The president awkwardly bungled the title of the Aretha Franklin hit while hosting the Women of Soul concert series at the White House, drawing laughter.
“When Aretha [Franklin] first told us what R-S-P-E-C-T meant to her, she had no idea it would become a rallying cry for African Americans, and women, and then everyone who felt marginalized because of what they looked like or who they loved. They wanted some respect,” Obama said.