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  • You're nearing the end of your second term.

  • And you must have a lot to be thankful for yourself.

  • I do.

  • And I thought, maybe if you'd like,

  • you're more than welcome

  • to write out some thank-you notes right now.

  • Oh, that's a good use of my time.

  • Is that good?

  • Let's do that.

  • [Cheers and applause]

  • Right here?

  • Yeah.

  • You can sit right there.

  • Okay.

  • All right.

  • All right. Here you go. I have notes right here for you.

  • Okay. You got the cards?

  • Here's a card. Here's a pen.

  • All right.

  • That's a nice pen. Can I keep it?

  • Of course, yeah.

  • [Laughter]

  • All right, Roots,

  • can I get some thank-you note writing music, please?

  • [Sad piano music plays]

  • [Laughter]

  • There goes James.

  • [Cheers and applause]

  • [Music stops]

  • Thank you, my 2008 slogan, "Yes, we can."

  • Or as I now like to call you, "Yes, we did."

  • [ Cheers and applause ]

  • That's good. I'll take that.

  • [ Laughter ]

  • I'll write one now, too.

  • Okay.

  • [Clears throat]

  • [Music resumes]

  • Thank you, President Obama's birth certificate.

  • He used to carry you around to prove he was American.

  • Now he needs to carry you around to prove he's only 54.

  • [Laughter and applause]

  • [Music stops]

  • That's not -- What?

  • [Scoffs] I didn't' write --

  • I didn't write it.

  • I don't know how that got there.

  • That's unbeliev-- I don't know how that got there.

  • How'd that sneak -- sneak by the president?

  • You're in trouble.

  • [Laughter]

  • [Music resumes]

  • Thank you,

  • Questlove's hairstylist,

  • for inspiring me to bring back the "Obama-fro"

  • after I leave the White House.

  • [Music stops]

  • [Cheers and applause]

  • Hey, not bad.

  • Not bad.

  • Good-looking guy.

  • [Music resumes]

  • Thank you, Hillary Clinton,

  • for possibly becoming the first f-- President.

  • I would have said "female,"

  • but someone deleted the "emale." [e-mail]

  • [Audience ohs]

  • [ Music stops ]

  • Who did -- How are these --

  • Hey!

  • You're going to get in trouble for this.

  • You can't leave these around.

  • I'm so -- I'm appalled.

  • I'm so sorry.

  • Hey, you're in trouble, whoever you --

  • I'm not sure this was a good idea.

  • [Laughter]

  • Sorry.

  • I should have done my thank-you notes on my own.

  • After you.

  • Where's my music?

  • [Laughter]

  • [Music resumes]

  • Thank you, Congress, for spending eight years

  • wishing you could replace me with a Republican.

  • Or, to put it another way...

  • how do you like me now?

  • [Cheers and applause]

  • [Music stops]

  • [Laughs]

  • All right.

  • You know how to do this.

  • I have one final -- one final thank-you note.

  • Here we go.

  • [Music resumes]

  • Thank you, President Obama,

  • for serving our nation with dignity,

  • class, patience, eloquence, optimism, and integrity.

  • Thus marking the first time anyone has sincerely said,

  • "Thanks, Obama."

  • There you go, right there.

  • [Cheers and applause]

  • Thank you so much.

  • We'll see you soon.

  • Our thanks to the 44th President of the United States,

  • Barack Obama!

You're nearing the end of your second term.

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