How am I going to pull up the ladder on the next generation of kids who are just as talented, smarter than I am?
Barack Obama: “How am I going to pull up the ladder on the next generation of kids who are just as talented, smarter than I am?”
On the recordApril 20, 2011
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session in Reno
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