UNFORTUNATELY, IT WOULD TAKE PRESIDENT CLINTON 6 YEARS TOO...:

"It is time," he said. "I'm not going to pretend that there haven't been moments of great frustration, but it is a singular privilege. I think I'm as good a president now as I've ever been. Because you learn stuff over eight years."

He did note, however, that he now sees "the wisdom of the founders," and that he's ready to let go of the title for "democracy to work."

"You have to have the humility to recognize that you're a citizen, and you go back to being a citizen after this office is over," Obama said. [...]

He revisited the subject of media later in the interview discussing the problematic "filters" that block potential conversations, "Look if I watched Fox News, I wouldn't vote for me either," Obama said. "You've got this screen, this fun-house mirror through which people are receiving information. How to break through that is a big challenge."

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