(CNN) -- Days after Barack Obama granted the first television interview with his entire family, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he regrets thrusting his two young daughters in the media spotlight. "I think that we got carried away in the moment," Obama told NBC Wednesday morning. "We were having a birthday party and everybody was laughing, and suddenly this thing cropped up, and I didn't catch it quickly enough, and I was surprised by the attention it got." The comments came five days after the Illinois senator allowed Access Hollywood reporter Maria Menounos an interview with his entire family, including daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.
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Barack Obama and his whole family interviewed on "Access Hollywood"
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Interview was light; discussed clothing, People Magazine, sweets
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Obama: "I think that we got carried away in the moment"
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Reporter: "No one really expected them to open up so much"
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The interview remained decidedly light -- Malia commented on seeing her mother in @placeholder while Sasha discussed her father's aversion to sweets -- but it was highly played across several news programs, including many on CNN.
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The interview remained decidedly light -- Malia commented on seeing her mother in People Magazine while @placeholder discussed her father's aversion to sweets -- but it was highly played across several news programs, including many on CNN.
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Speaking with CNN Tuesday, Menounos, the Access Hollywood reporter, said the campaign had reached out to the show for an interview and her only goal was to show the @placeholder family dynamic.