
English: 
. 
>> THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL 

Spanish: 
>>> 
TENEMOS AL PRESIDENTE DE LA 
OFICINA OVAL CONCLUIR CON L
LACONCL EN CHICAGO Y ME DIJO QUE
PLANEA EXPRESAR SU GRATITUD A 
LAS PERSONA QUE LA AYUDAN A L
LLEGAR AQUÍ, AUNQUE SU LEGADO SE
VE AMENAZADO POR SU SUCESOR, EL 
PRESIDENTE ELECTO DONALD TRUMP. 
ME ACOMPAÑA KRIWSTEN WELKER.

English: 
REPORT.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FAREWELL 
ADDRESS, FROM CHICAGO, HERE'S 
LESTER HOLT.
>> AND GOOD EVENING FROM 
McCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION 
CENTER IN CHICAGO, FROM IN JUST 
A MOMENT, PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL 
GIVE HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS TO AN 
AUDIENCE OF 20,000 HERE AND 
MILLIONS MORE WATCHING AT HOME.
TONIGHT, WHICH WILL HEAR FROM 
THE PRESIDENT IN HIS ADOPTED 
HOME TOWN, REFLECTING ON HIS 
EIGHT YEARS IN THE OVAL OFFICE.
JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, I 
CONCLUDED BY INTERVIEW WITH THE 
PRESIDENT ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE.
LATER WE SPOKE IN ONE OF HIS 
DINERS IN HYDE PARG.
HE TOLD ME HE HOPES TO FACE HIS 
CHALLENGESERS FROM HIS 
SUCCESSOR, POLITIC DONALD TRUMP 
WHO TAKES OVER THE OFFICE IN 
JUST TEN DAYS TIME.
I AM JOINED HERE BY NBC'S 
KRISTEN WELKER.
KRISTEN, ON THE AIRPLANE COMING 
HERE TODAY, THERE WAS A SENSE OF
NOSTALGIA AMONG HIS SENIOR 
STAFF. 
>> HIS SENIOR ADVISERS TOLL ME 
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY EMOTIONAL 
NIGHT.
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CROWD 

Spanish: 
HAY NOSTALGIA ENTRE SUS ASE
ASESORES.
>>> MEDIDA QUE ES UNA LUCHA MUY 
EMOTIVA PARA EL. MUCHOS LO HAN 
APOYADO DEL COMIENZO Y AQUÍ ES 
DONDE CELEBRÓ SU REELECCIÓN HACE
CUATRO AÑOS. SABEMOS QUE VA A 
LAVAR LOS VALORES DE LA NACIÓN. 
AQUÍ VA DECIR QUE LAS PERSONAS 
PUEDEN HACER UN CAMBIO, NO SERÁ 
UNA REVISIÓN DE LO QUE HARÁ 
DONATO.
>>> SABEMOS QUE MICHELLE ESTÁ 
AQUÍ. AQUÍ VIENE EL PRESIDENTE Y
SABEMOS QUE ESTO NO SERÁ UN 
MITIN POLÍTICO. SABEMOS QUE 
HABRÍAN MOMENTOS IMPORTANTES
IMPORTANTES.CHUCK TODD ENCUENTRA
NUEVA YORK Y EL PRESIDENTE AÚN 
ESTÁ LIDIANDO CON SU LEGADO Y 

English: 
HAVE SUPPORTED HIM FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING.
THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE HE CALM 
BACK TO CELEBRATE HIS 
RE-ELECTION FOUR YEARS AGO.
IN EXCERPTS RELEASED EARLIER 
TONIGHT, YOU KNOW HE WILL PRAISE
THE AMERICAN VALUES EMBODIED IN 
THIS CITY.
HE WILL SAY THIS IS WHERE HE 
LEARNED ORDINARY PEOPLE CAN GET 
INVOLVED AND REALLY MAKE A 
CHANGE.
THIS WILL NOT BE A REBUKE OF 
DONALD TRUMP.
UT GOING TO BE A LOOK 'BACK AT 
EIGHT YEARS, A CALL TO ACTION. 
>> WE KNOW MICHELLE OBAMA IS 
HERE.
THEY'VE JUST MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT.
THERE WAS AN ACT ONLY INm THERE 
WERE A LOT OF LOYAL SUPPORTERS 
OF THE PRESIDENT HERE AND THAT 
THERE WOULD BE THESE KIND OF 
MOMENTS AS THE PRESIDENT WALKED 
OUT.
CHUCK TODD IS WATCHING ALONG 
WITH US IN NEW YORK.
CHUCK SPEAKING TO THE 
PREDECESSOR TODAY, HE IS STILL 
WRESTLING WITH THE ISSUE OF HIS 
LEGACY AND IN VIEW OF THE TRUMP 

English: 
VICTORY.
>> WELL, LESTER, I THINK IT'S 
UNDERSTANDABLE WHY HE IS A 
LITTLE BIT.
BECAUSE SOME STUFF COULD GET 
UNDONE WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN 
WITHIN AN HOUR THAT HE TAKES THE
OATH.
>> HERE IS THE PRESIDENT.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE HOME.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.
THANK YOU. 

Spanish: 
CON LO QUE SUCEDERÁ DESPUÉS DE 
LA VICTORIA DE TRAMUMP
>>> BUENO LESTER CREO QUE ES 
ENTENDIBLE. ALGUNAS COSAS 
PODRÍAN DESHACERSE CON UNA 
PLOMADA DESPUÉS DE UNA HORA DE 
QUE ÉL TOME EL CARGO.
>>> AQUÍ TENEMOS AL PRESIDENTE.
>>> ES BUENO ESTAR EN CASA.
MUCHAS GRACIAS A TODOS.
MUCHAS GRACIAS, MUCHAS GRACIAS.
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.
MUCHAS GRACIAS, MUCHAS GRACIAS.
ES BUENO ESTAR EN CASA, MUCHAS 

English: 
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS ]
WE'RE ON LIVE TV HERE.
I GOT TO MOVE.
YOU CAN TELL THAT I'M -- YOU CAN
TELL THAT, YOU THE TELL THAT I'M
A LAME DUCK BECAUSE NOBODY IS 

Spanish: 
GRACIAS.
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.
(APOKLAUSOS)
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
ESTAMOS EN VIVO EN TELEVISIÓN, 
TENEMOS QUE AVANZAR.
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.
>>> SE PUEDEN DAR CUENTA QUE 
ESTÁ RELAJADO PORQUE NADIE TIENE

English: 
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS.
EVERYBODY HAVE A SEAT.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, MICHELLE 
AND I HAVE BEEN SO TOUCHED BY 
ALL THE WELL WISHES THAT WE'VE 
RECEIVED OVER THE PAST FEW 
WEEKS, BUT TONIGHT, TONIGHT IT'S
MY TURN TO SAY THANKS,.
WHETHER WE HAVE SEEN EYE TO EYE 
OR RARELY AGREED AT ALL, MY 
CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, IN LIVING ROOMS
AND IN SCHOOLS, AT FARMS.
ON FACTORY FLOORS, DINERS AND ON
DISTANT MILITARY OUTPOSTS, THOSE
CONVERSATIONS ARE WHAT HAVE KEPT
ME HONEST AND KEPT ME INSPIRED 
AND KEPT ME GOING.
AND EVERY DAY I HAVE LEARNED 

Spanish: 
INSTRUCCIONES. POR FAVOR, TOMEN 
ASIENTO.
COMPATRIOTAS...
MICHELLE Y YO NOS SENTIMOS 
CONMOVIDOS POR LOS BUENOS DESEOS
QUE RECIBIMOS LAS ÚLTIMAS 
SEMANAS, PERO ESTA NOCHE ES EL 
MOMENTO EN QUE YO DIRÉ LAS 
GRACIAS. YA SEA QUE HAYAMOS 
CONCORDADO O NO LO HAYAMOS HECHO
DEL TODO, MIS CONVERSACIONES CON
USTEDES, EL PUEBLO AMERICANO, EN
ESCUELAS, SALONES, GRANJAS, 
FÁBRICAS, RESTAURANTES Y EN 
PUESTOS MILITARES EN EL 
EXTRANJERO, ESAS CONVERSACIONES 

English: 
FROM YOU.
YOU MADE ME A BETTER PRESIDENT.
AND YOU MADE ME A BETTER MAN.
SO I FIRST CAME TO CHICAGO WHEN 
I WAS IN MY EARLY 20s AND I WAS 
STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO I
WAS, STILL SEARCHING FOR A 
PURPOSE IN MY LIFE AND IT WAS A 
NEIGHBORHOOD NOT FAR FROM HERE 
WHERE I BEGAN WORKING WITH 
CHURCH GROUPS IN THE SHADOWS OF 
CLOSED STEEL MILLS.
IT WAS ON THESE STREETS WHERE I 
WITNESSED THE POWER OF FATE AND 
THE QUIET DIGNITARY OF WORKING 
PEOPLE IN THE FACE OF STRUGGLE 
AND LAWS.
I CAN'T DO THAT.

Spanish: 
ME MANTUVIERON HONESTO, 
INSPIRADO Y ME MANTUVIERON 
TRABAJANDO. Y DÍA A DÍA HE 
APRENDIDO DE USTEDES, ME 
HICIERON SER UN MEJOR 
PRESIDENTE, Y UN MEJOR HOMBRE. 
LLEGUÉ A CHICAGO CUANDO TENÍA 20
AÑOS Y AÚN INTENTABA DILUCIDAR 
QUIÉN ERA YO, BUSCABA UN 
PROPÓSITO MI VIDA Y VIVÍA EN UN 
VECINDARIO CERCA DE AQUÍ DONDE 
COMENCÉ A TRABAJAR CON IGLESIAS.
EN LAS CALLES FUE DONDE 
PRESENCIÉ EL PODER DE LA FE, Y 
LA DIGNIDAD DE LAS PERSONAS 
TRABAJADORAS ANTE LA PÉRDIDA.
NO PUEDO HACER ESO.
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.

Spanish: 
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.
>>> ASÍ APRENDÍ QUE EL CAMBIO 
SÓLO SUCEDE CUANDO LA GENTE 
COMÚN SE INVOLUCRA Y SE UNEN 
PARA DEMANDAR LAS COSAS. DESPUÉS
DE OCHO AÑOS COMO SU PRESIDENTE,
AÚN LO CREO, Y NO SOY SÓLO YO EL
QUE LO CREE, ESTE ES EL CORAZÓN 
DE NUESTRA SENTIR COMO PAÍS. ES 
LA CONVICCIÓN DE QUE TODOS SOMOS
CREADOS IGUALES Y QUE NUESTRO 
CREADOR NOS DA DERECHOS INHALE 
EN Y NADA LINEALES. ES LA 
EXISTENCIA DE QUE ESTOS DERECHOS
SON EVIDENTES PERO NO SE 

English: 
NOW THIS IS WHERE I LEARNED THAT
CHANGE ONLY HAPPENS WHEN 
ORDINARY PEOPLE GET INVOLVED AND
THEY GET ENGAGED.
AND THEY COME TOGETHER TO DEMAND
IT.
AFTER EIGHT YEARS AS YOUR 
PRESIDENT, I STILL BELIEVE THAT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST MY BELIEF.
IT'S THE BEATING HEART OF OUR 
AMERICAN IDEA, OUR BOLD 
EXPERIMENT IN SELF GOVERNMENT.
IT'S THE CONVICTION THAT WE ARE 
ALL CREATED EQUAL ENDOWED BY OUR
CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE
RIGHTS AMONG THEM LIFE, LIBERTY 
AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
IT'S THE INSISTENCE THAT THESE 
RIGHTS, WHILE SELF-EVIDENT, HAVE
NEVER BEEN SELF EXECUTED.

Spanish: 
EJECUTAN AUTOMÁTICAMENTE . QUE 
NOSOTROS, LA GENTE, A TRAVÉS DE 
LA DEMOCRACIA, PODEMOS FORMAR 1 
U PERFECTA. ES UN IDEA RADICAL.
ES UN REGALO PERFECTO QUE NOS 
DIERON LOS PADRES FUNDADORES.
LA LIBERTAD DE PERSEGUIR 
NUESTROS SUEÑOS MEDIANTE LA I
IMAGINACIÓN Y LA IMPERATIVA DE 
TRABAJAR JUNTOS PARA LLEGAR A UN
BIEN COMÚN.
DURANTE 250 AÑOS NUESTRA NACIÓN 
HA DADO TRABAJO Y PROPÓSITO A 
CADA GENERACIÓN. ES LO QUE LLEÓO
A LOS PATRIOTAS A ELEGIR ESTO 
POR SOBRE LA TIRANÍA. ASÍ 

English: 
>> THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, THROUGH 
THE INSTRUMENT OF OUR DEMOCRACY 
CAN FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION.
WHAT A RADICAL IDEA.
THE GREAT GIFT THAT OUR FOUNDERS
GAVE TO US.
THE FREEDOM TO CHASE OUR 
INDIVIDUAL DREAMS THROUGH OUR 
SWEAT AND TOIL AND IMAGINATION 
AND THE IMPERATIVE TO STRIVE 
TOWING AS WELL, TO ACHIEVE A 
COMMON GOOD, A GREATER GOOD.
FOR240 YEARS, OUR NATION'S CALL 
TO CITIZENSHIP HAS GIVEN WORK 
AND PURPOSE TO EACH NEW 
GENERATION.
IT'S WHAT LED PATRIOTS TO CHOOSE
REPUBLIC OF TYRANNY, PIONEERS TO
TREK WEST, SLAVES TO BRAVE THAT 
MAKE SHIFT RAILROAD TO 
CLEVELAND.
IT'S WHAT PULLED IMMIGRANTS AND 

Spanish: 
EMPRENDIMOS EL CAMINO HACIA LA 
LIBERTAD. ES LO QUE LE DECIMOS A
LOS REFUGIADOS EN EL EXTRANJERO 
ES LO QUE HIZO QUE LAS MUJERES 
BUSCARÁN IGUALDAD. ES LO QUE LE 
DIO AL PODER A LOS TRABAJADORES 
PARA ORGANIZARSE.
ES POR ESO QUE NUESTROS SOLDADOS
DIERON SUS VIDAS, EN IRAK, 
AFGANISTÁN. ES POR QUÉ HOMBRES Y
MUJERES A LO LARGO DEL MUNDO 
ESTÁN PREPARADOS PARA DAR SU 
VIDA TAMBIÉN.
A ESO NOS REFERIMOS CUANDO 
DECIMOS QUE ESTADOS UNIDOS ES 
EXCEPCIONAL, NO QUE NO TENGAMOS 
DEBILIDADES, PERO TENEMOS LA 
CAPACIDAD DE ELEGIR Y HACER QUE 
LA VIDA SEA MEJOR PARA NUESTROS 
CIUDADANOS. SÍ, NUESTRO PROGRESO

English: 
RNLS REFUGEES ACROSS OCEANS AND 
THE RIO GRANDE AND PUSHED WOMEN 
TO REACH FOR THE BATTLE, WHAT 
POWERED WORKERS TO ORGANIZE, 
IT'S WHY GIs GAVE THEIR LIVES AT
OMAHA BEACH AND IWOJIMA AND IRAQ
AND MEN AND WOMEN FROM SELMA AND
STONEWALL WERE PREPARED TO GIVE 
THEIRS AS WELL.
SO, SO THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN WHEN 
WE SAY AMERICAN DECEPTION.
NOT THAT OUR NATION HAS BEEN 
FLAWFROM THE START BUT THAT WE 
HAVE SHOWN THE CAPACITY TO 
CHANGE AND MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR 
THOSE WHO FOLLOW.
YES, OUR PROGRESS HAS BEEN 
UNEVEN.

