Barack Obama: “I stand here as the President of the United States and the son of an…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2016

I stand here as the President of the United States and the son of an African.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders Town Hall and a Question-and-Answer Session

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Barack Obama: “I stand here as the President of the United States and the son of an African.”