Political Quotes

On the recordMay 26, 2008
I had an uncle who was one of the -- who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and to liberate the concentration camps.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama recounts a personal family story related to his uncle's involvement in World War II.

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