Spanish: 
HA SIDO DESIGUAL. EL TRABAJO 
DEMOCRÁTICO SIEMPRE HA SIDO 
DIFÍCIL, A VECES VAYA. POR CADA 
DOS PASOS QUE DAMOS, SE SIENTE 
QUEDAMOS UNO HACIA ATRÁS.
PERO EL CAMINO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS
SE HA VISTO DEFINIDO POR EL 
MOVIMIENTO HACIA ADELANTE.
CL(APLAUSOS(. 
C(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> SI YO LES HUBIERA DICHO HACE
OCHO AÑOS QUE ESTADOS UNIDOS 
ESTARÍA EN UNA REGRESIÓN Y 
TENDRÍA PROBLEMAS EN LA 

English: 
THE WORK OF DEMOCRACY HAS ALWAYS
BEEN HARD.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CONTENTIOUS.
SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN BLOODY.
FOR EVERY TWO STEPS FORWARD, IT 
OFTEN FEELS WE TAKE ONE STEP 
BACK.
BUT THE LONG SWEEP OF AMERICA 
HAS BEEN DEFINED BY FORWARD 
MOTION.
A CONSTANT WIDENING OF OUR 
FOUNDING CREED TO EMBRACE ALL 
AND NOT JUST SOME.
[ APPLAUSE ]
.
IF I HAD TOLD YOU EIGHT YEARS 
AGO, THAT AMERICA WOULD REVERSE 
LATE IN THE RECESSION, REBOOT 
OUR AUTO INDUSTRY, AND UNLEASH 
THE LONGEST PLEDGE OF JOB 

English: 
CREATION IN OUR HISTORY.
IF I HAD TOLD YOU THAT WE WOULD 
OPEN UP A NEW CHAPTER WITH THE 
CUBAN PEOPLE, SHUT DOWN IRAN'S 
NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM WITHOUT 
FIRING A SHOT, TAKE OUT THE 
MASTERMIND OF 9/11.
IF I HAD TOLD YOU THAT WE WOULD 
WIN MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND SECURE
THE LIFE TO HAVE CONCERN FOR 
ANOTHER 20 MILLION OF OUR FELLOW
CITIZENS IF I HAD TOLD YOU ALL 
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SAID OUR 
SIGHTS WERE SET A LITTLE TOO 
HIGH, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DID.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DID.

Spanish: 
INDUSTRIA AUTOMOTRIZ TENDRÍAMOS 
EL PEOR PROBLEMA DE CREACIÓN DE 
EMPLEOS DE LA HISTORIA...
SI YO LES HUBIESE DICHO QUE 
ABRIRÍAMOS UN NUEVO CAPÍTULO CON
LA GENTE DE CUBA, CERRAR LAS 
ARMAS NUCLEARES DE IRÁN, 
APRENDER A LA MENTE MAESTRA 
DETRÁS DEL 911. Y LE SUBIRÁ 
DICHO QUE ÍBAMOS A ASEGURAR EL 
DERECHO A MATRIMONIO PARA 
PERSONAS HOMOSEXUALES.
SI YO LES HUBIESE DICHO TODO ESO
QUIZÁ SUBIR EN DICHO " SUS 
EXPECTATIVAS SON ALTAS".
PERO ESO ES LO QUE HICIMOS.

English: 
YOU WERE THE CHANGE.
THE ANSWER TO PEOPLE'S HOPES AND
BECAUSE OF YOU, BY ALMOST EVERY 
MEASURE, AMERICA'S A BETTER, 
STRONGER PLACE THAN IT WAS WHEN 
WE STARTED.
IN TEN DAYS, THE WORLD WILL 
WITNESS A HALLMARK OF OUR 
DEMOCRACY.
NO, NO, NO, NO THE PEACEFUL 
TRANSFER OF POWER FROM ONE 
FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT TO THE 
NEXT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I COMMITTED TO PRESIDENT-ELECT 
TRUMP THAT MY ADMINISTRATION 
WOULD ENSURE THE SMOOTHEST 
POSSIBLE TRANSITION JUST AS 
PRESIDENT BUSH DID FOR ME.

Spanish: 
ESO ES LO QUE USTEDES HICIERON.
USTEDES FUERON EL CAMBIO. USTED 
RESPONDIERON LAS PLEGARIAS DE LA
GENTE Y USTED RESPONDIERON DE
BUENA MANERA Y POR ESO ESTADOS 
UNIDOS ES UN MEJOR LUGAR QUE 
CUANDO COMENZAMOS.(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> EN 10 DÍAS PRESENCIA HAREMOS
UN HITO EN LA DEMOCRACIA. LA 
TRANSFERENCIA PACÍFICA DEL PODER
DE UN PRESIDENTE A OTRO.
YO ME COMPRÉ METÍ CON EL 
PRESIDENTE ELECTO A QUE MI 

Spanish: 
GOBIERNO AYUDARÍA CON LA 
TRANSICIÓN, AL IGUAL QUE EL 
PRESIDENTE BUSH AYUDO CON LA 
TRANSICIÓN A MI GOBIERNO. PORQUE
DEPENDE DE NOSOTROS QUE PODAMOS 
VENCER LOS DESAFÍOS QUE TENEMOS 
ADELANTE. TENEMOS LO NECESARIO 
PARA CUMPLIR, LO NECESARIO PARA 
VENCER ESOS DESAFÍOS. SOMOS LA 
NACIÓN MÁS ACAUDALADA, RESPETADA
DEL MUNDO. NUESTRA DIVERSIDAD 
EMPUJE Y NUESTRAS DIFERENTES 
CAPACIDADES PARA ENFRENTAR EL
FUTURO EN PODRÁN PARA HACERLO DE
BUENA MANERA. PERO ESE POTENCIAL
SÓLO SE CUMPLIRÁ SI NUESTRA 
DEMOCRACIA FUNCIONA.

English: 
[ APPLAUSE ]
BECAUSE IT'S UP TO ALL OF US TO 
MAKE SURE OUR GOVERNMENT CAN 
HELP US MEET THE MANY CHALLENGES
WE STILL FACE.
WE HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO DO SO.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO 
MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.
AFTER ALL, WE WERE MADE OF THE 
WEALTHIEST, MOST POWERFUL AND 
MOST RESPECTED NATION ON EARTH.
OUR YOUTH, OUR DRIVE, OUR 
DIVERSITY AND OPENNESS, OUR 
BOUNDLESS CAPACITY FOR RISK AND 
REINVENTION MEANS THAT THE 
FUTURE SHOULD BE OURS.
BUT THAT POTENTIAL WILL ONLY BE 
REALIZED IF OUR DEMOCRACY WORKS.
ONLY IF OUR POLITICS BETTER 
REFLECTS THE DECENCY OF OUR 
PEOPLE 
[ APPLAUSE ]

Spanish: 
SÓLO SI NO ESTRADA POLÍTICA 
REFLEJA LA DECENCIA DE NUESTRA 
PERSONAS, SÓLO SI TODOS NOSO
NOSOTROS, SIN IMPORTAR A QUÉ 
PARTIDO PERTENECEMOS O INTERÉS 
PARTICULAR, BUSCAMOS EN SENTIDO 
DE UNIDAD QUE NECESITAMOS EN 
ESTE MOMENTO, EN ESO QUIERO 
ENFOCARME ESTA NOCHE.
EN EL ESTADO DE NUESTRA 
DEMOCRACIA.
ENTIENDAN QUE DEMOCRACIA NO 
REQUIERE DE LA UNIFORMIDAD. 
NUESTROS PADRES FUNDADORES SE 
COMPROMETIERON Y ESPERA QUE 
NOSOTROS HAGAMOS LO MISMO, PERO 
ELLOS SABÍAN QUE LA DEMOCRACIA 
REQUIERE UN SENTIDO BÁSICO DE 
SOLIDARIDAD.
LA IDEA DE QUE POR TODAS 
NUESTRAS DIFERENCIAS Y A PESAR 

English: 
ONLY IF ALL OF US, REGARDLESS OF
PARTY AFFILIATION OR PARTICULAR 
INTERESTS HELP RESTORE THE SENSE
OF COMMON PURPOSE THAT WE SO 
BADLY NEED RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO FOCUS ON 
TONIGHT.
THE STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
UNDERSTAND DEMOCRACY DOES NOT 
REQUIRE UNIFORMITY.
OUR FOUNDERS ARGUED, THEY 
QUARRELLED, EVENTUALLY, THEY 
COMPROMISED.
THEY EXPECTED US TO DO THE SAME.
BUT THEY KNEW THAT DEMOCRACY 
DOES REQUIRE A BASIC SENSE OF 
SOLIDARITY.
THE IDEA THAT FOR ALL OUR 
OUTWARD DIFFERENCES, WE'RE ALL 

English: 
IN THIS TOGETHER.
>> THAT WE RISE OR FALL AS ONE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS 
THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY THAT 
THREATENS THAT SOLIDARITY.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS CENTURY
HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE TIMES.
A SHRISKING WORLD, GROWING 
INEQUALITY, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE 
IN THE SPECTRE OF TERRORISM.
THESE FORCES HAVEN'T JUST TESTED
OUR SECURITY AND OUR PROSPERITY,
BUT ARE TESTING OUR DEMOCRACY AS
WELL.
AND HOW WE MEET THESE CHALLENGES
TO OUR DEMOCRACY WILL DETERMINE 
OUR ABILITY TO EDUCATE OUR KIDS 
AND CREATE GOOD JOBS AND PROTECT
OUR HOMELAND.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT WILL 
DETERMINE OUR FUTURE.
TO BEGIN WITH, OUR DEMOCRACY 
WON'T WORK WITHOUT A SENSE THAT 
EVERYONE HAS ECONOMIC 

Spanish: 
DE ELLAS ESTAMOS TODOS JUNTOS Y 
SUMERGIMOS O CAEMOS COMO UNO 
SOLO.
HAN HABIDO MOMENTOS A LO LARGO 
DE LA HISTORIA QUE HAN AMENAZADO
DICHA SOLIDARIDAD.
AL COMIENZO DE ESTE SIGLO FUE 
UNO DE SUS MOMENTOS UN MUNDO QUE
SE ENCOGÍAN INEQUIDAD CAMBIOS 
DEMOGRÁFICOS, ESTAS FUERZAS P
PROBARON NUESTRA SEGURIDAD Y 
PROSPERIDAD PERO TAMBIÉN LA 
DEMOCRACIA Y CÓMO ENFRENTEMOS 
ESTOS DESAFÍOS A LA DEMOCRACIA 
DEMOSTRARÁ CÓMO EDUCAMOS A 
NUESTROS HIJOS . EN OTRAS 
PALABRAS, DETERMINARÁ NUESTRO 

English: 
OPPORTUNITIES.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, TODAY
THE ECONOMY IS GROWING AGAIN, 
WAGES, INCOMES, HOME VALUE, AND 
RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS ARE ALL 
RISING AGAIN.
POVERTY IS FALLING AGAIN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THE WEALTHY ARE PAYING A FAIRER 
SHARE OF TAX, EVEN AS THE 
STOCKMARKET SHATTERS RECORDS, 
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS NEAR A 
TEN-YEAR LOW.
THE UNINSURED RATE HAS NEVER 
EVER BEEN LOWER.
HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE ARRIVING 
AT THE SLOWEST RATE IN 50 YEARS 
AND I'VE SAID AND I MOON IT, IF 
ANYONE CAN PUT TOGETHER A PLAN 
THAT IS DEMONSTRABLY BETTER THAN
THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'VE NEED OUR 

Spanish: 
FUTURO.
PARA COMENZAR, LA DEMOCRACIA NO 
FUNCIONARÁ SIN TODOS CARECEMOS
DE OPORTUNIDADES ECONÓMICAS. LAS
BUENAS NOTICIAS ES QUE LOS 
ÍNDICES ECONÓMICOS ESTÁN SUR
SURGIENDO, Y LA POBREZA ESTÁ 
DISMINUYENDO.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> LOS MÁS RICOS ESTÁN PAGANDO 
IMPUESTOS, LA TASA DE DESEMPLEO 
HA BAJADO Y LA TASA DE NO 
ASEGURADOS NUNCA HABÍA ESTADO 
TAN BAJA.
EL COSTO DE LOS SEGUROS DE SALUD
SE ESTÁ ALZANDO DE MANERA LENTA 
Y HE DICHO QUE SI CUALQUIERA 
PUEDE PONER UN PLAN QUE FUNCIONE

