The president told of hopes to find 'the next Michelle and Barack Obama'

For his part, he will focus on finding new leadership in Democratic party

President Obama (above in Germany on Thursday) has revealed his plans to work with the D.N.C and find new party leadership after he leaves the White House

Barack Obama has revealed his plan to rebuild the Democratic party and mold its new leader after he leaves the White House.

In an in-depth interview with The New Yorker on Thursday, the President told how he would help his successor Donald Trump settle in to the role before vacating it.

Once out of office, he hopes to dedicate himself to training and advising a new wave of politicians, the next 'Michelle and Barack... who right now is sitting out there'.

'What we'll be most interested in is programming that helps the next Michelle Obama or the next Barack Obama,' he said towards the end of the mammoth feature.

He will also offer advice to the Democratic party and help it find its new leader, he said.

'I think now I have some responsibility to at least offer my counsel to those who will continue to be elected officials about how the D.N.C. can help rebuild, how state parties and progressive organizations can work together.'

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He will also offer advice to the Democratic party and help it find its new leader, he said. Obama is pictured in Germany on Thursday

Obama's optimistic tone was the same one employed during his meeting with President-elect Trump on November 10 (above)

First, he intends to help President-elect Trump settle in to the role and, as observed by the New Yorker, firmly instructed staff to welcome the new administration graciously in to the White House when the shock election result came in on November 9.

In a meeting with staff the day after the election, he told them to be 'gracious hosts' when welcoming their successors and praised the Bush Administration for its 'efficiency' in handing over the reigns to his own team in 2008.

Determined not to lose hope in the face of the shock election result, he steered away from the hysteria sweeping other Democrats and told the publication: 'This is not the apocalypse.'

It is the same tone as was used by the President immediately after his first meeting with President-elect Trump last week.

President Obama also told of hopes to find 'the next Barack and Michelle' (above together in 2013)

'I want to emphasize to you, Mr. President-elect, that we now are going to want to do everything we can to help you succeed because if you succeed, then the country succeeds,' he told his successor in front of gathered media.

Later, as he spoke at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate his last Veterans Day as president, he employed the same optimism.

'Veterans Day often follows a hard-fought political campaign, an exercise in the free speech and self-government that you fought for.

'It often lays bare disagreements across our nation.

'But the American instinct has never been to find isolation in opposite corners. It is to find strength in our common creed, to forge unity from our great diversity, to sustain that strength and unity even when it is hard,' he said.

Earlier in his address, he encouraged citizens to look towards veterans for strength when they become cynical.

President Obama also told of hopes to find new leadership in the Democratic party. Hillary Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine (right) was among those he mentioned

President Obama stopped short of naming a favorite to lead the Democratic party on Thursday but listed several promising figures.

Among them were Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, the gay ex-Navy mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and Colorado Senator Michael Bennett.

The article's publication coincided with President Obama's trip to Germany, his last in his role, where he enjoyed a farewell dinner with Angela Merkel.

He has already visited Athens and will meet with British, French and Italian leaders before returning to the US.