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t4N93jLVPIA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/t4N93jLVPIA\/0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Clinton poking fun at himself.\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_60MG3Nyq2nk\"><div id=\"lyte_60MG3Nyq2nk\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/60MG3Nyq2nk\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Clinton poking fun at himself.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/60MG3Nyq2nk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/60MG3Nyq2nk\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton poking fun at himself.\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Ronald Reagan&amp;#039;s one-liners\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_HA7sP47e8tA\"><div id=\"lyte_HA7sP47e8tA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HA7sP47e8tA\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\">Ronald Reagan&#039;s one-liners<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HA7sP47e8tA\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/HA7sP47e8tA\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Ronald Reagan&amp;#039;s one-liners\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When leaders show their human side, it can make them more accessible and easier to understand. 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