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Barack Obama: “Even though St. Patrick's Day has perhaps been better known for revelry than reflection, it's also a chance for us to…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2011
Even though St. Patrick's Day has perhaps been better known for revelry than reflection, it's also a chance for us to remember how the journey to America began for so many of our ancestors.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Saint Patrick's Day Reception

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