Hollywood great Steven Spielberg ‘to work on Obama’s legacy’

President Barack Obama still has over a year until he finishes his job but it seems he is already planning his post-White House career. Reports in the US claim the politician has been receiving advice from Hollywood director Steven Spielberg on building his legacy when he leaves office. The New York Times said Mr Obama spent an evening with the Jaws and Jurassic Park director and studio executive Jeffrey Katzenberg in Beverly Hills in June. The president was reportedly left “spellbound” by the director after holding a screening of Lincoln, with Daniel Day-Lewis, at the White House in 2012.

(He is) focused on helping to develop a 'narrative’ for Mr Obama in the years after he leaves office.

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It is not known what Mr Obama has planned after November 2016 but it is thought he wants to raise $1bn to build his library in Chicago and then focus on philanthropic projects. He has spoken about how he and his wife Michelle would like to promote projects for young people to inspire more youth leadership. The president is also thought to be interested in how to use technology to create his legacy. Mr Obama has so far not explicitly set out his plans for his post-presidential life but in an interview with Tumblr last year, he did say that his immediate plans would involve taking a holiday.

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