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On the recordMay 2, 2010
I have no greater honor and no greater responsibility than serving as your Commander in Chief.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on Presenting the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen

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