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Time. its been a wild ride. but its been a journey well worth taking to be able to do my part to strengthen the american idea. that pursuit is never end, much work remains, but i like to think i have done my part, my little part in history to set us on a better course. thank you. sherman. >> [ inaudible question ] >> yes. >> [ inaudible question ] >> correct. i do. look, i know most speakers cant go out on their own terms. tip oneil was probably the last one to do that. but harry reid senator le...

>> that, apparently, confused his team. listen. >> we are knocking the hell out of isis. well be coming out of syria very soon. let the other people take care of it now. very soon. very soon, were coming out. well have 100% of the faith as they call it, sometimes referred to as land. we are taking it all back, quickly. we are going to come out of there real soon. >> a senior administration official tells cnn they are still trying to figure out exactly what the president meant. even the pentagon ...

This clear military commitment attracted the support of allies broadly and equipped our diplomats with a whole new level of certainty around how to prepare for the peace talks and achieve the final objectives. in other areas where progress remains, much work remains. in syria, cease fires and stabilizations which we now know have saved thousands of lives. theres more to be done in syria, particularly with respect to achieving the peace, stabilizing iraq and seeing a healthy government installed ...

Diplomats with a whole new level of certainty around how to prepare for the peace talks and achieve the final objectives. in other areas where progress has been made, much work remains. in syria, we did achieve important cease fires that saved thousands of lives. theres more to be done in syria, respect to achieving peace as well as stabilizing iraq and seeing a healthy government installed and more broadly in the entire global campaign to defeat isis. nothing is possible without allies and part...

And shacharlotte and aden for at three hours of conversation to try to determine whether we would be the right people to be on the ticket. and when we got in the car to head back to the airport after the three-hour discussion, i said to anne honey, i dont know whether we are going to be on this ticket or not but i do know this. we are going to remember that three hours for the rest of our life. and now we will remember 105 days that we have had with this fantastic couple of public servants and a...

Bill and chelsea and mark and charlotte and aidan for about three hours of conversation to try to determine whether we would be the right people to be on the ticket. and when we got in the car to head back to the airport after the three-hour discussion, i said to ann, honey, i dont know whether were going to be on this ticket or not but were going to remember that three hours for the rest of our life. and now well remember 105 days that weve had with this fantastic couple of public servants and ...

From above and reminding us all keep going, keep going. moving on. dont sit on your laurels. >> reporter: now, in all, four presidents will have spoken at the end of this summit. they will have made similar points that a lot of difficult work remains. to some extent, this is a chance to recast johnsons legacy which historians have said has been overshadowed by some extent by the vietnam war and this week focusing on the incredible progress that was made in civil rights during his time as preside...

Lbj signing the landmark civil rights act. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker is traveling with the president and joins us live from austin. kristen? >> hi there, tamron. president obama will speak in just over an hour from now and it will be poignant because the civil rights act made his presidency a possibility and president obama will talk about the incredible progress that has been made since 1964, but he is also going to talk about the difficult work that remains ahead partic...

Him to stay on a little bit longer, and i could not be more grateful to carol and the entire geithner family for allowing him to make the sacrifices that so many of our cabinet members ask of their families in serving the country. the fact is, while a lot of work remains, especially to rebuild a strong middle class and offer working folks new path ways to rise into the middle class, our economy is better positioned for tomorrow than most of those other countries hit by the financial crisis. the ...

Convince him to stay on a little bit longer. i could not be more grateful for carol to allow him to make the sacrifices that so many of our cabinet members ask of their families in serving the country. now, the fact is while a lot of work remains, especially to rebuild a strong middle class and offer working folks new pathways to rise into the middle class, our economy is better positioned for tomorrow than most of those other countries hit by the financial crisis. the tough decisions tim made a...