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Barack Obama: “Being a father is--it's not just an obligation and a responsibility, it is a privilege and a blessing.”

On the recordJune 20, 2010
Being a father is--it's not just an obligation and a responsibility, it is a privilege and a blessing.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Father's Day Event

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