Barack Obama: “We have asked for the unprecedented trust of the American people to…”

On the recordFebruary 19, 2009

We have asked for the unprecedented trust of the American people to deal boldly with the greatest economic crisis we've seen in decades.

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President Obama emphasizes the need for public trust in addressing the economic crisis.

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