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Mayor Johnson: The point guard
of Pennsylvania Avenue --

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(laughter)

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-- the 44th president of the
United States of America.

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Mr. Earnest: Welcome
to a special whirlwind

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travel edition of your
West Wing Week, your guide

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to everything that's
happening not only

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at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, but way, way beyond.

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This week, the President
made history by being

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the first sitting U.S.
president to make a second

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visit to India, he and the
First Lady also traveled

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to Saudi Arabia to pay their
respects to the late king.

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And back at home, the
President convened

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a meeting with U.S. mayors
and honored outgoing

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Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel.

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That's January 23rd to January
29th, or, Namaste Obama.

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This West Wing Week kicks
off in the Blue Room,

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the Green Room, and the East
Room where the President

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hosted the annual
Conference of Mayors.

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The 200 mayors from across
the country and from

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both parties met with
the President to discuss

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middle class priorities,
such as raising wages

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to bolster hard
working families.

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To kick off his remarks,
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson

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gave him a very special
NBA themed introduction.

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The President: (laughs)
That's unbelievable.

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Mayor Johnson:
Standing 6'1" --

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(laughter)

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-- 180 pounds, southpaw,
from Columbia University

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via Punahou High
School in Honolulu,

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the point guard --

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Mr. Earnest: Then
it was off to India,

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a land halfway across the
world, but close

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to the President's heart,
and we get a report

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from our foreign
correspondent, Kal Penn.

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Kal Penn: Hey, guys.

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It's Kal Penn.

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We got off Air Force
One, and now we're

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in a rickshaw here in Delhi.

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A lot of you might be
wondering, why President Obama

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is in India in the first place,
and what's that's all about.

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So let's dig into it.

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This trip is a trip of firsts
-- not President Obama's

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first trip to India.

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He actually did
that back in 2010.

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But with this visit
President Obama becomes

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the first sitting U.S.
president to visit India

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twice during his
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Why the second visit?

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Well last September
Prime Minister Modi met

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with President Obama
in Washington D.C.

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on one of his earliest
trips in office.

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They hit it off, and
following that trip,

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he took the unprecedented
step of inviting

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the President to
be the chief guest

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at India's Republic
Day celebrations.

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So here's another first:
this visit will mark

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the first time a U.S.
President will have

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the honor of attending Republic
Day, which commemorates

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the adoption of
India's constitution.

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(music playing)

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But this is much more than
just a symbolic visit.

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This is actually an
opportunity for the world's

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largest democracy, India, and
the world's oldest democracy,

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America, to engage further
on some major issue

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affecting both nations.

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And who doesn't
love democracy?

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Well I can think of some
people who don't love

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democracy, but we're
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those people today.

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So during the visit --
get ready for this --

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we've seen a serious of
bilateral meetings

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and high level
dialogues advancing

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U.S.-India economic ties, and
civil nuclear understanding,

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and the pursuit of increased
cooperation around

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developing clean energy,
new defense initiatives,

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security concerns, and
counter terrorism strategies,

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the effort to combat
climate change,

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the responsibility of
upholding fundamental freedoms

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for all individuals, regardless
of gender, orientation,

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or faith, as well as the
pursuit of cleaner air,

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and enhanced public health.

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That's a lot, right?

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The President: Well we
can't tell you everything

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that we talked about.

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(laughter)

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Kal Penn: Yet there was still
time to honor the legacy

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of political action through
non-violent means that binds

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both our nations by paying
respect to Gandhi at a memorial.

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While here, the President
also released a video

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message back home
announcing new measures

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the Department of Interior
is taking to preserve

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the Arctic Natural
Wild Life Refuge and calling

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on Congress to designated
it a wilderness area,

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which would keep it free
from roads and structures.

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The President: So that we
can make sure that this

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amazing wonder is preserved
for future generations.

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Kal Penn: Okay, so all in
all, really busy weekend

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for President Obama
here in India,

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but now it's off
to Saudi Arabia.

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(speaks Hindi)

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Mr. Earnest: And
Kal, don't forget,

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on Tuesday the President also
addressed an august gathering

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of social justice leaders
working to further equality

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within their communities.

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The President: In
both our countries,

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in India and in America, our
diversity is our strength,

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and we have to guard against
any efforts to divide

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ourselves along sectarian
lines or any other lines.

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If India, as massive as it
is, with so much diversity,

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so many differences, is
able to continually affirm

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its democracy that is an
example for every other

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country on earth.

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That's what makes
us world leaders,

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not just the size
of our economy,

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or the number of weapons
we have, but our

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ability to show the way in
how we work together,

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and how much respect
we show each other.

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Mr. Earnest: As we bid farewell
to India and to Kal Penn,

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the President and First Lady
said hello to Saudi Arabia,

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where they received a
warm musical welcome.

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In Riyadh, they paid their
respects to King Salman

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following the passing of
the late king Abdullah.

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Air Force 1 landed back
in the United States

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at the dark hour
of 2:37 a.m.

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Later that day, though, the
President attended the Armed

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Forces farewell ceremony in
honor of Secretary of Defense

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Hagel at Joint Base
Myer-Henderson Hall.

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(music playing)

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(applause)

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On Thursday the President
and Vice President

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traveled to the city of
brotherly love to attend

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the House Democratic
Caucus Retreat.

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So namaste, and remember to
stay engaged with us online,

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and remember you can find
out more information about

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any of these topics and
see complete videos

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of these events at
whitehouse.gov.

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So thanks so much for
checking out this edition

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of your West Wing Week.

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Male Speaker: West Wing Week.

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Female Speaker: (laughs)

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