Barack Obama: “We took an economy that was about to go into a great depression, and…”

On the recordApril 3, 2013

We took an economy that was about to go into a great depression, and we were able to yank it out.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Fundraiser in Atherton

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Barack Obama: “We took an economy that was about to go into a great depression, and we were able to yank it out.”