Spanish: 
MEJOR Y QUE CUBRA A TANTAS 
PERSONAS YO LO APOYARÉ 
PÚBLICAMENTE.
(SONIDO AMBIENTE(.
PORQUE DESPUÉS DE TODO PARA ESO 
ES QUE NOSOTROS GOBERNAMOS. NO 
PARA LLEVARNOS EL CRÉDITO, SINO 
PARA HACER QUE LA VIDA DE LA 
GENTE SEA MEJOR.
PERO POR TODO EL PROGRESO QUE 
HEMOS HECHO, SABEMOS QUE NO ES 
SUFICIENTE.
NUESTRA ECONOMÍA NO FUNCIONA O 
CRECE TAN RÁPIDO A COSTA DE LA 
CLASE MEDIA.
ESE ES EL ARGUMENTO ECONÓMICO 

English: 
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT COVERS 
AS MANY PEOPLE AT LESS COST, I 
WILL COVER IT AND SUPPORT IT.
BECAUSE THAT, AFTER ALL, IS WHY 
WE SERVE.
NOT TO SCORE POINTS OR TAKE 
CREDIT BUT TO MAKE PEOPLE'S 
LIVES BETTER.
BUT FOR ALL REAL PROGRESS THAT 
WE'VE MADE, WE KNOW IT'S NOT 
ENOUGH.
OUR ECONOMY DOESN'T WORK AS WELL
OR GROW AS FAST WHEN A FEW 
PROSPER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE 
GROWING MIDDLE CLASS AND LATTERS
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET INTO 
THE MIDDLE CLASS.
THAT'S THE ECONOMIC ARGUMENT, 
BUT START INEQUALITY IS 
CORROSIVE TO OUR DEMOCRATIC 
IDEA.
WHILE THE TOP 1% HAS AMASSED A 

Spanish: 
PERO LA INEQUIDAD ES CORROSIVA 
PARA LA IDEA DEMOCRÁTICA. SI EL 
1% TIENE DEMASIADO ACÁ AMASADO 
QUITAN MUCHO DE LOS OTROS.
LOS OBREROS DESPEDIDOS, LAS 
MESERAS, O EL TRABAJADOR DE 
SALUD QUE NO PUEDE PAGAR SUS 
CUENTAS. ESTÁN CONVENCIDOS DE 
QUE EL JUEGO ESTÁ CONTRA ELLOS Y
QUE EL GOBIERNO SÓLO SIRVE A LOS
PODEROSOS. ESO POLARIZA LAS 
POLÍTICAS Y NO HAY UN ARREGLO 
RÁPIDO PARA ESTO. ESTOY DE 
ACUERDO QUE TODO DEBIESE SER 
JUSTO Y NO GRATIS, PERO ESTO NO 
VENDRÁ DESDE EL EXTRANJERO, SINO
DE LA AUTOMATIZACIÓN QUE HACE 
QUE LAS CLASE MEDIA PIERDA SUS 
TRABAJOS, ASÍ QUE NECESITAMOS UN
NUEVO MODELO PARA GANTE RETAR LA

English: 
BIGGER INCOME.
TOO MANY OF OUR FAMILIES IN 
INNER CITIES AND IN RURAL 
COUNTIES HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.
THE LAID OFF FACTORY WORKER, THE
WAITRESS OR HEALTH CARE WORKER 
WHO'S JUST BARELY GETTING BY AND
STRUGGLING TO PAY THE BILLS.
CONVINCED THAT THE GAME IS FIXED
AGAINST THEM.
>> THAT THEIR GOVERNMENT ONLY 
SERVES THE INTERESTS OF THE 
POWERFUL.
THAT'S A RECIPE FOR MORE 
CYNICISM AND POLARIZATION IN OUR
POLITICS.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXS TO THIS 
LONG-TERM TREND.
I AGREE, OUR TRADE SHOULD BE 
FAIR AND NOT JUST FREE.
BUT THE NEXT WAVE OF ECONOMIC 
DISLOCATIONS WON'T COME FROM 
OVERSEAS, IT WILL COME FROM THE 
RELENTLESS PACE OF AUTOMATION 
THAT MAKES A LOT OF GOOD MIDDLE 
CLASS JOBS OBSOLETE.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO 
FORGE A NEW SOCIAL EXACT TO 
GUARANTEE ALL OUR KIDS THE 
EDUCATION THEY NEED.

English: 
TO GIVE WORKERS THE POWER TO 
UNIONIZE FOR BETTER WAGES, TO 
UPDATE THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET TO 
REFLECT WAY WE LIVE NOW.
AND MAKE MORE REFORMS TO THE TAX
CODE SO CORPORATIONS AND 
INDIVIDUALS WHO REAP THE MOST 
FROM THIS NEW ECONOMY DON'T 
AVOID THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE 
COUNTRY THAT'S MADE THEIR VERY 
SUCCESS POSSIBLE.
WE CAN ARGUE ABOUT HOW TO BEST 
ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.
BUT WE CAN'T BE COMPLACENT ABOUT
THE GOALS, THEMSELVES.
FOR IF WE DON'T CREATE 
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE THAT 
THIS AFFECTION AND THE VISION 
THAT HAS STALLED OUR PROGRESS 
WILL ONLY SHARPEN IN YEARS TO 
COME.
THERE'S A SECOND THREAT TO OUR 
DEMOCRACY AND THIS ONE IS AS OLD

Spanish: 
EDUCACIÓN A TODOS NUESTROS H
HIJOS, PARA DAR A LOS 
TRABAJADORES EL PODER DE UNIRSE 
PARA PEDIR MEJORES SUELDOS PARA 
PAGAR LA FORMA DE VIDA QUE 
TENEMOS Y HACER REFORMAS 
TRIBUTARIAS PARA QUE LAS 
PERSONAS QUE MÁS GANAN PAGUEN 
IMPUESTOS.
PODEMOS DISCUTIR CÓMO CONSEGUIR 
ESTAS METAS, PERO NO PODEMOS SER
DISPLICENTES EN RELACIÓN A LAS 
METAS EN SÍ. PORQUE SI NO 
CREAMOS OPORTUNIDADES PARA TODOS
LA DESAFECCIÓN SÓLO SE ACENTUAÁA

Spanish: 
EN EL FUTURO.
HAY UN SEGUNDO O AMENAZA PARA LA
DEMOCRACIA, DESPUÉS DE MI 
ELECCIÓN SE HABLÓ DE UNA AMÉRICA
POS RACIAL Y ESO NUNCA FUE ALGO 
REALISTA.
ESO SIGUE SIENDO UNA FUERZA 
DIVINA IBA EN NUESTRA SOCIEDAD. 
YO HE VIVIDO LO SUFICIENTE COMO 
PARA SABER QUE ESTO HA MEJORADO 
A COMO ERA HACE 10 20 O 30 AÑOS 
INDEPENDIENTE LO QUE DIGAN 
ALGUNOS. ESO SE NOTA NO SÓLO LAS
ESTADÍSTICAS, SINO EN LAS 
ACTITUDES DE LOS JÓVENES 
ESTADOUNIDENSES, PERO NO HEMOS 
LLEGADO A LA META.
Y TODOS TENEMOS QUE SEGUIR 

English: 
AS OUR NATION, ITSELF.
AFTER MY ELECTION, THERE WAS 
TALK OF A POST-RACIAL AMERICA 
AND SUCH A VISION HOWEVER WELL 
INTENDED WAS NEVER REALISTIC.
RACE REMAINS A POTENT AND 
OFFERING DIVISIVE COURSE IN OUR 
SOCIETY.
NOW I'VE LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO 
KNOW THAT RACE RELATIONS ARE 
BETTER THAN THEY WERE TEN OR 20 
OR 30 YEARS AGO, NO MATTER WHAT 
SOME FOLKS SAY.
YOU CAN SEE IT, NOT JUST IN 
STATISTICS, YOU SEE IT IN THE 
ATTITUDES OF YOUNG AMERICANS 
ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
BUT WE'RE NOT WHERE WE NEED TO 
BE.
AND ALL OF US HAVE MORE WORK TO 
DO.
IF EVERY ECONOMIC ISSUE IS 

English: 
FRAMED AS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN A 
HARD WORKING WHITE MIDDLE CLASS 
AND AN UNDESERVING MINORITY, 
THEN WORKERS OF ALL SHADES ARE 
GOING TO BE LEFT FIGHTING FOR 
SCRAPS WHILE THE THE WEALTHY 
WITHDRAW FURTHER INTO THEIR 
PRIVATE ENCLAVE.
IF WE'RE UNWILLING TO INVEST IN 
THE CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS JUST 
BECAUSE THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE US,
WE WILL DIMINISH THE PROSPECTS 
OF OUR OWN CHILDREN BECAUSE 
THOSE BROWN KIDS WILL REPRESENT 
A LARGER AND LARGER SHARE OF 
AMERICA'S WORK FORCE.
AND WE HAVE SHOWN THAT OUR 
ECONOMY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A 

Spanish: 
TRABAJANDO.
Y TODO PROBLEMA ECONÓMICO SE VE 
COMO UN ENFRENTAMIENTO ENTRE UN 
BLANCO QUE TRABAJA Y UNA MINORÍA
QUE NO LO MERECE, ENTONCES, LOS 
TRABAJADORES PELEARÁN POR LAS 
OBRAS Y LOS RICOS SERÁN AÚN MÁS 
RICOS.
CL
(APLAUSOS(. 
C(APLAUSOS(.
>>> SI NO SOMOS CAPACES DE 
INVERTIR EN LOS INMIGRANTES SÓLO
PORQUE NO LUCEN COMO NOSOTROS, 
DISMINUIR HEMOS EL PROSPECTO DE 
NUESTROS HIJOS, PORQUE ESOS 
NIÑOS TAMBIÉN SERÁN PARTE DE LOS
OBREROS ESTADOUNIDENSES.
CL(APLAUSOS(. 
C(APLAUSOS(.
>>> Y HEMOS DEMOSTRADO QUE 

English: 
ZERO SUM GAME.
LAST YEAR INCOMES ROSE FOR ALL 
RACES, ALL AGE GROUPS, FOR MEN 
AND FOR WOMEN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SERIOUS 
ABOUT RACE GOING FORWARD, WE 
NEED TO UPHOLD LAWS AGAINST 
DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING AND IN 
HOUSING AND IN EDUCATION AND IN 
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
>> THAT IS WHAT OUR CONSTITUTION
AND OUR HIGHEST IDEALS REQUIRE.
THE LAWS ALONE WON'T BE ENOUGH.
HEARTS MUST CHANGE.
THEY WON'T CHANGE OVERNIGHT.
SOCIAL ATTITUDES OFTENTIMES TAKE
GENERATIONS TO CHANGE, BUT IF 
OUR DEMOCRACY IS TO WORK THE WAY
IT SHOULD IN THIS INCREASINGLY 
DIVERSE NATION, THEN EACH ONE OF
US NEEDS TO TRY TO HEED THE 
ADVICE OF A GREAT CHARACTER IN 

Spanish: 
NUESTRA ECONOMÍA NO TIENE QUE 
SER O FUNCIONAR COMO LANCEROS 
SUMA. EL INGRESO EL AÑO PASADO 
AUMENTÓ PARA TODOS LOS RANGOS 
ETARIOS HOMBRES Y MUJERES. 
TENEMOS QUE SEGUIR AVANZANDO 
MANTENER LAS LEYES CONTRA LA 
DISCRIMINACIÓN EL CONTRA TODO 
URBANIZACIÓN EDUCACIÓN Y EL 
SISTEMA CRIMINAL. PERO LAS LEYES
NO SON SUFICIENTES POR SÍ SOLAS,
DEBE CAMBIAR EL CORAZÓN, Y NO 
CAMBIARÁ DE UN DÍA A OTRO. POR 
LO GENERAL ESTOS CAMBIOS TOMAN 
GENERACIONES, PERO SI NUESTRA 
QUE DEMOCRACIA FUNCIONA COMO 
QUEREMOS QUE FUNCIONEN ESTA 
NACIÓN DIVERSA, TODO NOSOTROS 

English: 
AMERICAN FICTION, ATTICUS FINCH,
WHO SAID, YOU NEVER REALLY 
UNDERSTAND A PERSON UNTIL YOU 
CONSIDER THINGS FROM HIS POINT 
OF VIEW, UNTIL YOU CLIMB INTO 
HIS SKIN AND WALK AROUND IN IT.
FOR BLACKS AND OTHER MINORITY 
GROUPS, THAT MEANS TYING OUR OWN
VERY REAL STRUGGLES FOR JUSTICE 
TO THE CHALLENGES THAT A LOT OF 
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY FACE.
NOT ONLY THE REASONABLE OR THE 
IMMIGRANT OR THE REAL POOR OR 
THE TRANSGENDER AMERICAN, BUT 
ALSO THE MIDDLE AGED WHITE GUY 
WHO FROM THE OUTSIDE MAY SEEM 
LIKE HE'S GOT ADVANTAGES, BUT 
HAS SEEN HIS WORLD UPENDED BY 
ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL AND 
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE.
WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION AND 
LISTEN.

Spanish: 
TENEMOS QUE ESCUCHAR EL CONSEJO 
DE UN PERSONAJE DE LA FICCIÓN 
NORTEAMERICANA. EL DICE QUE UNO 
NUNCA ENTIENDE A UNA PERSONA 
ESTÁ QUE VE SU PUNTO DE VISTA. 
LOS AFROAMERICANOS SON UNA 
MINORÍA Y TENEMOS NUESTRAS 
PROPIAS LUCHAS, Y OTRAS PERSONAS
TIENEN OTRAS LUCHAS. NO SÓLO LOS
REFUGIADOS, LOS POBRES, LOS TRES
GÉNERO, PERO TAMBIÉN LAS 
PERSONAS DE EDAD MEDIA QUE ES 
DESDE UNA VISIÓN PARECE QUE 
TUVIESE VENTAJAS. TENEMOS QUE 
ESTAR ATENTO A ESAS COSAS.

