Barack Obama: “We are extraordinarily blessed to be Americans because we have the…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013

We are extraordinarily blessed to be Americans because we have the opportunity to serve in ways that so many of you have served.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Dinner in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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