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Barack Obama: “Our children do not expect us to be superheroes, but we do have an obligation to show up and be there for our kids.”

On the recordJune 18, 2015
Our children do not expect us to be superheroes, but we do have an obligation to show up and be there for our kids.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Proclamation 9296—Father's Day

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