Outgoing President of the United States, Barack Obama is expected to hold a farewell speech to the nation on January 10, and this will make it not by Washington, but by his hometown Chicago.
"I think of them when they take the opportunity to tell you thank you for this extraordinary trip, to celebrate the way they change the country for the better in the last 8 years, and to give my thoughts on where to go from where we are, "Obama wrote in a statement published since Monday.
President Obama said that this action was merely following the precedent established by George Washington, who wrote a farewell speech to the American people over 220 years ago. Even George W. Bush delivered a farewell speech in 2009, but the White House.
"Since 2009 we have been confronted with challenges, through which we walked and we become stronger," Obama wrote. "This is because we have not ever fade away leaving the faith that has guided us since our founding. Convinced that, together, we can change this country for the better ".
President Obama also said that, while it will stop on every issue since leaving the White House, he may consider to speak on issues "core" American values and ideals.
Chicago is just the starting point, where Obama first stepped into politics, having graduated from the "Harvard Law School", where the family is the first house before being transferred to the White House. Obama presidential library will be moved to Chicago.
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