President Barack Obama has told American TV network ABC that he wants to return to education when he leaves the presidency.

"I love teaching, I miss teaching," he said, adding that his priority was to win a second term in the White House.

President Obama lectured at the University of Chicago's law school for 12 years before he joined the Senate.

His appearance with First Lady Michelle Obama on daytime talk show "The View" is seen as an appeal to women voters.