17 days left for Obama: Barack to give farewell speech on Jan 10 to offer 'some thoughts'
US President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell to America on January 10th.
PUBLISHED: 13:00, Mon, Jan 2, 2017 | UPDATED: 15:03, Mon, Jan 2, 2017
He will reflect on his time in office and say thank you to his supporters, an email statement said today.
Obama, noting that the first president of the United States, George Washington, had penned a farewell address in 1796, said he would deliver his speech in his hometown of Chicago.
"I'm thinking about (the remarks) as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you've changed this country for the better these past eight years, and to offer some thoughts on where we all go from here," he said.
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