Barack Obama tearfully thanked his wife
Michelle during an emotional final speech as
President. Wiping his eyes, Obama told the
First Lady: “Michelle – for the past twenty-five
years, you’ve been not only my wife and
mother of my children, but my best friend.
“You took on a role you didn’t ask for and
made it your own with grace and grit and style
and good humour. You made the White House a
place that belongs to everybody. And a new
generation sets its sights higher because it has
you as a role model. You’ve made me proud.

You’ve made the country proud.”
In a poignant moment, Obama also made a
point of thanking his two 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,” he 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.”
In an 8pm speech at McCormick Place, the
city’s main convention center, Obama talked
about how his experience in Chicago – at the
start of his political career – taught him that
change happens from the grassroots.

“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
said.
“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.”
First lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe
Biden, his wife, Jill Biden, and many current and
former White House staff members and
campaign workers attended the speech.
Obama’ Barack Obama tearfully thanked his wife
Michelle during an emotional final speech as
President. Wiping his eyes, Obama told the
First Lady: “Michelle – for the past twenty-five
years, you’ve been not only my wife and
mother of my children, but my best friend.
“You took on a role you didn’t ask for and
made it your own with grace and grit and style
and good humour. You made the White House a
place that belongs to everybody. And a new
generation sets its sights higher because it has
you as a role model. You’ve made me proud.
You’ve made the country proud.”
In a poignant moment, Obama also made a
point of thanking his two 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,” he 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.”
In an 8pm speech at McCormick Place, the
city’s main convention center, Obama talked
about how his experience in Chicago – at the
start of his political career – taught him that
change happens from the grassroots.
“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
said.
“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.”
First lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe
Biden, his wife, Jill Biden, and many current and
former White House staff members and
campaign workers attended the speech.
Obama’s daughter Malia, 18, was present but
his 15-year-old Sasha was not.
Obama also reflected on his administration’s
achievements in his address, encouraging
supporters to keep fighting for issues like the
environment, gay rights and economic equality.
He plans to remain in Washington for the next
two years while his younger daughter, Sasha,
finishes high school.
He has indicated he wants to give Trump the
same space that his predecessor, Republican
President George W. Bush, gave Obama after
leaving office by not maintaining a high public
profile.

The Democratic president was feeling some
nostalgia as he prepares to leave the White
House on January 20 after eight years in office. s daughter Malia, 18, was present but
his 15-year-old Sasha was not.
Obama also reflected on his administration’s
achievements in his address, encouraging
supporters to keep fighting for issues like the
environment, gay rights and economic equality.
He plans to remain in Washington for the next
two years while his younger daughter, Sasha,
finishes high school.
He has indicated he wants to give Trump the
same space that his predecessor, Republican
President George W. Bush, gave Obama after
leaving office by not maintaining a high public
profile.
The Democratic president was feeling some
nostalgia as he prepares to leave the White
House on January 20 after eight years in office.