Barack Obama urges the United States to vote for Hillary Clinton for the White House. (AFP Photo)
The former first lady, senator and vanquished-candidate-turned-secretary-of-state stepped out of the shadows of presidents past.
Clinton appeared unannounced on the platform at her nominating convention on Wednesday, pointed a finger at President Barack Obama and gave him a hug.
Clinton had just been anointed the inheritor of Obama's legacy in his speech, and the candidate who could realize the "promise of this great nation."
Obama said: "She's been there for us."
Wednesday highlighted the diversity Democrats have sought to frame the whole week: A black man symbolically seeking to hand the weightiest baton in the free world to a woman. It culminated a parade of speeches over the last 72 hours highlighting the party's wide range of supporters.