Outgoing Apple CEO, Tim Cook, says others should define his legacy, not him, in a new interview with CBS News.

The interview, filmed yesterday at the opening of Apple's new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Texas, focused on the company's commitment to manufacturing is the US.

Interviewer, Jo Ling Kent, asked Cook when he thinks the American worker will make the majority of Apple products, as the company currently outsources much of its manufacturing to Asian countries, such as China, Vietnam and India.

Apple's CEO focused on the many components of the iPhone that are already manufactured in the US, and highlighted that Mac mini production will begin in the US later this year.

"If you look at the iPhone, it's very interesting because the cover glass, it will be coming out of Kentucky for the world, not just for iPhones sold in the US, but for the world. The system on a chip for many iPhones come out of Arizona, many of the components parts are coming out of 12 different states across 24 different factories and now coming here, Mac mini will be rolling off the production lines later this year, so lots of different manufacturing is here, in fact its 450,000 jobs in the US."

The interviewer also asked about his legacy as CEO, as he enters his final few weeks in the position. Tim Cook has previously reflected on Steve Jobs' legacy, describing his predecessor's tenure at Apple in one word: "innovation." When asked what word he would use for his own tenure, Cook said:

"In my view your legacy is described by others, not yourself, I hope people will say i was a good and decent man and if they sat that at the end of the day, I feel like I have achieved something But I think other people describe your legacy, it's not for you to describe your legacy"

Tim Cook will officially mark 15 years as CEO on August 24th, 8 days before he steps down. Apple's SVP of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, will take over on 1st September. Cook will remain at Apple as Executive Chairman and told CBS that Apple will remain his primary focus.

You can take a look back at Tim Cook's legacy as CEO, by looking at our report on some of his biggest product launches.

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