President Barack Obama became the first sitting President to visit Kenya in East Africa. The nation and people have been waiting on the visit since Obama got into office.

Obama spoke to a roaring and appreciative crowd on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya. There were some 4,500 people in the audience when he utter the phrase heard around the world.

“I am proud to be the first American president to come to Kenya, and of course I’m the first Kenyan-American to be president of the United States,” Obama said. The crowd erupted into cheers and affection for the President.

Obama’s father is from Kenya and the President reflected on his first trip to Africa. He was 27 years old at the time. He arrived in the airport and while trying to find his luggage, a woman asked if he was related to his father. She had known him.

“That was the first time my name meant something and that it was recognized,” the president said. He went on to meet “brothers, aunts and uncles … saw the graves of my grandfather and father.”

Obama’s father is is no longer with us and is buried in western Kenya.

Listen to Obama utter these powerful words below:

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Source: NBCNews.com