Spanish: 
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> PARA LOS NORTEAMERICANOS 
BLANCOS DEBEN DARSE CUENTA QUE 
LOS EFECTOS DE LA LEY JIM CROW 
NO SE FUE EN LOS 60. PERO QUE 
CUANDO LA MINORÍA SE MANIFIESTAN
NO SÓLO ESTÁN APLICANDO RACISMO 
INVERSO, ELLOS SÓLO BUSCAN UN 
TRATO IGUALITARIO.
CL(APLAUSOS(. 
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> PARA LA GENTE QUE NACIÓ EN 
ESTADOS UNIDOS... PARA LA GENTE 
QUE NACIÓ EN ESTADOS UNIDOS 
SIGNIFICA RECORDAR QUE LOS 
ESTEREOTIPOS DE LOS INMIGRANTES 
HOY EN DÍA SE DIRIGIERON PALABRA

English: 
FOR WHITE AMERICANS, IT MEANSING
A ONLY INNING THE EFFECTS OF 
SLAVERY AND JIM CROWE DIDN'T 
SUDDENLY VANISH IN THE '60s, 
THAT WHEN MINORITY GROUPS VOICE 
DISCONTENT, THEY'RE NOT JUST 
ENGAGING IN REVERSE RACISM OR 
PRACTICING POLITICAL 
CORRECTNESS, WHEN THEY WAGE 
PEACEFUL PROTESTS, THEY'RE NOT 
DEMANDING SPECIAL TREATMENT, BUT
THE EQUAL TREATMENT THAT OUR 
FOUNDERS PROMISED.
[ CHEERS ]
FOR MANLY BORN AMERICANS, IT 
MEANS REMINDING OURSELVES ABOUT 
THE STORYIO TYPES OF IMMIGRANTSS
TODAY WERE SAID ALMOST 

English: 
WORD-FOR-WORD ABOUT THE IRISH.
AND ITALIANS, AND POLs, WHO IT 
WAS SAID WERE GOING TO DESTROY 
THE FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTER OF 
MARC.
AS IT TURNS OUT, THE AMERICANS 
WEREN'T WEAKENED BY THE PRESENCE
OF THESE NEWCOMERS.
THESE NEWCOMERS EMBRACED THIS 
NATION'S CREED AND THIS NATION 
WAS STRENGTHENED.
SO REGARDLESS OF THE STATION 
THAT WE OCCUPY, WE ALL HAVE TO 
TRY HARDER.
WE ALL HAVE TO START WITH THE 
PREMISE THAT EACH OF OUR FELLOW 
CITIZENS LOVES THIS COUNTRY JUST
AS MUCH AS WE DO, THAT THEY 
VALUE HARD WORK AND FAMILY JUST 
LIKE WE DO, THAT THEIR CHILDREN 
ARE JUST AS CURIOUS AND HOPEFUL 

Spanish: 
POR PALABRA SOBRE LOS 
IRLANDESES, ITALIANOS, POLACOS, 
SE DECÍA QUE IBAN A DESTRUIR LO 
FUNDAMENTAL DE ESTADOS UNIDOS. 
PERO RESULTA QUE ESO NO DEBILIÓO
ESTADOS UNIDOS, ELLOS ADOPTARON 
EL CREDO ESTA NACIÓN Y LA NACIÓN
SE FORTALECIÓ.
ENTONCES, SIN IMPORTAR DEL LUGAR
QUE OCUPAMOS, TODOS DEBEMOS EN 
FORZARLOS. TENEMOS QUE PARTIR 
DESDE LA PREMISA DE QUE TODOS 
NOSOTROS AMAMOS EL PAÍS DE LA 
MISMA MANERA. ELLOS VALORAN LA 
FAMILIA Y EL TRABAJO, AL IGUAL 
QUE NOSOTROS . QUE SUS HIJOS SON
IGUAL DE CURIOSOS Y DIGNAS DE 
AMOR COMO LOS NUESTROS.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.

Spanish: 
<
>>> ESO ES ALGO DIFÍCIL. PARA 
MUCHOS DE NOSOTROS ES MÁS 
SENCILLO VIVIR EN NUESTRA PROPIA
REALIDAD. EN OTRO VECINDARIOS, 
CAMPUS, LUGARES DE ADORACIÓN O 
EN LAS REDES SOCIALES . RODEADO 
DE PERSONAS IGUALES A NOSOTROS, 
QUE PIENSAN IGUAL Y QUE NUNCA 
NOS CUESTIONAN.
Y LA ESTRATIFICACIÓN SOCIAL, LOS
CANALES QUE DIFUNDEN NOTICIAS 
PARA CADA PERSONA ESO HACE QUE 
ESTA MEZCLA SE HA NATURAL Y CASI
INEVITABLE Y ESTAMOS TAN SEGUROS

English: 
AND WORTHY OF LOVE AS OUR OWN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND THAT'S NOT EASY TO DO.
FOR TOO MANY OF US, IT'S BECOME 
SAFE TORE RETREAT INTO OUR OWN 
BUBBLES, WHETHER IN OUR 
NEIGHBORHOODS OR ON COLLEGE 
CAMPUSES OR PLACES OF WORSHIP, 
OR ESPECIALLY OUR SOCIAL MEDIA 
FEEDS.
SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO LOOK 
LIKE US AND SHARE THE SAME 
POLITICAL OUTLOOK AND NEVER 
CHALLENGE OUR ASSUMPTIONS.
IN THE RISE OF NAKED 
PARTISANSHIP, INCREASING 
ECONOMIC AND REGIONAL 
STRATIFICATION THE SPLINTERING 
OF OUR MEDIA INTO A CHANNEL FOR 
EVERY TASTE, ALL THIS MAKES THIS
GREAT SORTING SEEM NATURAL.
EVEN INEVITABLE.
AND INCREASINGLY, WE BECOME SO 
SECURE IN OUR BUBBLES THAT WE 
START ACCEPTING ONLY 
INFORMATION, WHETHER IT'S TRUE 

English: 
OR NOT THAT FITS OUR OPINIONS.
INSTEAD OF BASING OUR OPINIONS 
ON THE THAT EVIDENCE IS OUT 
THERE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND THIS TREND REPRESENTS A 
THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY.
POLITICS IS A BATTLE OF IDEAS.
THAT'S HOW OUR DEMOCRACY WAS 
DESIGNED IN THE COURSE OF A 
HEALTHY DEBATE, WE PRIORITIZE 
DIFFERENT GOALS AND THE 
DIFFERENT MEANS OF REACHING 
THEM.
BUT WITHOUT SOME COMMON BASELINE
OF FACTS, WITHOUT A WILLINGNESS 
TO ADMIT NEW INFORMATION AND 
CONCEDE THAT YOUR OPPONENT MIGHT
BE MAKING A FAIR POINT AND THAT 
SCIENCE AND REASON MATTER, THEN 

Spanish: 
EN NUESTRO PROPIO MUNDO QUE SÓLO
ACEPTAMOS INFORMACIÓN, SEA REAL 
O FALSA, QUE SE ADAPTE A NUESTRA
OPINIÓN, EN VEZ DE BASAR NUESTRA
OPINIÓN EN LA EVIDENCIA.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> ESTA TENDENCIA ES UNA 
AMENAZA PARA LA DEMOCRACIA.
LA POLÍTICA ES UNA BATALLA DE 
IDEAS, ASÍ ES COMO SE DEFINIÓ LA
DEMOCRACIA. MEDIANTE UN DEBATE 
SANO PRYOR ITC IORIZAMOS METAS.N
NINGÚN EFECTO BASE, SI LA 
VOLUNTAD DE ACEPTAR LA I
INFORMACIÓN NUEVA Y ACEPTAR QUE 
SU OPONENTE PUEDE TENER LA RAZÓN

English: 
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TALKING PAST
EACH OTHER AND WE'LL MAKE COMMON
GROUND AND COMPROMISE
IMPOSSIBLE.
AND ISN'T THAT PART OF WHAT SO 
OFTEN MAKES POLITICS DESPIRITED?
HOW CAN ELECTION OFFICIALS RAGE 
ABOUT DEFICITS WHEN WE PROPOSE 
TO SPEND MONEY ON PRE SCHOOL FOR
KIDS BUT NOT WHEN WE'RE CARRYING
TAXES FOR CORPORATIONS.
HOW DO WE EXCUSE ETHICAL LAMBSS 
IN OUR OWN PARTY BUT COUNTS WHEN
THE OTHER PARTY DOES THE SAME 
THING?
IT'S NOT JUST DISHONEST, THIS 
SELECTED SORTING OF THE FACE, 
IT'S SELF DEFEATING.
BECAUSE AS MY MOM USED TO TELL 
ME, REALITY HAS A WAY OF 
CATCHING UP WITH YOU.
TAKE THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE 
CHANGE, IN JUST EIGHT YEARS, WE 
HAVE OUR DEPENDENTS ON FOREIGN 
OIL.

Spanish: 
Y QUE LA CIENCIA Y LA RAZÓN SON 
ALGO IMPORTANTE, SEGUIREMOS 
CHOCANDO UNOS CON OTROS. Y 
PONDREMOS EN PELIGRO LO 
IMPORTANTE.¿Y NO ES ESO LO QUE 
HACE QUE LA POLÍTICA SEA ALGO 
QUE DESALIENTA?
¿CÓMO EXCUSAMOS LOS LAPSUS 
ÉTICOS EN OTROS PARTIDOS PERO 
CRITICAMOS CUANDO SUCEDEN EL 
OTRO? ES ALGO DESHONESTO ESTAS 
SE SELECTIVIDAD. PORQUE COMO ME 
DECÍA MI MADRE, LA REALIDAD QUE 
VA A GOLPEAR EN ALGÚN MOMENTO.

Spanish: 
PIENSEN EN EL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO, 
EN SÓLO OCHO NO AÑOS DUPLICAMOS 
LAS ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES Y 
LLEVAMOS AL MUNDO A FIRMAR UN 
ACUERDO EN VÍAS DE SALVAR ESTE
MUNDO.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
C(APLAUSOS(.
>>> PERO SIN ACCIONES ATREVIDAS,
NUESTROS NIÑOS NO PODRÁN 
DISCUTIR ESTO, TENDRÁN QUE 
LIDIAR CON SUS EFECTOS, 
DESASTRES MEDIOAMBIENTALES, 
PROBLEMAS ECONÓMICOS Y OLEADAS 
DE INMIGRANTES BUSCANDO REFUGIO.
PODEMOS Y DEBEMOS DISCUTIR CÓMO 
ENFRENTAR ESTE PROBLEMA, PERO 
NEGAR EL PROBLEMA TRADICIÓN A 
LAS GENERACIONES FUTURAS Y 

English: 
WE'VE DOUBLED OUR RENEWABLE 
ENERGY, WE'VE LED TO WORLD TO AN
AGREEMENT THAT HAS THE PROMISE 
TO SAVE THIS PLANET.
BUT WITHOUT BOLDER ACTION, OUR 
CHILDREN WON'T HAVE TIME TO 
DEBATE THE EXISTENCE OF CLIMATE 
CHANGE.
THEY'LL BE BUSY DEALING WITH ITS
EFFECTS, MORE ENVIRONMENTAL 
DISASTERS, MORE ECONOMIC 
DISRUPTIONS.
WAVES OF CLIMATE REFUGEES 
SEEKING SANCTUARY.
NOW WE CAN AND SHOULD ARGUE 
ABOUT THE BEST APPROACH TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEM.
BUT TO SIMPLY DESIGN THE 
PROBLEM, NOT ONLY DETRAYS FUTURE
GENERATIONS, IT BETRAYS THE 
ESSENTIAL SPIRIT OF THIS 
COUNTRY.
THE ESSENTIAL SPIRIT OF 

English: 
INNOVATION AND PRACTICAL PROBLEM
SOLVING THAT GUIDED OUR FOUND 
ERS IT IS THAT SPIRIT BORN OF 
THE ENLIGHTENMENT THAT MADE US 
AN ECONOMIC POWER HOUSE.
THE SPIRIT THAT TOOK FLIGHT AT 
KITTY HAWK AND CAPE CANAVERAL.
THE SPIRIT THAT CURES DISEASE 
AND PUT A COMPUTER IN EVERY 
POCKET.
IT'S THAT SPIRIT A. FAITH IN 
REASON AND ENTERPRISE AND THE 
PRIVACY OF RIGHT OVER MIGHT THAT
ALLOWED US TO RESIST THE LURE OF
FASCISM AND TYRANNY DURING THE 
GREAT DEPRESSION.
>> THAT ALLOWED US TO BUILD A 
POST-WORLD WAR II ORDER WITH 
OTHER DEMOCRACY, AN ORDER BASED 

Spanish: 
TRADICIONAL ESPÍRITU ESENCIAL DE
ESTE PAÍS. EL ESPÍRITU DE 
INNOVACIÓN Y RESOLUCIÓN PRÁCTICA
QUE GUIÓ A LOS PADRES 
FUNDADORES.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
CL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> ESE ESPÍRITU NACIDO DESDE LA
ILUMINACIÓN LO ES LO QUE NOS 
HIZO UNA FUERZA ECONÓMICA. UN 
ESPÍRITU QUE NACIÓ EN CAPBO CAR 
Y CAÑAVERAL. ESE ES EL ESPÍRITU.
FE EN LA RAZÓN Y EN EL EMP
EMPRENDIMIENTO Y LA PREMISA DE 
LA RAZÓN SOBRE LA FUERZA QUE NOS
HACE RESISTIR EL FASCISMO Y LA 
TIRANÍA DURANTE LA GRAN 

Spanish: 
DEPRESIÓN. NOS PERMITIÓ 
ENFRENTAR LO QUE SUCEDIÓ DESPUÉS
DE LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL.
ESTO SE FUNDÓ SOBRE EL 
PRINCIPIOS DE LIBERTAD DE CREDO,
ASAMBLEA Y RETÓRICA.
CAL(APLAUSOS(.
>>> PRIMERO POR FANÁTICOS 
VIOLENTOS, LUEGO POR AUTÓCRATA 
QUE BUSCAN MERCADOS LIBRES CON 
UNA AMENAZA SU PODER.
EL PELIGRO NUESTRA DEMOCRACIA ES
MÁS AMPLIO QUE UNA BOMBA O UN 
MISIL.

