President Barack Obama tweeted congratulations to the legendary rock star, calling him one of my favorite poets.

Obama even included a link to a Spotify playlist created today to provide an overview of Dylans music.

This is not the first time Obama has demonstrated his appreciation for Dylans art.

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He came in and played The Times They Are A-Changin.

And that was it then he left.

That was our only interaction with him.

And I thought: Thats how you want Bob Dylan, right?

You dont want him to be all cheesin and grinnin with you.

You want him to be a little skeptical about the whole enterprise.