The President:
Hello, everybody.
After eight years in the
White House, Michelle
and I now rejoin all of
you as private citizens.
We want to thank you once
again from the bottom
of our hearts for giving us
the incredible privilege
of serving this
country that we love.
We also want to tell
you a little about what
we'll be up to next.
Mrs. Obama: First, we're
going to a little break.
We're finally going to get
some sleep and take some
time to be with our
family, and just be still
for a little bit.
So, we might not be online
quite as much as you're
used to seeing us.
The President: But before
that, we want to invite
you to help us with just
one of the projects
we're excited to work
on when we get back.
Check out this website for
our presidential center.
The center will be based on
the south side of Chicago,
but it will have projects
all over the city,
the country,
and the world.
More than a library
or museum, it will
be a living, working
center for citizenship.
That's why we want
to hear from you.
Tell us what you want this
project to be and tell
us what's on your mind.
Mrs. Obama: Send us
your ideas, your hopes,
your beliefs about what
we can achieve together.
Tell us about the young
leaders and companies
and organizations
that inspire you.
This will be your
presidential center just
as much as it is ours.
So, we want you to tell us
what we should be thinking
about as we get to work.
It's going to take all
of you and your ideas
to make it a reality.
As I've said many times
before, true democracy
is a project that's much
bigger than any one of us.
It's bigger than any one
person, any one president,
any one government.
It's a job for all of us.
It requires everyday
sustained effort from
all of us.
The work of perfecting
our unions never finish
and we look forward to
joining you in that effort
as fellow citizens.
Thank you and we will see
all of you again soon.
Bye-bye.