English: 
NOT JUST ON MILITARY POWER OR 
NATIONAL AFFILIATIONLES, BUT 
BUILT ON PRINCIPLES, THE RULE OF
LAW.
HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF 
RELIGION AND SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY
AND AN INDEPENDENT PRESS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THAT ORDER IS NOW BEING 
CHALLENGED.
FIRST BY VIOLENT FANATICS WHO 
CLAIM TO SPEAK FOR ISLAM, MORE 
RECENTLY BY AUTOCRATS AND 
FOREIGN CAPITALS, WHO SEEK FREE 
MARKETS AND OPEN DEMOCRACIES AND
CIVIL SOCIETY, ITSELF, AS A 
THREAT TO THEIR POWER.
THE PERIL EACH POSES TO OUR 
DEMOCRACY IS MORE FAR REACHING 
THAN A CAR BOMB OR A MISSILE.
THEY REPRESENT THE FEAR OF 
CHANGE, THE FEAR OF PEOPLE WHO 

English: 
LOOK OR SPEAK OR PLAY 
DIFFERENTLY.
A CONTEMPT FOR RULE OF LAW THAT 
HOLDS LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE, AN 
INTOLERANCE OF THE SENATE AND 
FREE THOUGHT.
A BELIEF THAT THE SWORD OR THE 
GUN OR THE BOMB OR THE 
PROPAGANDA MACHINE IS THE 
ULTIMATE ARBITER OF WHAT'S TRUE 
AND WHAT'S RIGHT.
BECAUSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY 
COURAGE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN 
YOUTHFUL, BECAUSE OF OUR 
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND DIPLOMATS WHO 
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS NO FOREIGN 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION THAT 
SUCCESSFULLY PLANNED AND 
EXECUTED AN ATTACK ON OUR 
HOMELAND THESE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
AND ALTHOUGH BOSTON AND ORLANDO 

Spanish: 
REPRESENTA EL TEMOR AL CAMBIO, 
EL TEMOR A LA GENTE QUE HABLA O 
PIENSA DIFERENTE.
INTOLERANCIA A LAS MENTES 
PENSANTES, LA CREENCIA DE QUE LA
ESPADA ARMA, BOMBA O LA 
PROPAGANDAS ES LO QUE ES Y DE LO
CORRECTO O LO VERDADERO.
DEBIDO AL CORAJE DE NUESTROS 
UNIFORMADOS Y A NUESTROS 
FUNCIONARIOS DE INTELIGENCIA Y 
DI LO MPLOMÁTICOS QUE AYUDAN A S
NINGÚN TERRORISTA HA LOGRADO 
ATACAR A NUESTRO PAÍS EN SUELO 
NORTEAMERICANO DURANTE LOS 
ÚLTIMOS OCHO AÑOS. Y LO QUE 

Spanish: 
SUCEDIÓ EN ORLANDO, SAN 
BERNARDINO Y BOSTON NOS RECU
RECUERDAN CUAN PELIGROSA ES LA 
RADICALIZACIÓN. NUESTRAS FUERZAS
SON MÁS EFICIENTES QUE NUNCA. 
HEMOS APRENDIDO A CIENTOS DE 
MILES DE TERRORISTAS, INCLUIDO 
BILL LADEN
HEMOS TOMADO MÁS DE UN TERCIO DE
SU TERRITORIO Y ISIS SERÁ 
DESTRUIDO.
HA SIDO EL HONOR DE MI VIDA SER 
SU COMANDANTE EN JEFE, Y ESTARÉ 
ETERNAMENTE AGRADECIDO.

English: 
AND SAN BERNARDINO AND FT. HOOD 
REMIND US OF HOW DANGEROUS 
RADICALIZATION CAN BE.
OUR LAW ENFORCEm AGENCIES ARE 
MORE EFFECTIVE AND VIGIL THAN 
EVER.
WE HAVE TAKEN OUT TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF TERRORISTS, 
INCLUDING BIN LADIN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THE COALITION WE ARE LEADING 
AGAINST ISIL HAS TAKEN OUT THEIR
LEADERS AND TAKEN AWAY ABOUT 
HALF THEIR TERRITORY.
ISIL WILL BE DESTROYED AND NO 
ONE WHO THREATENS AMERICA WILL 
EVER BE SAFE.
AND ALL WHO SERVE OR HAVE 
SERVED, IT HAS BEEN THE HONOR OF
MY LIFETIME TO BE YOUR 
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Spanish: 
CL(APLAUSOS().
CLA(APLAUSOS(. . ). 
 >>  P ERO . . . PROTEGER NU 
ESTILO DE VIDA NO ES SÓLO EL 
TRABAJO DE N UESTROS MILITARE.
LA DEMOCRACIA PUEDE DESTRUIRSE
CUANDO SE RINDE EL MIEDO.
NOSOTROS, COMO CIUDADANOS, 
DEBEMOS ATENERNOS ATENTOS A LA 
AGRESIÓN EXTERNA, ESTAR ATENTOS 
A LA DEBILITACIÓN DE LOS VALORES
QUE NOS HACEN SER QUIENES SOMO,
POR ESO, DURANTE LOS ÚLTIMOS 
OCHO AÑOS, Y SÉ QUE LA BASE 
LEGAL DE LA LUCHA CONTRA EL 
TERRORISMO FUERA MÁS POTENTE. 
REFORMAMOS LAS LEYES PARA 
PROTEGER LAS LIBERTADES CIVILES.

English: 
WHEN WE ALL OWE YOU A DEEP DEBT 
OF GRATITUDE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
BUT PROTECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE, 
THAT'S NOT JUST THE JOB OF OUR 
MILITARY.
DEMOCRACY CAN BUCKLE WHEN IT 
GIVES INTO FEAR.
SO JUST AS WE AS CITIZENS MUST 
REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST EXTERNAL
AGGRESSION, WE MUST GUARD 
AGAINST A WEAKENING OF THE 
VALUES THAT MAKE US WHO WE ARE 
AND THAT'S WHY FOR THE PAST 
EIGHT YEARS, I'VE WORKED TO PUT 
THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM ON A
FIRMER LEGAL FOOTING.
THAT'S WHY WE'VE END THE 
TORTURE, WORK TO CLOSE GITMO, 
REFORMED OUR LAWS TO PROTECT 
PRIVACIES AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.
THAT'S WHY I REJECT 

Spanish: 
POR ESO RECHACÉ LA DIS
DISCRIMINACIÓN CONTRA LOS 
MUSULMANES AMERICANOS. PORQUE 
ESO VA EN CONTRA DE QUIENES 
SOMOS.
(APLAUSOS(. (APLAUSOS(. . ). 
 >>  ES POR ESO . . . ES PORE
NO PODEMOS  RETIRARNOS DE LA 
LUCHA GLOBAL PARA EXPANDIR LA 
DEMOCRACIA, VALORES DE MUJERES, 
DERECHOS DE LA COMUNIDAD DE 
LESBIANAS Y HOMOSEXUALES. SIN 
IMPORTAR CUÁN IRRELEVANTE 
PAREZCA IGNORAR ESTOS VALORES, 
ESOS PARTE DE DEFENDER ESTADOS 

English: 
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MUSLIM 
AMERICANS, WHO ARE JUST AS 
PATRIOTIC AS YOU ARE.
THAT'S WHY WE CANNOT WITHDRAW.
THAT'S WHY WE CANNOT WITHDRAW 
FROM BIG GLOBAL FIGHTS TO EXPAND
DEMOCRACY AS HUMAN RIGHTS AND 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND LBGT RIGHTS, 
NO MATTER HOW IMPERFECT OUR 
EFFORTS, NO MATTER HOW EXPEDIENT
IGNORING SUCH VALUES MAY SEEM, 
THAT'S PART OF DEFENDING 
AMERICA.
FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM 

English: 
AND INTOLERANCE AND SECTARIANISM
AND CHAUVINISM, ARE THE PEACE 
WITH THE FIGHT AGAINST 
AUTHORITARIANISM AND NATIONALIST
AGGRESSION.
IF THE SCOPE OF FREEDOM AND 
RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW 
SHRINKS AROUND THE WORLD, THE 
LIKELIHOOD OF WAR WITHIN AND 
BETWEEN NATIONS INCREASES.
AND OUR OWN FREEDOMS WILL 
EVENTUALLY BE THREATENED.
SO LET'S BE JINL ILL BUT NOT 
AFRAID.
ISIL WILL TRY TO KILL INNOCENT 
PEOPLE.
BUT THEY CANNOT DEFEAT AMERICA 
UNLESS WE BETRAY OUR 
CONSTITUTION AND OUR PRINCIPLES 
IN THE FIGHT RIVALS LIKE RUSSIA 
OR CHINA CANNOT MATCH OUR 
INFLUENCE AROUND THE WORLD 

Spanish: 
UNIDOS.   EN LA LUCHA CONTRA EL 
EXTREMISMO, Y TOLERANCIA, 
CHOVINISMO, SE ENCUENTRA LA L
LUCHA CONTRA ESTO.
EL ALCANCE DE LA LIBERTAD Y 
RESPETO SE ENCOGEN EL MUNDO SE 
INCREMENTA LA POSIBILIDAD UNA
GUERRA ENTRE PAÍSES Y NUESTRA 
PROPIA LIBERTAD SE VERÁ E
EVENTUALMENTE AMENAZADA.
ESTEMOS ATENTOS, PERO NO 
ASUSTADOS. INTENTARÁN MATAR A 
GENTE INOCENTE, PERO NO PUEDEN 
DERROTAR A ESTADOS UNIDOS A 
MENOS QUE NOSOTROS TRAICIONAMOS 
LA CONSTITUCIÓN DURANTE LA 
BATALLA. RIVALES COMO RUSIA, 
CHINA NO PUEDEN IGUALAR NUESTRA 

Spanish: 
INFLUENCIA EN EL MUNDO, A MENOS 
QUE RENUNCIAMOS A NOSTROS VAL
VALORES, Y NOS VOLVAMOS EN UN 
PAÍS QUE ABUSA DE PAÍSES MÁS 
PEQUEÑOS.
ESO ME LLEVA A MI ÚLTIMO 
ARGUMENTO.
NUESTRA DEMOCRACIA SE VE 
AMENAZADA CUANDO LA TOMAMOS POR 
SENTADA.
TODOS NOSOTROS, SIN IMPORTAR DE 
QUE PARTIDO SOMOS, DEBEMOS 
ABOCARNOS A RECONSTRUIR NUESTRAS
INSTITUCIONES DEMOCRÁTICAS. 
CUANDO LAS TASAS DE VOTO SON DE 
LAS MÁS BAJAS DEBEMOS HACER QUE 
SEA AÚN MÁS FÁCIL VOTAR, NO MÁS 

English: 
UNLESS WE GIVE UP WHAT WE STAND 
FOR AND TURN OURSELVES INTO JUST
ANOTHER BIG COUNTRY THAT BULLIES
SMALLER NEIGHBORS.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY FINAL 
POINT, OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR 
DEMOCRACY IS THREATENED WHENEVER
WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
ALL OF US REGARDLESS OF PARTY 
SHOULD BE THROWING OURSELVES 
INTO THE TASK OF REBUILDING OUR 
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.
WHEN VOTING RATES IN AMERICA ARE
SOME OF THE LOWEST AMONG 
ADVANCED DEMOCRACIES, WE SHOULD 
BE MAKING IT EASIER, NOT HARDER,
TO VOTE.

English: 
[ APPLAUSE ]
WHEN, WHEN TRUST IN OUR 
INSTITUTIONS IS LOW, WE SHOULD 
REDUCE THE GROSS INFLUENCE OF 
MONEY IN OUR POLITICS AND INSIST
ON THE PRINCIPLES OF 
TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS AND 
PUBLIC SERVICE, WHEN CONGRESS IS
DYSFUNCTIONAL, WE SHOULD DRAW 
OUR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TO 
ENCOURAGE POLITICIANS TO CATER 
TO COMMON SENSE AND NOT RIDGE ID
RIGID EXTREMES.
BUT REMEMBER, NONE OF THIS 
HAPPENS ON ITS OWN.
ALL OF THIS DEPENDS ON OUR 
PARTICIPATION, ON EACH OF US 
ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF 
CITIZENSHIP.
, REGARDLESS OF WHICH WAY THE 
PENDULUM OF POWER HAPPENS TO BE 

Spanish: 
DIFÍCIL.
CUANDO LA CONFIANZA EN NUESTRAS 
INSTITUCIONES ES BAJA, DEBEMOS 
REDUCIR LA INFLUENCIA CORROSIVA 
DEL DINERO E INSISTIR EN LOS 
PRINCIPIOS DE TRANSPARENCIA EN 
EL SERVICIO PÚBLICO.
CUANDO EL CONGRESO ES 
DISFUNCIONAL, DEBEMOS HACER QUE 
LOS POLÍTICOS TRABAJEN DE MANERA
CERCANA SENTIDO COMÚN Y NO VAYAN
A LOS EXTREMOS, PERO RECORDEMOS 
QUE ESTO NO SUCEDE POR SÍ SOLO, 
TODO ESTO DEPENDE DE QUE 
NOSOTROS PARTICIPEMOS. DE QUE 
TODOS ACEPTEMOS LA 
RESPONSABILIDAD DE LA CIUDA
CIUDADANÍA, SIN IMPORTAR A DONDE

