After eight years in the White House, Michelle

and I now rejoin all of you as private citizens.

We want to thank you once again from the bottom

of our hearts for giving us the incredible privilege

of serving this country that we love.

We also want to tell you a little about what

we'll be up to next.

Mrs. Obama: First, we're going to 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.

The President: But before that, we want to invite

you to help us with just one of the projects

we're excited to work on when we get back.

Check out this website for our presidential center.

The center will be based on the south side of Chicago,

but it will have projects all over the city,

the country, and the world.

More than a library or museum, it will

be a living, working center for citizenship.

That's why we want to hear from you.

Tell us what you want this project to be and tell

us what's on your mind.

Mrs. Obama: Send us your ideas, your hopes,

your beliefs about what we can achieve together.

Tell us about the young leaders and companies

and organizations that inspire you.

This will be your presidential center just

as much as it is ours.

So, we want you to tell us what we should be thinking

about as we get to work.

It's going to take all of you and your ideas

to make it a reality.

As I've said many times before, true democracy

is a project that's much bigger than any one of us.

It's bigger than any one person, any one president,

any one government.

It's a job for all of us.

It requires everyday sustained effort from

all of us.

The work of perfecting our unions never finish

and we look forward to joining you in that effort

as fellow citizens.

Thank you and we will see all of you again soon.

Bye-bye.