Barack Obama actually said...

I will always be grateful that at a time of great peril for our country, a man of Larry’s brilliance, experience and judgment was willing to answer the call and lead our economic team.

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Press Release - Dr. Lawrence H. Summers

09/20/2010

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

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