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Barack Obama: On National Child's Day, we remember that the promise of a brighter tomorrow is fulfilled by what we do for our children…

On the recordNovember 17, 2011
On National Child's Day, we remember that the promise of a brighter tomorrow is fulfilled by what we do for our children today.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 8758—National Child's Day

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