This country is in a state of transition right now.

He says with other statement.

January, we're going to have a new president

who will take the oath of office and assume power

from our current president Barack Obama.

One last time.

Relax, have a drink with me one last time.

That song you're hearing right now

is from Lynn Manuel Morandas, hit Broadway show Hamilton,

which is fitting because you're listening

to the Code Switch podcast, The Hamilton Division.

I'm Gene Demby.

So in this song, Chris Jackson, who plays George Washington,

is singing the country into his democratic future.

Washington is deciding to quit when his term is over.

So the country can elect his successor,

which basically establishes the tradition

of a peaceful transfer of power in the United States.

If I say goodbye, the nation learns to move on.

It uplifts me when I'm gone.

Up until just a few days ago, Chris' job

has been to be the black first president of the United States

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