Barack Obama: “But times like that are precisely when the power of song is most…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 2010

But times like that are precisely when the power of song is most potent.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at PBS's 'A Celebration of Music From the Civil Rights Movement: In Performance at the White House'

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Barack Obama: “But times like that are precisely when the power of song is most potent.”