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Transcript And Annotations: President Obama's Farewell Address

President Obama waves to supporters at an election night party in Chicago to proclaim victory in the 2012 presidential election.
Carolyn Kaster

President Obama will give 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, is live-annotating 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.

Note: The transcript is updated throughout the speech. While we are working to correct errors, it may contain discrepancies and typographical errors.

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