Barack Obama actually said...

I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that honor his memory and uphold the principles he so nobly advanced.

Context

Proclamation 8636—150th Anniversary of the Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

03/03/2011

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