Barack Obama: “Carole is always that honest, unvarnished voice, the friend who tells…”

On the recordDecember 5, 2015

Carole is always that honest, unvarnished voice, the friend who tells you again and again that you are beautiful, as beautiful as you feel.

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Remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception

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