Obama's speech
Remarks as delivered on Thursday, June 18 at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois. Press enter or click to view image in full size PRES. BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Chicago! Sweet home Chicago. Please have a seat. Thank you, Punihei, for that outstanding introduction. President and Mrs. Bush, President and Secretary Clinton, thank you for being with us today, and for your devotion to our country. And President and Dr. Biden, thank you for your steadfast partnership for eight years. Joe, we started as running mates and ended as family. And we would not be here without you, and we are grateful. To our amazing foundation staff and our amazing board, to Governor Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, thank you for making this center possible. To congressional leaders and foreign dignitaries who have made the trip, I cherish our partnership together and all we got accomplished together. Thank you. To Michelle, she did me wrong. (Laughter.) She wouldn’t let me see her speech. She knew she was...