Barack Obama: “I'm told that you're cruising at about 17,000 miles per hour. So we're…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2009

I'm told that you're cruising at about 17,000 miles per hour. So we're glad that you are using the hands-free phone.

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President Obama jokes with astronauts about their speed and the use of hands-free phones during a call.

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Barack Obama: “I'm told that you're cruising at about 17,000 miles per hour. So we're glad that you are using the hands-free phone.”