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Jacob Philadelphia, who was captured touching the then-president's hair after asking if it was similar to his own, was the subject of a video call with Barack Obama.

It remains one of the most memorable photos of Barack Obama's presidency: a 5-year-old black boy touching the commander in chief's hair in the Oval Office.

According to Pete Souza, the White House photographer, the man asked if his hair was the same as Obama's.

Obama asked if he should touch it and see for himself.

The child did something.

"So, what do you think?" Obama asked.

It does feel the same, he said.

Jacob Philadelphia, a 5-year-old Black boy, touches Barack Obama's hair in the Oval Office as members of the boy's family watch.
Jacob Philadelphia touches President Barack Obama's hair in the Oval Office on May 8, 2009. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

Jacob Philadelphia is now 18. He will graduate from high school on Friday.

Philadelphia's father works in the U.S. Embassy in Uganda and he is graduating from the International School of Uganda.

Obama held a video call with him.

"Do you remember me?" Obama asked.

Philadelphia said that the president told him his hair would be gray the next time he saw him.

Jacob Philadelphia. (Obama.org via YouTube)
Jacob Philadelphia. (Obama.org via YouTube)

A photo of them was in the West Wing when Obama was president. It is in Obama's office in Washington.

The former president said in a video posted to social media that the picture embodied one of his hopes when he first started running for office.

Philadelphia has a father who served on the National Security Council.

Philadelphia said it is wonderful to see representation in government.

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