Barack Obama: “As Charlie says, 'I wasn't just trying to do this for me, I was trying…”

On the recordNovember 23, 2014

As Charlie says, 'I wasn't just trying to do this for me, I was trying to do it for the world.'

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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