Spanish: 
SE ENCUENTRE EL PODER EN ESTE 
MOMENTO.
NUESTRA CONSTITUCIÓN ES UN 
REGALO IMPORTANTÍSIMO, PERO EN 
REALIDAD SÓLO ES UN DOCUMENTO, 
NO TIENE PODER POR SÍ SOLO, 
NOSOTROS, LA GENTE, LE OTORGAMOS
EL PODER. NOSOTROS LES DAMOS 
SIGNIFICADO MEDIANTE LA PAR
PARTICIPACIÓN Y MEDIANTE LAS 
OPCIONES QUE TOMAMOS Y MEDIANTE 
LAS ALIANZAS QUE GENERAMOS. SI 
RESPETAMOS LA LEY, SI LUCHAMOS 
CON NUESTRA LIBERTAD, DEPENDE DE
NOSOTROS. ESTADOS UNIDOS NO ES 
FRÁGIL, PERO EL VIAJE HACIA LA 
LIBERTAD TIENE UN COSTO.
EN SU DISCURSO DE DESPEDIDA 

English: 
SWINGING .
OUR CONSTITUTION IS A
REMARKABLE, BEAUTIFUL GIFT.
BUT IT'S REALLY JUST A PIECE OF 
PARTCHMENT.
IT HAS NO POWER ON ITS OWN.
WE THE PEOPLE, GIVE IT POWER.
WE, THE PEOPLE, GIVE IT MEANING 
WITH OUR PARTICIPATION AND WITH 
THE CHOICES THAT WE MAKE AND THE
ALLIANCES THAT WE FORGE, WHETHER
OR NOT WE STAND UP FOR OUR 
FREEDOMS.
WHETHER OR NOT WE RESPECT AND 
ENFORCE THE RULE OF LAW.
THAT'S UP TO US.
AMERICA IS NO FRAGILE THING, BUT
THE GAINS OF OUR LONG JOURNEY TO
FREEDOM ARE NOT ASSURED.
IN HIS OWN FAREWELL ADDRESS, 
GEORGE WASHINGTON WROTE THAT 
SELF GOVERNMENT IS THE 

Spanish: 
GIORGIO WASHIGTON DIJO QUE ESTO 
ES EL CAMINO A LA LIBERTAD Y LA 
PROSPERIDAD, PERO DEBIDO A 
DIFERENTES CAUSAS SE SUFRIRÁ 
MUCHO Y SE INTENTARÁ DEBILITAR 
EN SU MENTE ESTA CONVICCIÓN. 
DEBEMOS PRESERVAR ESTA 
CONVICCIÓN DE MANERA CELOSA. 
TENEMOS QUE  REFUTAR CUALQUIER 
TIPO DE INTENTO DE ALIENARNOS. O
CUALQUIER COSA QUE INTENTE 
DIVIDIR ESTE VÍNCULO.
ESOS VÍNCULOS SE DEBILITAN 
CUANDO LOS DIÁLOGOS POLÍTICOS SE

English: 
UNDERPINNING OF OUR SAFETY, 
PROSPERITY AND LIBERTY.
BUT FROM DIFFERENT CAUSES AND 
FROM DIFFERENT QUARTERS, MUCH 
PAINS WILL BE TAKEN TO WEAKEN IN
YOUR MINDS THE CONVICTION OF 
THIS TRUTH.
AND SO, WE HAVE TO PRESERVE THIS
TRUTH WITH JEALOUS ANXIETY, THAT
WE SHOULD REJECT THE FIRST 
DONNING OF EVERY ATTEMPT TO 
ALIENATE ANY PORTION OF OUR 
COUNTRY FROM THE REST.
OR TO FEEBLE THE SACRED TIES 
THAT MAKE US ONE.
>> AMERICA, WE WEAKEN THOSE TIE,
WHEN WE ALLOW OUR POLITICAL 
DIALOGUE TO BECOME SO CORROSIVE 
THAT PEOPLE OF GOOD CHARTINGER 
ARE EACH WILLING TO ENTER INTO 
PUBLIC SERVICE.

Spanish: 
VUELVEN TAN BAJOS QUE GENTE  
VALORES ENTRA EN ESTE TIPO DE 
DIÁLOGOS. LA GENTE SE VE NO SÓLO
CONFUNDIDA SINO COMO GENTE MALA.
DEBILITA AMOS SON LAZOS CUANDO 
DEFINIMOS QUE UNOS SON MÁS 
PATRIOTAS QUE OTROS. COMO DE
DECIMOS QUE TODO EL SISTEMA ESÁA
CORROMPIDO. Y CUANDO CRUZAMOS 
LOS BRAZOS Y DECIMOS QUE LOS 
LÍDERES QUE ELEGIMOS  SON LOS 
CULPABLES Y NI SIQUIERA NOS 
FIJAMOS EN EL ROL QUE NOSOTROS 
TUVIMOS  AL ELEGIRLOS.
CADA UNO DE NOSOTROS DEBE SER EL
GUARDIÁN RECELOSO DE LA 
DEMOCRACIA, PARA VIVIR LA TAREA 
DE CONTINUAMENTE INTENTAR 

English: 
SO COARSE WITH RANCOR THE 
AMERICANS WITH WHO WE DISAGREE 
ARE SEEN AS MISGUIDED BUT MAIL 
 
MALEVOLENT.
WE WEAKEN THOSE TIES WHEN WE 
WRITE OFF THE WHOLE SYSTEM AS 
INEVITABLY CORRUPT AND WHEN WE 
SIT BACK AND BLAME THE LEADERS 
WE ELECT WITHOUT EXAMINING OUR 
OWN ROLE IN ELECTING THEM.
[ APPLAUSE ]
IT FALLS TO EACH OF US TO BE 
THOSE ANXIOUS, JEALOUS GUARDIANS
OF OUR DEMOCRACY, TO EMBRACE THE
JOYOUS TASK WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN, 
TO CONTINUALLY TRY TO IMPROVE 
THIS GREAT NATION OF OURS 

English: 
BECAUSE FOR ALL OUR OUTWARD 
DIFFERENCES, WE, IN FACT, ALL 
SHARE THE SAME PROUD TITLE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICE IN A 
DEMOCRACY CITIZEN.
CITIZEN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SO YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT OUR 
DEMOCRACY DEMANDS.
IT NEED YOU.
NOT JUST WHEN THERE'S AN 
ELECTION, NOT JUST WHEN YOUR OWN
NARROW INTEREST IS AT STAKE.
BUT OVER THE FULL SPAN OF A 
LIFETIME.
IF YOU'RE TIRED OF ARGUING WITH 

Spanish: 
MEJORAR ESTA HERMOSA NACIÓN. 
PORQUE DEBIDO TODAS NUESTRAS 
DIFERENCIAS, TODOS COMPARTIMOS 
ALGO. LO MÁS IMPORTANTE DE LA 
DEMOCRACIA, LA CIUDADANÍA.
COMO PUEDEN VER DE ESO SE TRATA 
LA DEMOCRACIA Y ESO LO QUE 
DEMANDA, A USTEDES. NO SÓLO 
CUANDO EN ELECCIÓN, NO SÓLO 
CUANDO SU INTERÉS ESTÁ EN JUEGO,
SINO A LO LARGO DE TODA LA VIDA.
ESTÁN CANSADOS DE DISCUTIR CON 

English: 
STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET TRY 
TALKING WITH ONE OF THEM IN REAL
LIFE.
IF SOMETHING NEEDS FIXING, THEN 
LACE UP YOUR SHOES AND DO SOME 
ORGANIZING.
IF YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED BY YOUR 
ELECTED OFFICIALS, GRAB A 
CLIPBOARD, GET SOME SIGNATURES 
AND RUN FOR OFFICE, YOURSELF.
SHOW UP.
DIVE IN.
STAY AT IT.
SOMETIMES YOU'LL WIN.
SOMETIMES YOU'LL LOSE.
PRESUMING A RESERVOIR OF 
GOODNESS IN OTHER PEOPLE, THAT 
CAN BE A RISK AND THERE WILL BE 
TIMES WHEN THE PROCESS WILL 
DISAPPOINT YOU, BUT FOR THOSE OF
US FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN

Spanish: 
EXTRAÑAS EN INTERNET, INTENTEN 
HABLAR CON UNO EN EL MUNDO REAL.
CLPALTA PRES>>> SI HAY QUE ARRE 
PONGAN MANOS A LA OBRA.
ESTÁN DESILUSIONADOS DE LOS 
OFICIALES ELECTOS, PRESENTES 
ELECCIÓN USTEDES MISMOS.
MANIFIÉSTENSE, INVOLÚCRESE, 
MANTENGAS ACTIVOS.
A VECES GANARÁN, OTRAS PERDERÁN.
PRESUMIR QUE LAS PERSONAS SON 
BUENAS, PUEDE SER RIESGOSO. 
ALGUNAS VECES EL PROCESO SERÁ 
UNA DESILUSIÓN, PERO PARA LOS 

Spanish: 
QUE SOMOS AFORTUNADOS DE HABER 
TRABAJADO EN ESTO Y EN QUE HEMOS
VISTO DE CERCA ESTO, DÉJENME 
DECIRLES QUE ESTOS ALGO QUE LOS 
PUEDE INSPIRAR. Y SU FE EN 
ESTADOS UNIDOS CRECERÁ Y EN LOS 
ESTADOS UOUNIDENSES SE VERÁ 
FORTALECIDA. A LO LARGO DE ESTOS
OCHO AÑOS HE VISTO LAS CARAS DE 
JÓVENES GRADUADOS Y NUESTROS 
MILITARES. HE LLORADO JUNTOS 
FAMILIAS DOLIENTES QUE BUSCAN 
RESPUESTAS Y HAN ENCONTRADO LA 
GRACIA EN LAS IGLESIAS. HE VISTO
NUESTROS CIENTÍFICOS HACER QUE 
UN HOMBRE PARALIZADO SIENTA DE 
NUEVO, HE VISTO GUERREROS 

English: 
A PART OF THIS WORK AND TO SEE 
IT UP CLOSE, LET ME TELL YOU, IT
CAN ENERGIZE AND INSPIRE.
AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, YOUR 
FAITH IN AMERICA AND IN 
AMERICANS WILL BE CONFIRMED.
MINE SURE HAS BEEN.
OVER THE COURSE OF THESE EIGHT 
YEARS, I HAVE SEEN THE HOPEFUL 
FACES OF YOUNG GRADUATES AND OUR
NEWEST MILITARY OFFICERS.
I HAVE MOURNED WITH GRIEVING 
FAMILIES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS 
AND FOUND GRACE IN A CHARLESTON 
CHURCH.
I'VE SEEN OUR SCIENTISTS HELP A 
PARALYZED MAN REGAIN HIS SENSE 
OF TOUCH.
I'VE SEEN WOUNDED WARRIORS WHO 
AT POINTS WERE GIVEN UP FOR DEAD
WALK AGAIN.

English: 
I'VE SEEN OUR DOCTORS AND 
VOLUNTEERS REBUILD AFTER 
EARTHQUAKES AND STOP PANDEMICS 
IN THEIR TRACKS.
I'VE SEEN THE YOUNGEST OF 
CHILDREN REMIND US THROUGH THEIR
ACTIONS AND THROUGH THEIR 
GENEROSITY OF OUR OBLIGATIONS TO
CARE FOR REFUGEES OR WORK FOR 
PEACE AND ABOVE ALL TO LOOK OUT 
FOR EACH OTHER.
[ APPLAUSE ]
SO THAT FAITH THAT I'VE PLACED 
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO, NOT FAR 
FROM HERE, IN THE POWER OF 
ORDINARY AMERICANS TO BRING 
ABOUT CHANGE, THAT FAITH HAS 
BEEN REWARDED IN WAYS I COULD 
NOT HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED.
AND I HOPE YOUR FAITH HAS TOO.
SOME OF YOU WATCHING TONIGHT OR 
WATCHING AT HOME, YOU WERE THERE

Spanish: 
HERIDOS QUE EN UN MOMENTO 
PRENDADOS POR MOMENTOS VOLVER A 
CAMINAR. HE VISTO DOCTORES Y 
VOLUNTARIOS RECONSTRUIR 
HOSPITALES Y DETENER PANDEMIAS. 
ESTO LOS NIÑOS MÁS PEQUEÑOS QUE 
NOS RECUERDAN LO A TRAVÉS DE SUS
ACCIONES Y ACCIONES QUE DEBEMOS 
CUIDAR A LOS REFUGIADOS O 
PREOCUPARNOS DE LA GENTE, Y POR 
SOBRE TODO, CUIDARNOS A NOSOTROS
MISMOS Y A LOS DEMÁS.
ESA FE QUE DEPOSITÉ HACE TODOS 
ESOS AÑOS EN QUE TODOS LOS E
ESTADOUNIDENSES GENERARÍAN UN
CAMBIO, ESA FE HA SIDO 
RETRIBUIDA DE UNA MANERA QUE 
NUNCA ESPERÉ.

English: 
WITH US IN 2004 AND 2008, 2012.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MAYBE YOU STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE
PULLED THIS WHOLE THING OFF.
LET ME TALK TO YOU, YOU'RE NOT 
THE ONLY ONES.
MICHELLE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MICHELLE LEVON ROBINSON, GIRL OF
THE SOUTH SIDE, FOR THE PAST 25 

Spanish: 
ALGUNOS DE USTEDES VEÍAN EN SU 
CASA, COMPARTIERON CON NOSOTROS 
EN 2004.2 10
QUIZÁ AÚN NO PUEDEN CREER QUE LO
HAYAMOS LOGRADO. PERO DÉJENME 
DECIRLES QUE NO SON LOS ÚNICOS. 
VICI
MICHELLE.
C(APLAUSOS().
CLA(APLAUSOS(. . ). 
   (APLAUSOS(. . ). 
   (APLAUSOS(. . ). 
 >>  M I C H EL L E  , ESTA C 
BARRIO SUR
...

