Barack Obama: “You know, when I was growing up, you had figures like Arthur Ashe and…”

On the recordMay 21, 2010

You know, when I was growing up, you had figures like Arthur Ashe and Bill Russell who routinely would talk about the world around them.

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Interview With Marv Albert of Turner Network Television (TNT)

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