the union address. promising this address will not be a traditional one. no laundry list of policy proposals no recapping of accomplishments, instead a last shot of why he wants this country to change more and to be, something he hinted at in this preview. >> not just the progress we've made, not just what i want to get done in the year ahead, but what we all need to do together in the years to come. the big things that will guarantee a stronger, better, more prosperous america for our kids. >> back with me, former adviser to four presidents, david gergen. how do you read this? we've got. a lot of hints what we're going to hear in the state of the union address, no laundry list. is this a president trying to fend off those that call him a lame duck or a president admitting that he is a lame duck and can't lay out a lot of