[Wash Times] In what is likely the final on-camera interview during his eight year stay at Washington’s most famous address, President Obama tells CBS that his family will be happy to be out of the White House come next weekend.Security constraints and other factors appear to have worn thin after eight years, he said, noting that his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha are particularly eager to get on with their private lives.
"They’re ready to go. I mean, the girls, obviously, they are now of an age in which the constraints of Secret Service and bubbles and all that stuff has gotten pretty old. Michelle never fully took to the scrutiny. I mean, she’s thrived as a first lady, but it’s not her preference," Mr. Obama tells CBS "60 Minutes" in the interview, which is scheduled to air Sunday evening.
His wife was the "hardest sell" for a White House experience, Mr. Obama says.
"She never fully embraced being in the public spotlight. Which is ironic, given how good she is [at it]. I think having said that, she would acknowledge -- and I certainly feel-- that we just have a lot of memories here. You know, our kids grew up here. Some of our best friends have been here in this place," the president continues.
His wife is "glad" that their time at the White House is ebbing down to the last few days, Mr. Obama says.
