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On the recordJune 10, 2015
This week, let us renew our resolve to harness the potential of our time—the technology, opportunity, and talent of our people—and empower all of today's thinkers, makers, and dreamers.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9293—National Week of Making

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