Barack Obama: “Last week in Ghana, Michelle and I took Malia and Sasha and my…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009

Last week in Ghana, Michelle and I took Malia and Sasha and my mother-in-law to Cape Coast Cass in Ghana.

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President Obama discusses his visit to Ghana and the significance of the location in relation to the African-American experience.

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Barack Obama: “Last week in Ghana, Michelle and I took Malia and Sasha and my mother-in-law to Cape Coast Cass in Ghana.”