Biden conveyed his deep appreciation for first lady Jill Biden, who joined him in the Oval Office. “My deepest appreciation to our amazing first lady with me in the Oval today, for our entire family, you’re the love of my life and the lives of my love,” he said. “My eternal thanks to you, the American people.”

President Joe Biden delivered a vigorous defense of his record in an Oval Office address that bid farewell to five decades in politics.

After four years in the White House – and a half-century in Washington – President Joe Biden has said farewell.