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60 Minutes

Sunday, January 15, 2017

60 Minutes

CBS News

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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President Barack Obama joins Steve Kroft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Tonight on this special edition of 60 Minutes Presents, President Obama, eight years in the White House.

0:17.0

You would have to admit this is one of the strangest transitions in history.

0:22.0

It's unusual. I'll agree with that.

0:24.5

In his final network interview, President Obama talks about the things he learned in office.

0:29.5

His ups, his downs, and the man who's taking his place.

0:33.5

He seems to have spent a good deal of his time sending out tweets that the United States must strengthen and expand its nuclear ability that Merrill Streep is an overrated Hillary flunky.

0:45.5

You're watching this like everybody else. I mean, what's going on?

0:49.5

You know, you're going to have to talk to him. But here's what I think.

0:54.5

First of all, I think everybody has to acknowledge. Don't underestimate the guy because he's going to be 45th President of the United States.

1:01.5

What's going to stick in your mind? What are you going to remember from here?

1:04.5

Well, the president took us on a tour and showed us his favorite things around the Oval Office.

1:10.5

He shared some of his memories and told us a little bit about what's next for him.

1:14.5

What are you going to do on the 21st when you wake up?

1:17.5

I don't know where you're going to be when you wake up, but you're going to wake up someplace where you're not President.

1:20.5

Well, here's one thing is I'm not sitting in my alarm.

1:24.5

That I'm certain of. That I am absolutely positive enough.

1:28.5

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1:42.5

Good evening. I'm Steve Croft. Welcome to 60 minutes presents.

1:47.5

Tonight, President Barack Obama looks back at eight years in the White House. His successes, his failures.

1:53.5

And what do you learn from his two terms is the nation's chief executive and commander in chief.

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