President Obama won't be saying "Yes, We Can" this time around, but he maintains that his campaign is still about change.
The commander-in-chief admitted that Washington "feels as broken as it did four years ago" during a taped interview with Charlie Rose that aired on CBS News.
"If you asked me what is the one thing that has frustrated me most over the last four years it's not the hard work, it's not, the enormity of the decisions, it's not the pace," Obama told Rose as they sat down in the Blue Room of the White House. "It is that I haven't been able to change the atmosphere here in Washington to reflect the decency and common sense of ordinary people."
Obama said that while he's accomplished a great deal during his three and a half years in office, he's learned that most things take longer than he'd like.
"I think there's no doubt that I underestimated the degree to which in this town politics trump problem solving," Obama told Rose.
OBAMA SAYS FIRST TERM FAILURE WAS NOT TELLING A STORY
Obama vowed that his campaign will continue to focus on building an economy that supports a robust middle class that is open to people who are "willing to work hard."
Obama's Republican rivals blasted the president Thursday, after a preview of the interview showed Obama saying that he should have done more to tell American people a story that "gives them a sense of unity and purpose and optimism."
"Being president is not about telling stories. Being president is about leading, and President Obama has failed to lead," Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney tweeted.
Obama, joined during the interview by first lady Michelle Obama, said that most of his summer will be spent on the campaign trail as both of his daughters, Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, will be heading to sleep-away camp for a month.
The White House recently told Massachusetts state police that the president and his family would be skipping their annual summer vacation to Martha's Vineyard this year.
The couple, who acknowledged they'd be experiencing "empty nest syndrome" once their daughters go away, said that the presidency has strengthened their marriage.
"I think this place magnifies the good parts and the bad parts of you," the first lady told Rose. "And I have just been so proud to watch him maneuver through some pretty interesting waters, and to retain himself."
croberts@nydailynews.com
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