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David Gergen: “I think President Obama, you know, campaigned that he was going to try to open and change relationship in Latin America…”

On the recordApril 19, 2009
I think President Obama, you know, campaigned that he was going to try to open and change relationship in Latin America and Europe and that sort of thing. He's following through, doing just what he said he would do.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses President Obama's efforts to improve relations with Latin America and Europe.

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