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Barack Obama: “Everybody cares about their kids, their grandkids, and the kind of world we pass on to them.”

On the recordOctober 2, 2016
Everybody cares about their kids, their grandkids, and the kind of world we pass on to them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks During a Panel Discussion on Climate Change at the White House South by South Lawn Festival

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