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Barack Obama: “We have to see ourselves in each other, because we've all got families we love, and we all have hopes for their better…”

On the recordNovember 22, 2016
We have to see ourselves in each other, because we've all got families we love, and we all have hopes for their better future.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

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