English subtitles for clip: File:West Wing Week- 03-06-2015 or, “Just a Souvenir!”.webm

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Multiple Speakers:
West Wing Week.

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Narrator: Welcome to
the West Wing Week.

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Your guide to everything
is happening at

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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This week, the President
broke bread with

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My Brother's
Keeper mentees --

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(inaudible)

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(applause)

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Narrator: -- shared
the stage with Eric Holder

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and Aretha Franklin, and
welcomed law enforcement

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officials and Peace Corps
volunteers to the White House,

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while the Vice
President was in Guatemala

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to discuss investing
in Central America.

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(applause)

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It's February 27th
to March 5th, or

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"Just a Souvenir."

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(applause)

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On Friday, the presented
welcome Liberian President

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
to the White House.

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They discussed the ongoing
Ebola response and the

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region's broader plans
for an economic recovery.

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Later, the President
imparted some wisdom to

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the mentees of his program,
My Brother's Keeper.

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The President:
Remember what I said,

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don't be
overly stressed.

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It's all good.

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It's going to matter a
lot more what you do

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when you get to school than
which school you go to.

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(applause)

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Narrator: The
President wrapped up

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the work day at the
Department of Justice --

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The President: He has
been one of our finest.

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Narrator: -- where he
paid some R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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to his outgoing attorney
general, Eric Holder.

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Aretha Franklin:
(singing)

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(applause)

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Narrator: On Monday, the
President's task force

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on 21st Century Policing
met to share their report,

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which you can check
out online, containing

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specific recommendations
on how law enforcement and

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the communities they serve
can work together to build

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trust and keep those
communities safe.

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The President: A lot
of work has been done,

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there's some good answers
to be had if we don't make

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this a political football
or sensationalize it, but

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rather really focus on
getting the job done.

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Narrator: In the
afternoon, the

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Vice President and Dr. Biden
arrived in Guatemala where

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the Vice President began
two days of meetings with

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Central American leaders,
an opportunity to discuss

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the Alliance for
Prosperity Plan announced

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last November, which
seeks to improve living

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conditions in
Central America.

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Together with the Vice
President, the Central American

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leaders outlined
the road ahead to

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stimulate economic growth,
reduce inequality, and

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target the criminal
networks responsible for

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human trafficking
in their countries.

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On Tuesday, Secretary of
Defense Ash Carter joined

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the President in the Oval
Office for a meeting about

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the secretary's recent
trip to Afghanistan.

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Later, the President and
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their Let Girls Learn
initiative, elevating

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efforts to help adolescent
girls worldwide attend and

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stay in school despite the
circumstances or customs

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of their communities that
might otherwise keep them

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from a quality education.

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Mrs. Obama: I hope
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girls and our boys here in
the U.S. will learn about

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the sacrifices girls
worldwide are making

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to get their
education, how they're

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pushing forward in the
face of poverty and

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violence, death threats,
and so many other horrors.

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I want our young people to
be awed by these girls.

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Narrator: Meanwhile, in
Guatemala, as the work

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continued for the Vice
President and the

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Central American heads of state,
Dr. Biden traveled to the

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countryside to visit
a Wakami workspace.

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Artisans discussed the
challenges faced by women

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in rural Guatemala and how
they have benefitted from

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the opportunity to produce
and sell goods through

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their local cooperative
and with the support from

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the Women's Entrepreneurship
in the Americas.

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It's a U.S. grant program,
which reduces barriers and

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increases economic
opportunities for women

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entrepreneurs in the
Western Hemisphere.

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Later, the Vice President
stopped by a local municipal

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office to witness
firsthand how investments

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in the region have
contributed to a decrease

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in violent crime
and homicide rates.

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Before departing Guatemala,
the Vice President

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met with children
participating in a karate

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program funded by
anti-violence efforts.

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On Thursday, as Washington
D.C. celebrated winter

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in America, the President
celebrated his one-year

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anniversary of his My
Brother's Keeper initiative.

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He released a reflection
to mark the occasion.

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The President: A year ago
today, we launched what we

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call My Brother's Keeper,
a way to make sure that

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we're reaching young
people who sometimes don't

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have the kind of
opportunities that we want

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every American
child to have.

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And we need more
communities to step up.

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We need more businesses
and philanthropies.

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We need more universities,
and we need more

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individuals to
get involved.

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If you're interested, go
to whitehouse.gov/MBK.

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Narrator: So,
stay engaged with

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us on Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram, and remember,

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you can find out more
information on any of these

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topics or see complete videos of
these events at whitehouse.gov.

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So, thanks again for
checking out this edition

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of your West Wing Week.

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(inaudible)

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The Vice President:
Thank you so much.

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(applause)

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(inaudible)