On the recordApril 29, 2012
I'm the president of the United States and I'm opening for Jimmy Kimmel? I have the nuclear codes. Why am I telling knock-knock jokes to Kim Kardashian?
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President Obama humorously reflecting on his role at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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