16 years ago today, I was privileged to have a meeting with the President on the last day of his administration. Under my direction (with the help of Josh Trent working with the First Lady), the United States Mint designed his second term medal (the box in my hand). At a dinner for White House staff on January 8th, 2009, the President told me he hadn’t forgotten my request to give him his medal. He said he had something special planned: he wanted me to give it to him on the last day so I could bookend my service to him which began with the very first business meeting in the Oval Office he had as president after the inaugural day. I brought the artists who worked on the medal, Donna Weaver and Don Everhart, so the President could thank them personally. All in all, pretty special.