Spanish: 
DURANTE LOS ÚLTIMOS 25 AÑOS NO 
SÓLO HA SIDO MÍA OSA Y LA MADRE 
IBA DE MIS HIJOS, HA SIDO MI 
MEJOR AMIGA.
TOMASTE UN ROL QUE NO PEDISTE, Y
QUE APODÉRATE DEL,  CON GRACIA, 
PODER, ESTILO Y HUMOR.
CLPA   
CLPA (APLAUSOS(. . ).(APLAUSO
   A PLTA PRESION  

English: 
YEARS, YOU HAVE NOT ONLY BEEN MY
WIFE AND MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN, 
YOU HAVE BEEN MY BEST FRIEND.
YOU TOOK ON A ROLE YOU DIDN'T 
ASK FOR AND YOU MADE IT YOUR 
OWN, WITH GRACE AND WITH GRIT 
AND WITH STYLE AND WITH HUMOR.
YOU MADE THE WHITE HOUSE A PLACE
THAT BELONGS TO EVERYBODY.

English: 
AND A NEW GENERATION SETS ITS 
SIGHTS HIGHER BECAUSE IT HAS YOU
AS A ROLE MODEL.
SO YOU HAVE MADE ME PROUD AND 
YOU HAVE MADE THE COUNTRY PROUD.
MALIA AND SASHA, UNDER THE 
STRANGEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU 
HAVE BECOME TWO AMAZING YOUNG 
WOMEN.
ARE YOU SMART AND YOU ARE 
BEAUTIFUL BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, 
ARE YOU KIND AND YOU ARE 
THOUGHTFUL AND YOU ARE FULL OF 
PASSION AND YOU ARE THE BURDEN 
OF YEARS IN THE SPOTLIGHT SO 
EASILY.

Spanish: 
  >>   HICI  STE QUE LA CA
FUESE ALGO QUE PERTENECE A 
TODOS. Y LAS NUEVAS GENERACIONES
TIENEN SU VISTA FIJADA EN UN 
OBJETIVO MÁS ALTO PORQUE TIENEN 
A TI COMO MODELO. ESTOY 
ORGULLOSO DE TI Y LA NACIÓN ESÁA
ORGULLOSA DE TI.
  (APLAUSOS(. 
Y MIS HIJAS, BAJO LAS MÁS 
EXTRAÑAS CIRCUNSTANCIAS SE HAN 
CONVERTIDO EN DOS JÓVENES 
MUJERES INCREÍBLES. SON 
INTELIGENTES, HERMOSAS, PERO MÁS
IMPORTANTES SON CONSIDERADAS 
ENFÁTICAS Y LLENAS DE PASIÓN.
(APLAUSOS(. 
>> LLEVAN EL PESO DE HABER 

English: 
OF ALL THAT I HAVE DONE IN MY 
LIFE, I AM MOST PROUD TO BE YOUR
DAD.
TO JOE BIDEN, 
[ APPLAUSE ]
THE SCRAPPY KID FROM SCRANTON, 
WHO BECAME THE FAVORITE SON, YOU
WERE THE FIRST DECISION I MADE 
AS A NOMINEE AND IT WAS THE 
BEST.
[ APPLAUSE ]
NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN A
GREAT VICE PRESIDENT, BUT 
BECAUSE I GAVE TO BROTHER, WE 

Spanish: 
ESTADO EXPUESTAS DURANTE AÑOS, 
DE TODO LO QUE HE HECHO EN MI 
VIDA DE LO MÁS ORGULLOSA QUE 
ESTOY ES DE SER SU PADRE(APLA
JOE BIDEN.
  (APLAUSOS(APLAUSOS(. . ). 
 >>  E L CHICO DESALIÑADO ,  
TRANSFORMÓ EN EL HIJO PREDILECTO
DE DELAWERE,.
FUISTE MI PRIMERA DECISIÓN 
CUANDO FUI NOMINADO, Y FUE LA 
MEJOR.
NO SÓLO PORQUE SIDO UN EXCELENTE
VICEPRESIDENTE, SINO PORQUE GAÉE
A UN HERMANO, TE AMAMOS Y TE 

English: 
LOVE YOU AND JILL LIKE FAMILY 
AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE GREAT JOYS OF OUR 
LIFETIMES.
SO MY REMARKABLE FAMILY, FOR 
EIGHT YEARS, FOR SOME OF YOU A 
WHOLE LOT MORE, I HAVE DRAWN 
FROM YOUR ENERGY AND EVERY DAY I
TRY TO REFLECT BACK WHAT YOU'VE 
DISPLAYED, HEART, AND CHARACTER 
AND IDEALISM AND I WATCHED YOU 
GROW UP, GET MARRIED, HAVE KIDS,
START INCREDIBLE NEW JOURNEYS OF
YOUR OWN.
EVEN WHEN TIMES GOT TOUGH AND 
FRUSTRATED, YOU NEVER LET 
WASHINGTON GET THE BETTER OF I. 
YOU GUARDED AGAINST CYNICISM.
THE ONLY THING THAT MAKE 
MISEPROUDER THAN ALL THE GOOD 

Spanish: 
CONSIDERAMOS COMO FAMILIA Y TU 
AMISTAD ES UNA DE LAS MEJORES 
ALEGRÍAS DE MI VIDA.
  (APLAUSOS(..). 
 A MI INC REÍBLE EQUIPO. DURANT 
OCHO AÑOS Y PARA MUCHOS DE 
USTEDES MUCHO MÁS, HE EXTRAÍDO 
ENERGÍA DE USTEDES Y TODOS LOS 
DÍAS INTENTO REFLEJAR EN MÍ LO 
QUE USTEDES HAN DEPOSITADO EN 
MÍ, CORAZÓN, IDEALES PASIÓN. LOS
HE VISTO CRECER, CASARSE Y TENER
HIJOS.. LOS HE VISTO INICIAR SU 
PROPIO VIAJE, INCLUSO CUANDO LAS
COSAS FUERON DIFÍCILES NUNCA 
DEJARON WASHIGTON. SE CUIDARON 

English: 
THAT WE'VE DONE IS THE THOUGHT 
OF ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT 
YOU ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE FROM 
HERE.
AND ALL OF YOU OUT THERE, EVERY 
ORGANIZER WHO MOVED TO AN 
UNFAMILIAR TOWN?
EVERY CRIME FAMILY WHO WELCOMED 
THEM IN, EVERY VOLUNTEER WHO 
KNOCKED ON DOORS, EVERY YOUNG 
PERSON WHO CAST A BALLOT FOR THE
FIRST TIME, EVERY AMERICAN WHO 
LIVED AND BREATHED THE HARD WORK
OF CHANGE, YOU ARE THE BEST 
SUPPORTERS AND ORGANIZERS 
ANYBODY COULD EVER HOPE FOR AND 
I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL.
BECAUSE YOU DID CHANGE THE 
WORLD.
YOU DID.
AND THAT'S WHY I LOO EVERYBODY 
THIS STAGE TONIGHT, EVEN MORE 
OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS COUNTRY 
THAN WHEN WE STARTED.

Spanish: 
DEL CINISMO Y LO ÚNICO QUE ME 
HACE SER MÁS ORGULLOSO ES EL 
PENSAMIENTO  (APLAUS(APLAUSOS
 Y TODOS LOS ORGANIZADORES QUE E
MUDARON A UNA CIUDAD EXTRAÑA, 
CADA FAMILIA QUE LOS ACOGIÓ, 
CADA VOLUNTARIO QUE PUEDE PUERTA
EN PUERTA Y CADA JOVEN QUE VOTÓ 
POR PRIMERA VEZ, CADA 
ESTADOUNIDENSE QUE SINTIÓ EL 
CAMBIO, SON LOS MEJORES 
SIMPATIZANTES QUE ALGUIEN PUEDE 
PEDIR Y POR SIEMPRE ESTARÉ 
AGRADECIDO, PORQUE SI CAMBIARON 
EL MUNDO, LO HICIERON.  

English: 
BECAUSE I KNOW OUR WORK HAS NOT 
ONLY HELPED SO MANY AMERICANS, 
IT HAS INSPIRED SO MANY 
AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY SO MANY 
YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE TO 
BELIEVE THAT CAN YOU MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE, TO HITCH YOUR WAGON 
TO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN 
YOURSELVES.
LET ME TELL YOU, THIS GENERATION
COMING UP, UNSELFISH, 
ALTRUISTIC, CREATIVE, PATRIOTIC.
I'VE SEEN YOU IN EVERY CORNER OF
THE COUNTRY.
YOU BELIEVE IN A FAIR AND JUST 
AND INCLUSIVE AMERICAN.
YOU KNOW THE CONSTANT CHANGE HAS
BEEN AMERICA'S HALLMARK.
THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING TO FEAR,
BUT SOMETHING TO EMBRACE.
YOU ARE WILLING TO CARRY THIS 
HARD WORK OF DEMOCRACY FORWARD.
YOU'LL SOON OUTNUMBER ALL OF US 

Spanish: 
ES POR ESO QUE DEJO ESTE ESTRADO
ESTA NOCHE SINTIÉNDOME AÚN MÁS 
OPTIMISTA POR EL PAÍS, PORQUE ÉE
QUE NUESTRO TRABAJO HA AYUDADO A
MUCHOS ESTADOUNIDENSES  SINO QUE
INSPIRADO A MUCHOS MÁS. 
ESPECIALMENTE A LOS JÓVENES Y 
AHORA CREEN QUE PUEDEN GENERAR 
UN CAMBIO. LA GENERACIÓN QUE 
VIENE AHORA ES ALTRUISTA, 
CREATIVA, PATRIOTA. YO LOS VEO 
EN TODO EL PAÍS, CREEN EN UN 
ESTADOS UNIDOS INCLUSIVO, JUSTO.
SABEN QUE EL CAMBIO CONSTANTE ES
LO CARACTERÍSTICO DEL PAÍS. NO 
TEMEN EN EL TRABAJO DURO Y 
PRONTO SERÁN MÁS QUE TODOS LOS 

English: 
AND I BELIEVE AS THE RESULT, THE
FUTURE IS IN GOOD HANDS.
MY FELLOW AMERICANS, IT HAS BEEN
THE HONOR OF MY LIFE TO SERVE 
YOU.
I WON'T STOP.
IN FACT, I WILL BE RIGHT THERE 
WITH YOU AS A CITIZEN FOR ALL MY
REMAINING DAYS.
BUT FOR NOW, WHETHER YOU ARE 
YOUNG OR WHETHER YOU ARE YOUNG 
AT HEART, I DO HAVE ONE FINAL 
ASK OF YOU AS YOUR PRESIDENT.
THE SAME THING I ASKED WHEN YOU 
TOOK A CHANCE ON ME EIGHT YEARS 
AGO, I AM ASKING YOU TO BELIEVE 
NOT IN MY ABILITY TO BRING ABOUT
CHANGE BUT IN YOURS.
I AM ASKING YOU TO HOLD FAST TO 
THAT FAITH WRITTEN INTO OUR 
FINAL DOCUMENTS, THAT IDEAL 
WHISPER ABOUT SLAVES AND 
ABOLITIONISTS, THAT SPIRIT SUNG 
BY IMMIGRANTS AND HOMESTEADERS 

Spanish: 
DEMÁS Y CREO QUE COMO REZA 
RESULTADO EL FUTURO ES BUENO Y 
PROMETEDOR.
COMPATRIOTAS, HA SIDO EL HONOR 
DE MI VIDA SERVIR PARA USTEDES. 
NO ME DETENDRÉ. DE HECHO, ESTAÉE
JUNTO USTEDES, COMO CIUDADANO, 
DURANTE EL RESTO DE MI VIDA.
PERO POR AHORA, SEAN JÓVENES, O 
JÓVENES DE CORAZÓN, TENGO QUE 
PEDIRLES UNA ÚLTIMA COSA COMO SU
PRESIDENTE, LO MISMO QUE LES 
PEDÍ CUANDO CREYERON EN MI HACE 
OCHO AÑOS. LES PIDO QUE CREAN, 
NO SÓLO EN MI HABILIDAD DE 
GENERAR CAMBIOS, EN LA SUYA. 
QUIERO QUE CREAN EN ESO QUE SE 
VEN NUESTROS DOCUMENTOS DE 
FUNDACIÓN, ESAS CANCIONES DE 

Spanish: 
INMIGRANTES, Y LOS QUE MARCHARON
POR LA JUSTICIA. ESE CREDO QUE 
REAFIRMA A QUIENES PLANTARON 
BANDERAS EN LOS CAMPOS DE 
BATALLA. EL CREDO DE TODOS LOS 
ESTADOUNIDENSES QUE SU HISTORIA 
NO HA SIDO ESCRITA. SI PODEMOS, 
MUCHAS GRACIAS Y QUE DIOS LOS 
BENDIGA. QUE ESTÁ QUE DIOS 
BENDIGA A ESTADOS UNIDOS. MUCHAS
GRACIAS.
>>> EL PRESIDENTE OBAMA EN SU 
DISCURSO FINAL Y HABLA UNA 
MULTITUD EN EL CENTRO DE 
CONVENCIONES CHICAGO . ESTE FUE 
SU DISCURSO DE DESPEDIDA OFICIAL
ESTE ES EL APLAUSO MÁS GRANDE. 

