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Speaking aboard the USS Intrepid Tuesday, the president tells CNN he had a "relaxed" meeting with Obama on Monday, notes the future president was interested in seeing where his daughters will sleep.

"Clearly this guy is going to bring a sense of family to the White House and I hope Laura and I did the same thing."

Adds that he called Bill Clinton before the meeting and remembered how "gracious" his own predecessor was in 2000.

Read transcript here.

Also defends his foreign policy. Watch video clip above.

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