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Barack Obama: “Folks don't just feel like they know Joe, the politician. They feel like they know the person.”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
Folks don't just feel like they know Joe, the politician. They feel like they know the person.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama reflects on the personal connection people have with Joe Biden.

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