English: 
AND THOSE WHO MARCH FOR JUSTICE,
THAT CREED, REAFFIRMED BY THOSE 
WHO PLANTED FLAGS FROM FOREIGN 
BATTLEFIELDS TO THE SURFACE OF 
THE MOON.
CREATED DECOR OF EVERY AMERICAN 
WHOSE STORY IS NOT YET WRITTEN.
YES, WE CAN.
IF WE DID, IF WE CAN, THANK YOU,
GOD BLESS YOU.
MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT OBAMA 
ENDING ON THE MANTRA THAT 
CARRIED HIM INTO OFFICE EIGHT 
YEARS AGO, YES, WE CAN, SPEAKING
TO A PACKED CROWD, HERE AT 
McCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION 
CENTER IN CHICAGO.
HIS OFFICIAL FAREWELL SPEECH.
LOOKING ON.
THE FIRST LADY, MICHELLE OBAMA, 
WHO BOUGHT THE THE BIGGEST 
APPLAUSE OF THE NIGHT.
ALSO VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN 
AND DR. JILL BIDEN.
WHO HE SINGLED OUT AS DEEP AND 

Spanish: 
TAMBIÉN CUANDO SE HABLÓ DEL 
PRESIDENTE JOE BIDEN, SU AMIGO 
PERSONAL. LLAMÓ AL VICE
VICEPRESIDENTE SU HERMANO . QUE 
TENEMOS A LA PRIMERA DAMA Y A SU
HIJA QUE SEGÚN EL PRESIDENTE EN 
EL ESCENARIO. TAMBIÉN TENEMOS A 
BUD
LOS BIDEN QUE LE AGRADECEN AL 
PRESIDENTE. KI RIWSTEN WELKER M 
ACOMPAÑÓ. EL PRESIDENTE PARECE 
QUE QUIERE MANTENERSE MUY ACTIVO
>>> TIENES RAZÓN, EL TÉRMINO CON
EL ESLOGAN SI PODEMOS, STEPH O 
LLAMADO DE ACCIÓN A LA GENTE DE 
ESTADOS UNIDOS PARA QUE DEFIENDA
LA DEMOCRACIA HABLÓ DE CUÁN 
FRÁGIL ES LA DEMOCRACIA Y CREO 
QUE UNO DE LOS MOMENTOS MÁS 

English: 
CLOSE AND PERSONAL FRIENDS AND 
PARTNER CALLING VICE PRESIDENT 
BIDEN A BROTHER.
HERE'S THE FIRST LADY AND MALIA 
OBAMA NOW JOINING THE PRESIDENT 
ON STAGE.
DR. BIDEN.
AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
COMING UP TO THANK THE 
PRESIDENT.
KRISTEN WELKER IS WITH ME.
HE HAS BEEN WATCHING THIS 
SPEECH.
KRISTEN, THIS WAS A, IT SEEMED 
LIKE A SPEECH LAYING THE SEED 
FOR A PRESIDENT WHO IS GOING TO 
BECOME, CONTINUE TO BE VERY 
ACTIVE IN TRYING TO SUPPORTED 
HIS PORT AND THESE IDEALS. 
>> I THINK ARE YOU RIGHT, 
LESTER, HE ENDED ON THAT NOTE, 
YES, WE K. THIS WAS AS YOU WOULD
EXPECT A DEFENSE OF HIS LEGACY, 
BUT IT WAS ALSO A CALL TO ACTION
TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND I 
THINK TO HIS SUCCESSOR, TO 
DEFEND THIS DEMOCRACY.
HE TALKED ABOUT HOW FRAGILE THE 
NATION'S DEMOCRACY IS.
I THOUGHT ONE OF THE MOST 
POIGNANT MOMENTS WAS WITH 
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP.
HE SAID NO THE KEY TO OUR 
DEMOCRACY IS A PEACEFUL 
TRANSITION. 

Spanish: 
IMPORTANTE CUANDO LA GENTE A 
BUCIO Y EL PRESIDENTE LES PIDIÓ 
QUE TRABAJARAN .CHUCK TODD NOS 
ACOMPAÑA DESDE NUEVA YORK, QUE 
PIENSAS?
>>> TENEMOS QUE ENFOCARNOS EN EL
CONTENIDO ES UN MOMENTO 
IMPRESIONANTE DE LA HISTORIA Y 
NOS DEMUESTRA EL MOMENTO QUE 
VIVIMOS, EL PRESIDENTE SALIENTE 
SINTIÓ LA NECESIDAD DE HABLAR DE
LA IMPORTANCIA DE LA DEMOCRACIA 
Y CREO QUE FUE ALGO HONESTO Y ES
UNA RESPUESTA A LA POLÍTICA Y A 
LA CONTINGENCIA POR ESO TERMINÓ 
DE ESTA MANERA POSITIVA PERO NO 
OLVIDEMOS EL FONDO DE ESTE 
DISCURSO, EL PRESIDENTE SE 

English: 
>> CHUCK TODD IS WATCHING ALONG 
IN NEW YORK.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS HERE?
YOU HEAR THE PRESIDENT THANKING 
HIS STAFF, THANKING AMERICA. 
>> I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON 
THE CONTENT.
IT'S A REMARKABLE MOMENT IN OUR 
HISTORY.
IT UNDERSCORES THE TUMULTUOUS 
TIMES WE LIVE IN, THE PRESIDENT 
THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT, FELT THE
NEED TO USE HIS FAREWELL ADDRESS
TO NOT JUST MAKE THE CASE ARE 
FOR DEMOCRACY TO HEAR, BUT TO 
REMAKE THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY 
FOR AMERICANS TO HEAR.
I THINK THAT WAS, IN PART, 
OBVIOUSLY A RESPONSE TO WHAT WE 
ARE SEEING RIGHT NOW IN OUR 
POLITICS BUT ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO 
SEEFB AS SERVE AS A BEACON FOR 
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY GOING 
FORWARD AND HIS SUPPORTERS GOING
FORWARD.
THAT'S WHY HE ENDED UP ON THIS 
NOTE.
LET'S NOT FORGET THE MEAT OF 
THIS SPEECH.
THIS WAS IN MANY CASES THE 
PRESIDENT LAMENTING THE STATE OF
OUR DEMOCRACY RIGHT NOW IN HIS 
FAREWELL ADDRESS. 
>> PRESIDENT OBAMA KNEW THAT 
JANUARY 20th, 2017, WOULD COME.

Spanish: 
LAMENTA DE ESTADO DE LA 
DEMOCRACIA
>>> EL PRESIDENTE SABE QUE EL 20
DE ENERO LLEGARÍA, PERO NO SABÍA
QUE LE PASARÍA EL MANDO HASTA 
DESPUÉS DE LA LECCIÓN. ESTUVO 
CON EL PRESIDENTE EN CHICAGO 
HACE UNA HORA Y MEDIA Y LE 
PREGUNTÉ POR LOS RESULTADOS DE 
LA ELECCIÓN Y ESTO ES LO QUE ÉL 
DIJO
>>> DÍGAME LO QUE SINTIÓ ESA 
NOCHE CUANDO VIO LOS RESULTADOS,
FUE ALGO MUY IMPRESIONANTE?
>>> SÓLO ME SORPRENDÍ
>>
EN GENERAL, NO SÓLO YO, SINO MI 
EQUIPO, SOMOS BUENAS PARA PREVER
COSAS. PERO NOS SORPRENDIMOS 
DEBIDO A LAS ENCUESTAS. CREO QUE
EL PRESIDENTE ELECTO ES EL 

English: 
HE DIDN'T KNOW TWO HE WOULD BE 
HANDING THE KEYS OVER TO, OF 
COURSE, UNTIL THE LAST ELECTION.
I SAT DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT 
HERE IN CHICAGO JUST ABOUT AN 
HOUR-AND-A-HALF AGO.
AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE 
RESULTS OF THAT ELECTION AND HIS
REACTION.
HERE'S PART OF OUR EXCHANGE.
>> TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED THAT 
NIGHT WATCHING THOSE RESULTS 
WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT DONALD 
TRUMP IS GOING TO WIN.
WAS THERE AN UNVARNISHED BARACK 
OBAMA AT THAT MOMENT?
>> YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS
JUST SURPRISE.
YOU KNOW, GENERALLY SPEAKING, 
NOT JUST ME BUT MY TEAM HAD BEEN
PRETTY GOOD AT SEEING SOMETHING 
COMING.
AND PARTLY BECAUSE JUST THE 
POLLING WAS SO OFF.
THE DATA WAS OFF.
THAT WAS A SURPRISE.
YOU THOUGH, I THINK THE 
PRESIDENT-ELECT WOULD BE THE 
FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE HE DIDN'T 

Spanish: 
PRIMERO EN ASUMIR ESTO Y NO ESÁA
CLARO QUE ÉL O SU EQUIPO 
PENSASEN QUE IBAN A GANAR, 
ENTONCES, CREO QUE ME SORPRENDÍ 
SIMPLEMENTE .
>>> EL PRESIDENTE PRIMERO HABLÓ 
DE ESE MOMENTO LO HABLO CON SU 
EQUIPO Y CLARAMENTE SIENTE 
DOLOR.
>>> EN LO EXPRESO EN LA 
RESPUESTA QUE TE DIO, ÉL HA 
HABLADO DESPUÉS DE LA ELECCIÓN 
HABLÓ DE LA TRANSICIÓN E 
INSTRUYÓ A SU EQUIPO DE QUE ESTO
SUCEDA . ESO CON DESAFÍO PARAEL

English: 
RUN A CONVENTION ALE CAMPAIGN.
AND IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT HE OR 
HIS TEAM THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING
TO WIN.
AND SO, SO I THINK MORE THAN 
ANYTHING, IT WAS JUST ADVISE. 
>> -- SURPRISE.
>> HE TALKED THE NEXT DAY HE HAD
TO GO IN AND TALK TO HIS STAFF.
AND HE HAS TRY ID TO TAKE THE 
HIGH ROAD IN THIS.
BUT HE'S CLEARLY HURTING.
>> HE IS.
YOU COULD SEE HIM FEEL THAT AND 
EXPRESS THAT IN HIS RESPONSE TO 
YOU THERE, LESTER, WHICH IS 
REALLY STRIKING.
HE HAS TALKED ABOUT THE DAY 
AFTER ELECTION, A PEACEFUL 
TRANSITION.
HE HAS INSTRUCTED HIS WHITE 
HOUSE TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT, IN
FACT, HAPPENS.
WE KNOW THIS THE A CHALLENGE FOR
HIM.
AND THAT WAS PRESENT IN HIS 
REMARKS THIS EVENING WHEN HE 
CALLED ON NOT ONLY THIS CROWD 
BUT THE NATION'S SUCCESSOR TO 
REJECT HYPER PARTISANSHIP.
TO REJECT DISCRIMINATION IN ALL 
OF ITS FORMS.
HE REFERENCED MUSLIMS.
>> THAT IS A CLEAR COUNTER TO 

Spanish: 
CUANDO LLAMÓ A LA GENTE RECHAZA 
LA DISCRIMINACIÓN EN TODAS LAS 
FORMAS, ESTO ES ALGO QUE SE VIO 
LA CAMPAÑA
>>> CHUCK TODD CUANDO ESTAMOS EN
LA NOCHE DE LECCIÓN Y SE DECLAÓO
QUE HILLARY CLINTON IIBA A 
PERDER CREO QUE TU DIJISTE QUIEN
SE CONVERTIRÍA EN EL LÍDER DEL 
PARTIDO DEMOCRÁTICO. QUÉ TAN 
IMPORTANTE SERÁ EL PRESIDENTE 
OBAMA?
>>> ÉL ES UNA FUERZA EN EL 
PARTIDO DEMOCRÁTICO, ES QUIEN 
PUEDE CONVENCER A LOS S
SIMPATIZANTES. EL NO QUIERE SER 
EL LÍDER, PERO SEGÚN YO ENTIENDO
EL SE DA CUENTA QUE NO HAY NADIE
MÁS QUE PUEDA HACERLO. ÉL DEBE 
HACERLO, DEBE SER CUIDADOSO PUES
NO DEBE INVOLUCRARSE MUCHO, PERO

English: 
SOME OF THE RHETORIC WE WE HEARD
ON THE CANE TRAIL.
YOU CAN BET, THOUGH, HE WILL 
REMAIN ENGAGED. 
>> CHUCK TODD WHEN WE WERE ON 
THE SET ON ELECTION NIGHT, WHEN 
IT WAS CLEAR THAT HILLARY 
CLINTON WAS GOING DOWN TO 
DEFEAT.
I THINK YOU POSED THE QUESTION 
TO THE PANEL, WHO NOW BECOMES 
THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY?
WATCHING PRESIDENT OBAMA, HOW 
STRONG WILL HE COME TO REBUILD 
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN. 
>> LOOK, HE IS THE ANIMATING 
FORCE INSIDE THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY.
HE IS THE GUY THAT CAN CONVENE 
FOLKS AND ORGANIZE THE PARTY.
I THINK HE, I THINK HE IS 
RELUCTANT TO HAVE TO BE THE 
LEADER GOING FORWARD, BUT IT'S 
MY UNDERSTANDING HE REALIZES 
THAT THERE IS REALLY NOBODY ELSE
RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S A PLACE 
HOLDER, BUT THAT HE HAS GOT TO 
FILL THIS VACUUM.
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO OVER -- YOU 
DON'T WANT TO GET TOO INVOLVED 
THERE THERE IS A FINE LINE YOU 
WALK AS A FORMER PRESIDENT DOING
THAT.
I THINK HE IS ACCEPTING.
I THINK TONIGHT'S SPEECH IS A 
PART OF THAT.
SHE ACCEPTING THIS IDEA THAT HE 
IS NOW AND STILL HAS TO REMAIN 

English: 
THE LEADER OF THE DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY.
>> HE, OF COURSE, NOTED THE 
PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER THAT 
IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE IN THIS 
COUNTRY.
WE WILL HEAR FROM 
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP AND HIS 
VISION PERHAPS A BIT MORE 
TOMORROW IN HIS FIRST NEWS 
CONFERENCE SINCE HIS ELECTION.
>>> A PROGRAMING NOTE, WE HOPE 
YOU WILL JOIN US FRIDAY INTO THE
AT 10:00/9:00 CENTRAL, WITH MY 
EXTENDED INTERVIEW.
YOU SAW SOME OF IT THOUGH AND 
TOMORROW MORNING FOR 
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S FIRST 
NEWS CONFERENCE SINCE WINNING 
THE ELECTION.
FOR NOW, I'M LESTER HOLT SAY

Spanish: 
CREO QUE LA SANTA ESTO, ÉL 
ACEPTA LA IDEA DE QUE AHORA ES Y
DEBE MANTENERSE COMO LÍDER DEL 
PARTIDO DEMÓCRATA
>>> ESCUCHAREMOS AL PRESIDENTE 
ELECTO EN SU PRIMERA CONFERENCIA
DESDE QUE FUE ELECTO. ESPERAMOS 
QUE SEGÚN A NOSOTROS PARA MI 
ENTREVISTA CON EL PRESIDENTE, 
VIERON UN POCO HACE UN MOMENTO, 
MAÑANA LA MAÑANA TENDREMOS LA 
PRIMERA CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA DE
