The president looked back at his accomplishments in office noting that the country was still reeling from the pandemic and bounced back.

He cited the 12 million new jobs created, increasing wages and declining inflation.

"We're literally rebuilding our entire nation, urban, suburban, rural, [and] tribal communities," he said.

Near the end of his speech, Biden turned personal as he recalled his roots and long career in public service.

"My fellow Americans, it has been the privilege of my life to serve this nation for over 50 years," he said. "Nowhere else on Earth could a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Claymont, Delaware, one day sit behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office as president of the United States but here I am."

"I give my heart and my soul to my nation, like so many others, but I'm blessed a million times in return for the love and support of the American people," he said. "I hope you have some idea how grateful I am to all of you."

The president touted Harris's work and encouraged Americans to look at her record during the election.

"Vice president Kamala Harris experienced. She's tough, she's capable she's been an incredible partner to me and a leader for our country. now the choice is up to you," he said.

Biden laid out what he wants to focus on for the remainder of his term, including

"I'll continue to lower costs for hardworking families, grow our economy," he said. "I'll keep defending our personal freedoms and our civil rights from the right to vote to the right to choose. I'll keep calling out hate and extremism and make it clear there is no place, no place it's in America for political violence or any violence."

He went on to say he will continue speaking out against gun violence, working on his Cancer Moonshot initiative and calling for reforms to the Supreme Court.

But getting any legislation passed in a pivotal election year will be difficult with a split Congress.