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Barack Obama: What a good man. Sometimes I think that's the best thing to hope for when you're eulogized -- after all the words and…

On the recordJune 26, 2015
What a good man. Sometimes I think that's the best thing to hope for when you're eulogized -- after all the words and recitations and resumes are read, to just say someone was a good man.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Eulogy for Reverend Clementa Pinckney

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