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1 00:00:00,133 --> 00:00:18,685 [Music playing] 2 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:20,053 Narrator: Welcome to the West Wing Week you're 3 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:21,654 guide to everything that's happening in 1600 4 00:00:21,654 --> 00:00:22,956 Pennsylvania Avenue. 5 00:00:22,956 --> 00:00:25,024 This week the President celebrated some of our 6 00:00:25,024 --> 00:00:26,893 treasured American Artists at the White House. 7 00:00:26,893 --> 00:00:29,696 And travelled to Tampa Florida to thank our 8 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:31,831 troops, and discuss the progress we have made in 9 00:00:31,831 --> 00:00:34,367 making America safer and more secure. 10 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:37,470 It's December 2nd through December 8, or -- 11 00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:39,672 President Obama: And this year I was especially 12 00:00:39,672 --> 00:00:41,775 looking forward to seeing how Joe Walsh cleans up. 13 00:00:41,775 --> 00:00:44,277 (Laughter) 14 00:00:44,277 --> 00:00:45,578 Pretty good. 15 00:00:45,578 --> 00:00:46,946 Narrator: On Sunday, the President and the First 16 00:00:46,946 --> 00:00:48,948 Lady welcomed the Kennedy Center Honorees, and their 17 00:00:48,948 --> 00:00:50,683 families to the East Room of the White House. 18 00:00:50,683 --> 00:00:53,386 President Obama: I hope you don't mind. 19 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:54,554 Female Speaker: No, I don't mind. 20 00:00:54,554 --> 00:00:55,655 President Obama: Okay, neither do I. 21 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:57,891 Remarkable individuals who have created the 22 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,392 soundtrack to our own lives. 23 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:02,996 Road trips and Jukebox Diners, folks who have 24 00:01:02,996 --> 00:01:04,998 mesmerized us on a Saturday night out at the 25 00:01:04,998 --> 00:01:06,699 movies, or at a concert hall. 26 00:01:06,699 --> 00:01:07,300 Michelle Obama: This is a good one. 27 00:01:07,300 --> 00:01:09,269 President Obama: Their legacy are measured not 28 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:11,237 just in terms of works of art, but the lives they 29 00:01:11,237 --> 00:01:13,940 have touched and creating a stronger and more 30 00:01:13,940 --> 00:01:15,341 beautiful America. 31 00:01:15,341 --> 00:01:18,378 Please join me in saluting our extraordinary 2016 32 00:01:18,378 --> 00:01:19,679 Kennedy Center Honorees. 33 00:01:19,679 --> 00:01:21,681 (Applause) 34 00:01:21,681 --> 00:01:23,716 (Music playing) 35 00:01:26,252 --> 00:01:27,654 Narrator: On Tuesday, the President travelled to 36 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:30,123 Tampa, Florida to meet with active duty service 37 00:01:30,123 --> 00:01:31,791 members at MacDill Air Force Base. 38 00:01:31,791 --> 00:01:32,892 The home of U.S. 39 00:01:32,892 --> 00:01:34,894 Special Operations Command and U.S. 40 00:01:34,894 --> 00:01:36,196 Central Command. 41 00:01:36,196 --> 00:01:37,430 (Applause) 42 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:38,832 Narrator: While there, he thanked our troops and 43 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:41,100 shook some hands, and then he discussed the progress 44 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:42,802 we have made over the past eight years in fighting 45 00:01:42,802 --> 00:01:44,771 terrorism at home and overseas. 46 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,406 (Music playing) 47 00:01:46,406 --> 00:01:48,875 (Applause) 48 00:01:48,875 --> 00:01:50,577 President Obama: In other words, we are a nation 49 00:01:50,577 --> 00:01:53,780 that at our best has been defined by hope and not fear. 50 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:57,784 A country that went through the crucible of a 51 00:01:57,784 --> 00:02:01,254 civil war to offer a new birth of freedom. 52 00:02:01,254 --> 00:02:04,123 That stormed the beaches of Normandy, climbed the 53 00:02:04,123 --> 00:02:08,428 hills Iwo Jima that saw ordinary people mobilize 54 00:02:08,428 --> 00:02:11,331 to extend the meaning of civil rights. 55 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:13,867 That's who we are. 56 00:02:13,867 --> 00:02:15,702 That's what makes us stronger than any 57 00:02:15,702 --> 00:02:17,871 act of terror. 58 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:19,739 Remember that history. 59 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:23,877 Remember what that flag stands for. 60 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:29,182 For we depend on you, the heirs to that legacy, our 61 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:31,784 men and women in uniform and the citizens 62 00:02:31,784 --> 00:02:32,785 who support you. 63 00:02:32,785 --> 00:02:35,421 (Applause) 64 00:02:36,022 --> 00:02:37,624 Narrator: Wednesday was the 75th anniversary of 65 00:02:37,624 --> 00:02:39,692 the attack on Pearl Harbor, and this week the 66 00:02:39,692 --> 00:02:41,427 White House announced that President Obama, and 67 00:02:41,427 --> 00:02:44,130 President Abe of Japan will make a historic visit 68 00:02:44,130 --> 00:02:45,532 to the memorial in a couple of weeks to 69 00:02:45,532 --> 00:02:48,101 commemorate the lives lost, and to demonstrate 70 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:50,870 how two former enemies can reconcile and make the 71 00:02:50,870 --> 00:02:52,805 world safer as allies. 72 00:02:52,805 --> 00:02:55,041 As always, thanks so much for checking out this 73 00:02:55,041 --> 00:02:58,077 edition of your West Wing Week. 74 00:02:58,077 --> 00:03:04,217 (Music playing) 75 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:19,532 (Laughter)