The president will deliver the speech at 9 p.m. ET.
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President Barack Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address Tuesday night, reflecting on the past seven years of his presidency.
In a new video released by the White House, Obama previewed the speech.
"I want us to be able, when we walk out this door, to say we couldn't think of anything else that we didn't try to do," Obama says in the short black and white video, which was filmed in the Oval Office. "That we didn't shy away from a challenge because it was hard. That we weren't timid or got tired or somehow thinking about the next thing because there is no next thing,"
"This is it," Obama says. "Never in our lives again will we have the chance to do as much good as we do now. I want to make sure we maximize it."
Obama is expected to discuss progress he has made during his presidency as well as things he'd like to accomplish in the year ahead. Obama will likely address topics including gun control, fighting ISIS, and closing Guantanamo Bay.
In addition to television coverage and a live stream, the White House will also publish clips on its social media accounts such as Facebook, Vine, Snapchat, and Instagram.
The State of the Union will begin at 9 pm ET.
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