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Barack Obama: Years after he left office, Thomas Jefferson urged him to do more on education.

On the recordMay 8, 2010
Years after he left office, Thomas Jefferson urged him to do more on education.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Commencement Address at Hampton University in Hampton

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