Obama Says He Plans to Stay in Washington Area After Leaving Office

President Barack Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisors inside his cabin at Camp David, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama said he'll stick around the Washington area for a couple of years after he leaves office in January so daughter Sasha can finish high school.

Sasha, 14, is a freshman at Sidwell Friends, an exclusive school in the nation’s capital that for years has educated the children of Washington’s elites. Her sister, Malia, 17, is a senior at Sidwell. She is expected to be settling in at college when her father’s term ends.

Obama is also expected to spend time in Chicago after leaving the White House.