austan goolsbee. lynn suite from the "chicago sun-times," who's covered then barack obama well before he was president. keith boykin, former clinton white house aide and kayla mcinterknee, a conservative columnist. i heard four edits and probably more than that. >> i've had a couple conversations with the speechwriters and chatted with the president. i'm struck by the fact you noted george washington's speech and he set the tone for these farewell addresses. his message to the nation was that there was strength in unity and the greatest threat to our country was disunity. i suspect there will be echoes of that in this speech tonight. i think that tonight is not going to be a night for doing victory laps so much as talking about the future and talking about our democracy and what we have to do to keep it strong and vibrant. i think that will be the essence of what he says. >> is he emotional?