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In a surprise twist,

President Barack Obama ended

an event billed

as a final tribute

to his vice president

by awarding Joe Biden

with the nation's highest civilian honor,

the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

In a speech prior to the announcement,

Obama touched

on Biden's many personal and professional accomplishments,

hailing his contributions

to the outgoing administration

and applauding his personal character.

The transcript of Obama's speech on Biden is heartfelt

and touching reminder

of the close relationship the leaders developed

during their eight years

in office together.

The president applauded Biden

for his faith

in his fellow Americans,

his love of his country,

and "a lifetime of service

that will endure through the generations."

He chose

to bestow Biden

with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

with Distinction,

an added level of veneration

reportedly awarded to only three other men since 1989

– Pope John Paul II, former President Ronald Reagan, and Gen. Colin Powell.

"I don't deserve this

but I know

it came from the president's heart,"

a visibly surprised

and emotional Vice President Biden said

after receiving the award

from Obama.

If you missed the president's emotional tribute,

take a peek

at the transcript of Obama's Biden speech below.

And for the past eight years
he could not have been a more devoted or effective partner
in the progress
that we've made.

He fought to make college more affordable
and revitalize American manufacturing
as the head of our Middle Class Task Force.

He suited up
for our Cancer Moonshot
giving hope to millions of Americans
touched by this disease.

He led our efforts
to combat gun violence
and he rooted out
any possible misappropriations
that might have occurred
and as a consequence the Recovery Act worked
as well as just
about any large-scale stimulus project
has ever worked in this country.

He visited
college after college
and made friends
with Lady Gaga
for our It's On Us campaign
against campus sexual assault.

And when the Pope visited
Joe was even kind enough
to let me talk to his Holiness as well.

Behind the scenes, Joe's candid, honest counsel
has made me a better president and a better commander in chief.

From the situation room
to our weekly lunches
to our huddles
after everybody else has cleared out of the room,
he's been unafraid
to give it to me straight,
even if we disagree.

In fact, especially when we disagree.

And all of this makes him,
I believe,
the finest vice president
we have ever seen.

And I also think
he has been a lion of American history.

The best part is,
he's no where close to finish.

In the years ahead,
as a citizen,
he will continue to build on
that legacy internationally and domestically.

He's got
a voice of vision and reason and optimism and love
for people
and we're going to need
that spirit and that vision
as we continue to try and make our world safer
and to make sure
that everybody's got a fair shot
in this country.

When Joe talks to auto workers
who's livelihoods he helped save,
we hear the son of a man
who once knew
the pain of having
to tell his kids
that he had lost his job.

When Joe talks about hope and opportunity
for our children,
we hear
the father who rode the rails home every night
so he could be there
to tuck his kids into bed.

When Joe sticks up
for the little guy,
we hear the young boy
who used to stand
in front of the mirror
reciting Yeats or Emerson,
studying the muscles in his face,
determined to vanquish a debilitating stutter.

When Joe talks to Gold Star families
who have lost a hero,
we hear a kindred spirit,
another father of an American veteran,
somebody who's faith has been tested
and who has been forced
to wander through the darkness himself
and who knows who to lean on
to find the light.

So, that's Joe Biden:
a resilient and loyal and humble servant.

And a patriot.

But most of all a family man.

Of course like Joe,
Jill's work is only part of the story.
She just seems to walk this Earth so lightly,
spreads her joy so freely,
and she reminds us
that although we're in a serious business
we don't have to take ourselves too seriously.

She's quick
with a laugh or practical joke.

Disguising herself as a server at a party,
she once hosted to liven the mood.

She once hid
in the overhead compartment
of Air Force Two
to scare the senior staff,
because why not?

She seems to have a sixth sense
of when to send
a note of encouragement
to a friend or a staffer,
a simple thank you,
or a box of macaroons.

She is one of the best, most genuine people
that I've met not just in politics
but my entire life.

She is grounded and caring
and generous and funny
and that's why Joe is proud
to introduce himself
as Jill Biden's husband.

And to see them together is to see
what real love looks like.

Through thick and thin,
good times and bad,
it's an all-American love story.

Jill once surprised Joe
by painting hearts
on his office windows
for Valentine's Day.

And then there are these Biden kids and grandkids.
They're everywhere.
They're all good looking.
Hunter and Ashley,
who lived out
that family creed of raising good families
and looking out
for the least of our brothers and sister.

Beau, who is watching over us
with those broad shoulders
and mighty heart himself.

A man who left a beautiful legacy
and inspired an entire nation.

Naomi and Finn and Maisy and Natalie and little Hunter –
grandchildren who are the light of Joe's eyes
and gives him an excuse
to bust out the squirt gun
around the pool.

This is the kind of family
that built this country.

That's why my family is so proud
to call ourselves honorary Bidens.

As Yeats put it –
because I had to quote
an Irish poet and Seamus Heaney was taken –
'Think where man's glory most begins and ends,
and say my glory was I had such friends.'

Away from the camera Jill and Michelle have each other's backs
just as much
as when they're out championing our troops.

Our girls are close, best friends
at school,
inviting each other
for vacations and sleep overs.

Even though our terms are nearly over,
one of the greatest gifts
of these past eight years is
that we're forever bonded
as a family.

But of course I know
that the Obamas are not the only ones
who feel like they're part of the Biden clan
because Joe's heart has radiated
around this room.

You see it
in the enduring friendships
he's forged with folks of every stripe
and background up
on Capitol Hill.

You see it
in the way
that his eyes light up
when he finds somebody
in a rope line Scranton
or just the tiniest towns
in Delaware.

You see it
in the incredible loyalty of his staff.

The team who knows
that family always comes
before work
because Joe tells them so everyday.

The team that reflects
their boss's humble service here
in this building
where there have been no turf wars
between our staffs
because everybody here has understood
that we're all on the same mission
and share the same values.

There's just been cooperation and camaraderie
and that is rare.

It's a testament to Joe
and the tone
that he set.

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