Barack Obama: “Leadership is inside you; everyone can be a leader, because everybody…”

On the recordMay 31, 2015

Leadership is inside you; everyone can be a leader, because everybody can serve.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session With Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Fellows

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