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.”

The speech Wednesday night will cap not only Biden’s presidency but his five decades in politics. He was once the country’s youngest senator at 30 years old after being elected to represent his

"Join me tonight as I reflect on our progress and deliver my farewell address to the nation," President Joe Biden's X account posted, in part, on Wednesday.