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Barack Obama: This last conversation was substantive. I was very insistent with him that we would continue to promote democracy and…

On the recordDecember 16, 2014
This last conversation was substantive. I was very insistent with him that we would continue to promote democracy and human rights and speak out forcefully on behalf of the freedom of the people of Cuba.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama discusses his conversation with Raul Castro regarding the promotion of democracy and human rights in Cuba.

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