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Barack Obama: When the first large wave of Irish immigrants set sail for the New World, many of them were already tired, hungry, and…

On the recordMarch 13, 2014
When the first large wave of Irish immigrants set sail for the New World, many of them were already tired, hungry, and desperately poor.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a St. Patrick's Day Reception

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