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Multiple Speakers: Welcome
to the West Wing Week!

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Narrator: Welcome to
the West Wing Week,

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your guide to everything
that's happening at

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1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, and beyond.

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This week, the President
addressed artists in the

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East Room, the nation
from the Oval Office,

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and Congress on
Capitol Hill.

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Meanwhile, the Vice
President traveled to

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Ukraine, and the White
House celebrated Hannukah.

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(music)

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♪ Multiple Speakers: Happy Hannukah from the White House.♪

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It's December
4th to December 10th,

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or "Notorious RBG."

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The President: There she is.

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Also known as the
Notorious RBG.

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Narrator: On Friday, the
President met with former

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representative Gabby
Giffords and her husband

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Mark Kelly to talk about
reducing gun violence

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in America.

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On Sunday, the President and
First Lady welcomed to the

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White House the Kennedy
Center Honorees,

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five distinguished
individuals who have made

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extraordinary
contributions to the Arts.

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The President: As one wise
Jedi Master might put it,

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"Changed nearly everything,
George Lucas has."

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(laughter)

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Narrator: Then
at 8:01 PM Eastern Time,

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the President delivered an
address to the nation from

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the Oval Office on
his top priority,

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keeping the American
people safe.

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The President: Here's
what I want you to know.

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The threat from
terrorism is real,

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but we will overcome it.

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We will destroy ISIL, and
any other organization that

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tries to harm us.

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Our success won't
depend on tough talk,

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or abandoning our values,
or giving in to fear.

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That's what groups like
ISIL are hoping for.

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Instead, we will prevail
by being strong and smart,

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resilient and relentless.

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And by drawing upon every
aspect of American power.

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Here's how.

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Narrator: Meanwhile, the
Vice President landed in

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Ukraine shortly before
midnight for a two day visit.

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On Monday morning, the Vice
President met with Ukrainian

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officials and civil society
leaders for a reformers

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round table, to discuss
efforts to combat corruption

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in Ukraine.

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Later, the Vice President
visited the memorial to the

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Heavenly Hundred, a display
honoring the 100 Ukrainian

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civilians killed during the
protests of February 2014.

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Then he stepped into
a private meeting

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with President Poroshenko.

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In between a busy schedule
of bilateral meetings,

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the Vice President had a
meeting of a different sort.

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The Vice President: Alright.

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Ready, get set, go.

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Narrator: With some cute
kids whose parents work at

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the U.S. Embassy in Kiev.

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The Vice President:
Well, Cameron,

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I'm going to put you down
for just a second, okay?

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And don't jump
off the platform.

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(laughter)

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The Vice President: I don't want to leave, guys,

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but I have to.

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Narrator: Later, the Vice
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with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk.

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The Vice President: Hi.

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How are you?

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Good to see you.

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Female Speaker:
Good to see you.

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Narrator: On Tuesday, the
Vice President addressed the

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Ukrainian parliament
on tackling corruption,

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building a strong democracy,
and addressing Russian

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aggression in Ukraine.

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The Vice President: The
final assault came amidst

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fire and ice,
snipers on rooftops.

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The Heavenly Hundred paid
the ultimate price of

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patriots the world over.

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Their blood and courage
delivering to the Ukrainian

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people a second
chance for freedom.

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Their sacrifice,
to put it bluntly,

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is now your obligation.

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Ready to go home?

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Narrator: On Wednesday,
back in the United States,

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the President visited
Capitol Hill to commemorate

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the 150th anniversary of
the 13th Amendment

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to the Constitution, that
outlawed slavery.

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The President: We would do a
disservice to those warriors

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of justice, Tubman and
Douglas, Lincoln and King,

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were we to deny that
the scars of our nations

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original sin are
still with us today.

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But we betray our most
noble past as well,

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if we were to deny the
possibility of movement.

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The possibility of progress.

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If we were to let
cynicism consume us.

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Narrator: That afternoon,
the President invited

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Israeli President Rivlin
to the Oval Office

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for a bilateral meeting.

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Then, the two Presidents
both attended the annual

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White House
Hannukah reception.

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(music)

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On Thursday morning,
the President signed the

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Every Student Succeeds Act,
which enshrines much-needed

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reforms to our
education system.

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The President: So, I just
signed the

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Every Student Succeeds Act, a piece of legislation that

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I'm really proud of, a little
early Christmas present,

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and it gives us a chance to
make sure that we're filling

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the basic American dream.

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The idea that it doesn't
matter where you come from,

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where you start off,
through a great education,

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you can succeed.

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Narrator: So 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 of these

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events, at WhiteHouse.gov.

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Thanks so much for checking
out this edition

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of your West Wing Week.

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(music)

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The President: Hey!

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Finals before the
holidays, or after?

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Female Speaker: Right now.

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Male Speaker: Tomorrow.

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(laughter)

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Female Speaker:
We rescheduled our exams

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to come here.

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Mrs. Obama: Do
you need a note?

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(laughter)