Barack Obama: “That quintessentially American creative spirit...may be our greatest…”

On the recordOctober 13, 2015

That quintessentially American creative spirit...may be our greatest export: the American soundtrack.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at PBS's 'A Celebration of American Creativity: In Performance at the White House'

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Barack Obama: “That quintessentially American creative spirit...may be our greatest export: the American soundtrack.”