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The President: Merry
Christmas everybody!
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One of the best parts of the
holiday season is spending
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time with the special
people in your life.
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And for me, that means
getting some help from my
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best friend for our annual
Christmas Weekly Address.
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The First Lady: Given how
our first Christmas Weekly
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Address went, I realized
that Barack needed all the
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help he could get.
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The First Lady: Celebrating
the holidays in the White
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House over these past eight
years has been a true privilege.
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We've been able to welcome
over half a million guests...
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our outstanding pastry chefs
have baked 200,000
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holiday cookies...
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and Barack has treated the
American people to countless
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dad jokes.
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The President: Although
a few got a...Frosty reception.
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The First Lady: This year's
White House holiday theme is
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"The Gift of the Holidays,"
and our decorations reflect
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some of our greatest gifts
as a nation: from our
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incredible military
families, to the
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life-changing impact
of a great education.
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The President: And the
greatest gift that Michelle
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and I have received over the
last eight years has been
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the honor of serving as your
President and First Lady.
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Together, we fought our
way back from the worst
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recession in 80 years,
and got unemployment to a
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nine-year low.
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We secured health insurance
for another twenty million
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Americans, and new
protections for folks who
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already had insurance.
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We made America more
respected around the world,
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took on the mantle of
leadership in the fight to
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protect this planet for our
kids, and much, much more.
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By so many measures, our
country is stronger and more
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prosperous than it was
when we first got here.
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And I'm hopeful we'll build
on the progress we've made
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in the years to come.
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Tomorrow, for the final time
as the First Family, we will
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join our fellow Christians
around the world to rejoice
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in the birth of our Savior.
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And as we retell His story
from that Holy Night, we'll
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also remember His eternal
message, one of boundless
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love, compassion and hope.
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The First Lady: The idea
that we are our brother's
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keeper and our
sister's keeper.
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That we should treat others
as we would want to be treated.
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And that we care
for the sick...
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feed the hungry...
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and welcome the stranger...
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no matter where they come
from, or how they practice
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their faith.
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The President: Those are
values that help guide not
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just my family's Christian
faith, but that of Jewish
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Americans, and Muslim
Americans; nonbelievers and
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Americans of all
backgrounds.
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And no one better embodies
that spirit of service than
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the men and women who wear
our country's uniform and
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their families.
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The First Lady: As always,
many of our troops are far
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from home this time of year,
and their families are
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serving and sacrificing
right along with them.
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Their courage and dedication
allow the rest of us to
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enjoy this season.
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That's why we've tried
to serve them as well as
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they've served this country.
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Go to JoiningForces.gov to
see how you can honor and
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support the service members,
veterans and military
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families in your community
- not just during the
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holidays, but
all year round.
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The President: So as we look
forward to the New Year,
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let's resolve to recommit
ourselves to the values
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we share.
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And on behalf of the all the
Obamas - Michelle, Malia,
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Sasha, Bo, and that
troublemaker Sunny - Merry
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Christmas, everybody.
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The First Lady: And we wish
you and your family a happy
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and healthy 2017...
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thanks, and God bless.
