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Barack Obama: “I mean, it's so humbling now on the other side of it to see what, you know, what the government will do for their…”

On the recordMay 16, 2013
I mean, it's so humbling now on the other side of it to see what, you know, what the government will do for their citizens.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Jessica Buchanan reflects on the government's efforts to rescue her during her kidnapping.

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