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David Axelrod: “You know he said, in his farewell address, that he urged young people to hitch themselves to something larger than…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
You know he said, in his farewell address, that he urged young people to hitch themselves to something larger than themselves.
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David Axelrod
Democratic · Illinois

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David Axelrod references Barack Obama's farewell address and its message to young people.

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