How To Watch Obama's Final Speech

It's official — Barack Obama is now formally relieved of his duties as the president of the United States. And on his way out the door, heading to his last trip aboard Air Force One, bound for Palm Springs, California, President 44 gave his final speech at Joint Base Andrews. In case you missed it, here's how to rewatch Obama's post-inauguration farewell speech.

According to Michelle, the respite is much needed, as she explained in an Obama Foundation video: "First, we're going to take a little break ... we're finally going to get some sleep and take some time to be with our family, and just be still for a little bit. So we might not be online quite as much as you're used to seeing us."

Walking out on stage at the base, the Obamas were greeted with "yes we can" and "yes we did" chants from supporters. Here's what the now-former president said — it's not long ("Michelle and I, we’ve really been milking this goodbye thing, so it behooves me to be very brief"), but the outgoing message is an important one:

I said before and I will say again that when we started on this journey, we did so with an abiding faith in the American people and their ability, our ability, to join together and change the country in ways that would make life better for our kids and our grandkids. The change didn’t happen from the top down, but it happened from the bottom up. ...

Some folks didn’t think we could pull it off. There were those that felt that the institutions of power and privilege in this country were too deeply entrenched. And yet, all of you came together, in small towns and big cities… you knocked on doors and you made phone calls. You talked to your parents, who didn’t know how to pronounce Barack Obama. ...

Throughout it was infused with a sense of hope. … It wasn’t blind optimism that drove you to do all this work, it wasn’t naiveté … it was hope in the face of difficulty. It was hope in the face of uncertainty. ...

This is just a little pit stop. This is not a period, this is a comma. In the continuing story of building America ...

He'll be back from the SoCal getaway soon, though, since the Obamas plan to stay in Washington, D.C. You can watch the full speech here at CBS News.