Barack Obama: “I'm reminded of what my friend Ab Mikva said about being friends with…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2011

I'm reminded of what my friend Ab Mikva said about being friends with a politician: It's like having a perpetual child in college.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser

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