President Barack Obama Delivers Remarks and Presents the Awards for the 2009 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
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President Barack Obama Delivers Remarks and Presents the Awards for the 2009 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA DELIVERS REMARKS AT PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDAL AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF THE ARTS, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE
FEBRUARY 25, 2010SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA[*] OBAMA: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) I'm sorry I'm a little late. (Laughter.) I had this thing I had to do. (Laughter.) But I understand that people have been drinking and -- (laughter) -- and eating the big shrimp around here. And I have to say that the wait will have been worth it, because we are honoring an extraordinary group of individuals.Before I begin I just want to make a few acknowledgements. First of all, somebody who was busy with me today, and is busy every day on behalf of the American people -- we hav...See the full content of this document
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