Barack Obama: “Some of us may be less talented, but we all have the opportunity to…”

On the recordNovember 19, 2013

Some of us may be less talented, but we all have the opportunity to serve.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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