On the recordJanuary 19, 2009
We are responsible to you. We are accountable to you. We are grateful to you. Not only for the trust you've bestowed, but also for a guy named Joe Biden.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “We are responsible to you. We are accountable to you. We are grateful to you. Not only for the trust you've bestowed…”
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Obama expresses gratitude to the public and acknowledges Vice President Joe Biden.
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