President Obama's farewell address
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McCormick Place
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Built 1958 Opened November 1960 Construction cost $2 billion
McCormick Place is the largest convention center in North America. It consists of four interconnected buildings sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows and meetings. The largest regular events are the Chicago Auto Show each February, the International Home and Housewares Show each March and the National Restaurant Association Annual Show each May.
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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All available tickets have been distributed for the President Obama’s Farewell Address on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
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Live blog: Obama will be taking motorcade to farewell speech; could be traffic delays
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Obama speech to stress importance of Chicago, belief in democracy
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President Barack Obama plans to use his farewell speech to the nation from McCormick Place Tuesday night to explain how Chicago played a crucial role in giving purpose to his life.
"I first came to Chicago when I was in my early twenties, still trying to figure out who I was; still searching for a purpose to my life," Obama is expected to say, according to excerpts of the 8 p.m. speech released by the White House.
"It was in neighborhoods not far from here where I began working with church groups in the shadows of closed steel mills. It was on these streets where I witnessed the power of faith, and the quiet dignity of working people in the face of struggle and loss. This is where I learned that change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged, and come together to demand it," he is expected to say.
"After eight years as your president, I still believe that. And it's not just my belief. It's the beating heart of our American idea — our bold experiment in self-government."
Based on the remarks, Obama looks to hearken back to a central theme of his 2004 keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston where the then-somewhat obscure U.S. Senate candidate from Illinois became nationally known. There he discussed a core belief in the nation embodied in the Declaration of Independence.
"It's the conviction that we are all created equal, endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," Obama is expected to say.
"It's the insistence that these rights, while self-evident, have never been self-executing; that We, the People, through the instrument of our democracy, can form a more perfect union."
That belief, Obama is expected to say, is "the great gift our founders gave us."
"The freedom to chase our individual dreams through our sweat, toil, and imagination — and the imperative to strive together as well, to achieve a greater good," he is expected to say.
Before Obama hit national stage, his work foreshadowed a political future
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Thank you, Mrs. Obama
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20170107 Weekly Address HD
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Summary: In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his upcoming farewell address to the nation.
In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his upcoming farewell address to the nation. In 1796, as George Washington set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power, he also set a precedent by penning a farewell address to the American people. And over the 220 years since, many American presidents have followed his lead. Next week, the President will return to his hometown of Chicago to say a grateful farewell to the nation. This will mark the first time that a President has returned to his hometown to deliver such a speech. The President has said that the running thread through his career has been the notion that when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and come together, things change for the better. This belief is at the heart of the American experiment in self-government – and it gives purpose to new generations.
Through his address, the President will thank his supporters, celebrate the ways we have changed this country for the better these past eight years, and offer his vision on where we all go from here. The President will deliver his farewell address at 9:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 10, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. To tune in on Tuesday, visit www.whitehouse.gov/farewell.
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Vice President Biden: Chicago, One Last Time
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Over the past eight years, I’ve been proud to stand by President Obama's side through every step of this journey.
And tonight, I'll be proud to stand by him one last time in Chicago with the First Lady and with Jill as he makes his farewell address to the nation.
Heading back to Chicago, I can’t help thinking about that night when the four of us were together in Grant Park. November 4, 2008.
We’d received the call conceding the race from our friend and patriot, John McCain. Barack had just finished addressing the nation for the first time as President-elect. The park was just filled with hundreds of thousands of people from all around the city and the country, of every age and background. And then, after Barack’s speech, our families joined us on stage -- two families from different parts of the country, from different walks of life, but with the same values, that had grown so close over the past several months and have stayed so close over the last eight years.
And I saw my mother, Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, who was 91 years old at the time, walking over to us. She really liked Barack. Always had.
And my mom reached out, grabbed Barack's hand, and said, "It's going to be okay, honey, come with me." And holding both of our hands, she walks us up to the front of the stage. Barack and I look at each other. Here we go.
Together, we took that first step in our journey that has continued until today -- a journey to restore our economy, rebuild the middle class, and treat everyone with dignity.
It was a feeling I'll never forget -- standing out on that stage together for the first time since the overwhelming majority of the American people placed their trust in us. I remember how the tough days on the campaign trail were nothing compared to the tough days millions of families were going through as the economy was crashing and they were losing their jobs, their homes, and their savings. I remember seeing the hope in their eyes, and being reminded that there is no quit in America.
And even though we'd go to bed exhausted every night, we'd wake up in the morning inspired by the millions of people who volunteered, organized, voted, and put every ounce of heart and hustle into something bigger than themselves. It was electric -- something that this country had never seen before. At its core, it was truly a campaign about our conviction that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. That's the history of the journey of our country.
Being asked to be part of this journey was a great honor. Barack and I and our families have formed a real and lasting bond over this incredible experience. During long hours in the Oval Office and Situation Room, during private lunches and quiet moments, I've seen Barack lead this country from economic crisis to recovery to resurgence. I've seen him lead the world not just by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
I've seen a president who never forgot the core that makes us who we are as Americans -- tough, resilient, but always full of hope and optimism. Just give people a fair chance and they will do extraordinary things. Eight years later, I hope you’ll join me in Chicago as the President speaks about all we've accomplished on our journey as a country over the last eight years and the work that's still ahead. Tune in at 9pm ET to stand with President Obama, the First Lady, Jill, and me in Chicago one last time.
Joe,
Vice President Joe Biden
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President Obama will deliver his farewell address from Chicago on Tuesday evening
Reflecting upon his time in office, the speech will likely be Obama’s final appeal to preserve his achievements as president, such as the Affordable Care Act. Obama will return to Chicago, where he began his political career, to deliver the address from McCormick Place, a convention center in the city’s downtown area.
Obamas & Bidens Wave Goodbye To Crowd At Farewell Address In Chicago
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President Barack Obama Delivers Farewell Speech in Chicago: Everything That Happened
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President Barack Obama Delivers Farewell Speech: Where Was Daughter Sasha?
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Here's why Sasha Obama was absent during her dad's presidential farewell
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It was a question many people had during President Barack Obama's heartbreaking farewell speech: Where was Sasha, the Obamas' younger daughter?
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Michelle and Malia were both attending the president's address in Chicago.
People on Twitter started conjecturing theories about Sasha after Obama delivered a moving tribute to his daughters.
"Malia and Sasha, under the strangest of circumstances, you have become two amazing young women, smart and beautiful, but more importantly, kind and thoughtful and full of passion," Obama said. "You wore the burden of years in the spotlight so easily. Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad."
Malia wiped away a stream of tears. But where was Sasha?
According to a White House official, she stayed back in Washington, D.C. because she has a science exam at school today. Yep, you read it right, Sasha Obama missed her father's farewell address because of her sense of duty:
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