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Barack Obama: This isn't an obligation. This is a privilege to be a father.

On the recordJune 18, 2009
This isn't an obligation. This is a privilege to be a father.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting on Fatherhood and a Question-and-Answer Session

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