Obama Jokes With Letterman About Post-Retirement Life

Letterman said Obama told him during a commercial break that he plans to take a month off after leaving office. The president said he and the first lady hope to get involved in causes they care about “in a different capacity,” including climate change, as well as helping support disadvantaged youth and military families.

But most of all Obama indicated that, like Letterman, he is looking forward to life out of the spotlight. “It does feel good not to have to be on the stump,” Obama said of the 2016 campaign.

“I was thinking you and me could play some dominoes together,” Obama said. “We could go to the local Starbucks and swap stories.”

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