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State of the Union in Under 4 Minutes_ by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jan 13, 2016 5:30 AM UTC State of the Union in Under 4 Minutes by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jan 13, 2016 5:30 AM UTC President Obama eschewed the usual Congressional wishlist at his final State of the Union, reaching instead for a broader thematic view of his time in office. Watch the video above for highlights. ## Transcript [00:00] Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members [00:05] of Congress, My Fellow Americans. Tonight [00:12] marks the eighth year that I've come here to report on [00:16] the State of the Union. And for this final one, I'm [00:22] gonna try to make it a little shorter. I know some of you [00:25] are antsy to get back to Iowa. I've been there. [00:27] [ LAUGH ] I'll be shaking hands afterwards if you want [00:30] some tips. But for my final address to this chamber, I [00:34] wanna focus on the next five years, the next ten years. [00:38] And four big questions That I believe we as a country [00:41] have to answer. First, how do we give everyone a fair [00:45] shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? [00:48] How do we make technology work for us and not [00:51] against us? How do we keep America safe and lead [00:54] the world without becoming its policeman? How can we [00:57] make our politics reflect What's best in us and not [01:01] what's worst. The United States of America right now [01:05] has the strongest, most durable economy in the world. [01:09] We're in the middle of the longest streak of private [01:11] sector job creation in history. More than 14 million new [01:15] jobs, the strongest two years of job growth since the [01:19] 1990s, Our unemployment rate cut in half. Priority [01:23] number one is protecting the American people and [01:25] going after terrorist networks. [ APPLAUSE ] The United [01:28] States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth. [01:32] Period. [ APPLAUSE ] When you come after Americans, [01:35] we go after you and it may take time but we have long [01:38] memories and our reach has no limits Our foreign [01:41] policies to be focussed on threat from ISIS and [01:44] Al- Qaeda but it can't stop there. The world will look [01:49] to us to help solve these problems and our answer [01:51] needs to be more than tough talk. War calls to [01:55] corporate bombs [ INAUDIBLE ]. We also can't Try to [01:59] take over and rebuild every country that falls into [02:03] crisis. But on issues of global concern, we [02:07] will mobilize the world to work with us. And make sure [02:11] other countries pull their weight. Leadership means a [02:14] wise application of military power. And rallying [02:18] the world behind causes that are right. The future we [02:21] want. Opportunity and security for our families, a [02:25] rising standard of living, a sustainable peaceful [02:30] planet for our kids. But I can't do these things on my [02:33] own. So my fellow Americans, whatever you may [02:36] believe, Whether you prefer one party or no [02:41] party, whether you supported my agenda or fought as [02:44] hard as you could against it, our collected futures [02:48] depends on your willingness to uphold your [02:53] duties as a citizen. To vote. But [02:57] I can promise that a little over a year from now, when I [03:01] no longer hold this office, I will be right there with you [03:03] as a citizen. Inspired by those voices of [03:08] fairness and vision, of grit and good [03:12] humor and kindness that helped America travel so far. [03:17] That's the America I know. that's the country we love. [03:22] Clear eyed, big hearted, undaunted [03:27] by challenge. Optimistic, that unarmed [03:31] truth and unconditional love will have the final word. [03:35] [ APPLAUSE ] That's what makes me so hopeful about [03:38] our future. I believe in change because [03:42] I believe in you, the American people. And that's why I [03:46] stand here as confident as I have ever been that the [03:48] state of our union [ APPLAUSE ] Is strong. [ APPLAUSE ] [03:48] Thank you. God bless. 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