Washington - US President Barack Obama Wednesday reflected on 20 months of crises that have plagued his administration, in a rare interview with a daytime television talk show.
Obama taped an appearance with ABC's The View which is presented by a panel including veteran journalist Barbara Walters and actress Whoopi Goldberg. It will be shown in full on Thursday.
In brief excerpts released by ABC, Obama reflected on a difficult last 20 months, joking "where do I begin here?"
The challenges included "a non-stop effort to restart the economy, we have also had the oil spill, we have also had two wars, we have also had a pandemic - H1N1 that we had to manage," Obama said.
But Obama said he was gratified to see the economy growing again and said that though he had been getting a tough ride from the pundits, the plight of the American people was what mattered.
"I don't spend a lot of time worrying about me, I spend a lot of time worrying about them."
On a lighter note, the president also praised his daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, nine, saying they were "full of ideas, and opinions and observations - it's just a great age."
He also nominated his weekend vacation in Maine this month as one of his recent highlights.
Obama earlier held an event at a sandwich store in New Jersey to promote his plan for small businesses, and was later to attend two fundraisers in New York City for his Democratic Party. - AFP
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