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Barack Obama: We are not joined by the Kennedys on this trip, but we very much feel the spirit of Robert F. Kennedy.

On the recordJune 27, 2013
We are not joined by the Kennedys on this trip, but we very much feel the spirit of Robert F. Kennedy.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes

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