Do all presidents give a farewell address?

George W. Bush opened his farewell address on January 15, 2009, by calling the election of his successor, Barack Obama, “a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation.” He referred back to the first time he addressed the nation from the White House, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. read more

When President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday, he will be only the 10th president in American history to present a formal goodbye as such, according to Gleaves Whitney, the author of American Presidents: Farewell Addresses to the Nation, 1796-2001. read more