In his Saturday address, President Obama teased his “farewell speech” which will take place in Chicago on Tuesday:
"Over the past eight years, we’ve added our own new chapter to that story." —@POTUS on his Farewell Address https://t.co/FAsjXT8Tff
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) January 7, 2017
Tickets to the speech were made available this morning and Obama fans waited in long lines:
6:15 am line at McCormick Place for Obama speech tickets. pic.twitter.com/xZVF1rN7kB
— Monica Eng (@monicaeng) January 7, 2017
Obama fans brave the cold, with some lining up as early as 4:30 a.m., to get free tickets to his Chicago speech. https://t.co/QW0yW4t5GU pic.twitter.com/yXumQdJf2A
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) January 7, 2017
Massive crowds line up to get tickets to Obama's farewell speech early Saturday morning https://t.co/fwpwuqrKyI pic.twitter.com/t4SH82HKPg
— Block Club Chicago (@BlockClubCHI) January 7, 2017
Thousands line up at McCormick Place to get tickets to President Obama's farewell speech: https://t.co/C32SXCZxXT pic.twitter.com/TSVWH2vbJW
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) January 7, 2017
Thousands Line Up for Tickets to Obama's Farewell Speech https://t.co/X41IjxHLdh pic.twitter.com/hiXX0FC2vR
— Patrick (@cahulaan) January 7, 2017
People also got super-sentimental about the upcoming speech:
Thousands brave the cold for tickets to Obama's final speech: "You kind of want to hold on to that last bit of him" https://t.co/KfjfGJhCqR pic.twitter.com/QvcsSyoOmj
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) January 7, 2017
But for some hoping to relive the excitement of “Hope & Change” one final time, dejection:
Thousands disappointed after being turned away for Obama speech tickets and McCormick Place @WBEZ pic.twitter.com/jn85JJh8cM
— Monica Eng (@monicaeng) January 7, 2017
If you like your ticket, you can keep it!