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John B. King Jr.: If I were here a couple of years ago, say, you were 10 or 11, 12, and I said, you know, who do you most admire, who's…

On the recordJanuary 18, 2009
If I were here a couple of years ago, say, you were 10 or 11, 12, and I said, you know, who do you most admire, who's your role model, who do you say I want to be like that? ... And if I ask you today, what's your answer? Who do you most admire?

Editor's note · Context

John King asks a teenager about his role model in light of Barack Obama's presidency.

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