“We’ve been called ‘the world’s most exclusive club,’ and we do have a pretty nice clubhouse,” Obama said at the April 2013 dedication of Bush’s presidential library. “But the truth is, our club is more like a support group.”

Obama publicly opposed the Iraq War and won in 2008 in part by bashing Bush’s handling of the 2003 invasion. But since taking office, Obama and Bush have spoken about each other with relative warmth and respect.

“To know the man is to like the man,” Obama has said of Bush. “He knows who he is. He doesn’t put on any pretenses. He takes his job seriously, but he doesn’t take himself too seriously. He is a good man.”

And Obama isn’t just pals with Bush, he is also friendly with Dubya’s dad, former President George H.W. Bush.