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Barack Obama: A lot of the conversations that we had were about, you know, our views and our vision about life and what was important…

On the recordJanuary 1, 2009
A lot of the conversations that we had were about, you know, our views and our vision about life and what was important to us and how could we make accommodations to provide each other the support that we needed? Where was the compromise going to come from?
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Michelle Obama reflects on the discussions she and Barack had to navigate their family and political responsibilities.

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