Obama Addresses The Nation In Farewell Speech

By NPR Politics
President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo
President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
President Barack Obama speaks at McCormick Place in Chicago, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, giving his presidential farewell address. Nam Y. Huh / AP Photo

Obama Addresses The Nation In Farewell Speech

By NPR Politics
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President Obama gave his farewell address to the nation on Tuesday night from his hometown of Chicago.

NPR’s politics team, with help from reporters and editors across the newsroom, live-annotated the speech. Portions of the transcript with added analysis are underlined in yellow, followed by context and fact checks below. We will also have a live video stream.