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1 00:00:00,767 --> 00:00:02,467 Male Speaker: Welcome to West Wing Week. 2 00:00:02,469 --> 00:00:03,569 Narrator: Welcome to the West Wing Week, 3 00:00:03,570 --> 00:00:05,070 your guide to everything that's happening at 4 00:00:05,071 --> 00:00:07,171 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 5 00:00:07,173 --> 00:00:09,143 This week the President heralded the achievement of 6 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:10,482 the whole world coming together 7 00:00:10,477 --> 00:00:12,177 to combat climate change. 8 00:00:12,178 --> 00:00:13,418 He traveled to the Pentagon and the National 9 00:00:13,413 --> 00:00:15,983 Counterterrorism Center to continue the work on 10 00:00:15,982 --> 00:00:18,922 securing out nation, and he presided over a very moving 11 00:00:18,918 --> 00:00:21,858 naturalization ceremony at the National Archives. 12 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,295 That's December 11th to December 17th, or 13 00:00:24,290 --> 00:00:26,160 "My Soon To Be Fellow Citizens." 14 00:00:26,159 --> 00:00:27,359 The President: My soon to be fellow citizens. 15 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:28,460 This is a good-looking group. 16 00:00:28,461 --> 00:00:29,431 (laughter) 17 00:00:29,429 --> 00:00:30,299 The President: Huh? 18 00:00:30,296 --> 00:00:33,166 Clearly they're going to be making America that much 19 00:00:33,166 --> 00:00:34,336 better right here. 20 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:35,164 Narrator: On Saturday evening, 21 00:00:35,168 --> 00:00:36,608 the President delivered a statement from the Cabinet 22 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:39,273 Room on the historic global agreement reached by the 23 00:00:39,272 --> 00:00:42,612 United States and nearly 200 nations to combat climate 24 00:00:42,609 --> 00:00:45,479 change otherwise known as The Paris Agreement. 25 00:00:45,478 --> 00:00:47,248 The President: I imagine taking my grandkids -- if 26 00:00:47,247 --> 00:00:50,087 I'm lucky enough to have some -- to the park some day 27 00:00:50,083 --> 00:00:52,823 and holding their hands and hearing their laughter and 28 00:00:52,819 --> 00:00:55,819 watching a quiet sunset all the whole knowing that our 29 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:58,422 work today prevented an alternate future that could 30 00:00:58,425 --> 00:01:00,325 have been grim. 31 00:01:00,326 --> 00:01:03,166 That our work here and now gave future generations 32 00:01:03,163 --> 00:01:06,133 cleaner air and cleaner water and a more 33 00:01:06,132 --> 00:01:07,702 sustainable planet. 34 00:01:07,700 --> 00:01:09,470 And what could be more important than that? 35 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:10,769 Narrator: The workweek kicked off with an official 36 00:01:10,770 --> 00:01:12,340 visit to the Pentagon. 37 00:01:12,338 --> 00:01:14,408 Alongside the Vice President the President convened a 38 00:01:14,407 --> 00:01:16,277 National Security Council meeting on the 39 00:01:16,276 --> 00:01:18,076 counter ISIL campaign. 40 00:01:18,077 --> 00:01:20,047 Afterward, the President spoke to the media on the 41 00:01:20,046 --> 00:01:22,546 need to intensify our coalition efforts against 42 00:01:22,549 --> 00:01:25,449 ISIL to degrade and ultimately destroy that 43 00:01:25,452 --> 00:01:26,952 terrorist organization. 44 00:01:26,953 --> 00:01:28,993 Tuesday morning was a time for a trip to the National 45 00:01:28,988 --> 00:01:31,228 Archives where the President got to do one of his 46 00:01:31,224 --> 00:01:34,224 favorite things -- attend a naturalization ceremony. 47 00:01:34,227 --> 00:01:38,697 (applause) 48 00:01:38,698 --> 00:01:40,638 Narrator: New American citizens representing 25 49 00:01:40,633 --> 00:01:43,973 different countries took the oath and did so within reach 50 00:01:43,970 --> 00:01:46,840 of the actual document that makes that ceremony possible 51 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,980 -- the United States Constitution. 52 00:01:48,975 --> 00:01:51,445 The President: Just about every nation in the world to 53 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:54,114 some extent admits immigrants but there's 54 00:01:54,113 --> 00:01:57,413 something unique about America. 55 00:01:57,417 --> 00:02:02,087 We don't simply welcome new immigrants. 56 00:02:02,088 --> 00:02:03,858 We don't simply welcome new arrivals. 57 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:05,827 We are born of immigrants. 58 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:07,225 That is who we are. 59 00:02:07,227 --> 00:02:10,227 Immigration is our origin story. 60 00:02:10,230 --> 00:02:12,770 How quickly we forget. 61 00:02:12,765 --> 00:02:15,405 One generation passes, two generation passes and 62 00:02:15,401 --> 00:02:22,441 suddenly we don't remember where we came from and we 63 00:02:22,442 --> 00:02:26,682 suggest that somehow there is us and there is them not 64 00:02:26,679 --> 00:02:29,249 remembering we used to be them. 65 00:02:29,249 --> 00:02:30,619 Narrator: Later, the people's house served as a 66 00:02:30,617 --> 00:02:33,417 stop for Eden's Make-A-Wish Scavenger Hunt. 67 00:02:33,419 --> 00:02:35,789 Eden is battling brain cancer and the First Dogs 68 00:02:35,788 --> 00:02:38,658 Bo and Sunny gave here a special clue to help her 69 00:02:38,658 --> 00:02:43,298 fulfill the wish she made to meet and ride a unicorn. 70 00:02:43,296 --> 00:02:45,666 On Wednesday, the President invited three term Mayor of 71 00:02:45,665 --> 00:02:48,405 New York, Mike Bloomberg to the Oval Office where the 72 00:02:48,401 --> 00:02:50,371 two men discussed efforts to curb gun violence 73 00:02:50,370 --> 00:02:51,500 in America. 74 00:02:51,504 --> 00:02:53,974 On Thursday in advance of the holidays the President 75 00:02:53,973 --> 00:02:56,043 traveled to the National Counterterrorism Center for 76 00:02:56,042 --> 00:02:58,642 a threat briefing and to review efforts across our 77 00:02:58,645 --> 00:03:00,985 entire government to prevent attacks and protect 78 00:03:00,980 --> 00:03:01,810 the homeland. 79 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:03,654 The President: I want every American to know as you go 80 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:06,350 about the holidays, as you travel and gather with 81 00:03:06,352 --> 00:03:10,052 family and the kids open their presents and as you 82 00:03:10,056 --> 00:03:12,756 ring in the new year that you've got dedicated 83 00:03:12,759 --> 00:03:16,459 patriots working around the clock all across the country 84 00:03:16,462 --> 00:03:18,532 to protect us all. 85 00:03:18,531 --> 00:03:21,631 Often times they're doing so by sacrificing their own 86 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:25,474 holidays and their own time with families. 87 00:03:25,471 --> 00:03:28,371 But they care about this deeply and they're the best 88 00:03:28,374 --> 00:03:30,344 in the world. 89 00:03:30,343 --> 00:03:32,243 Narrator: So if you and yours celebrate the holidays 90 00:03:32,245 --> 00:03:34,515 don't forget to stay engaged with us online on 91 00:03:34,514 --> 00:03:35,284 the White House 92 00:03:35,281 --> 00:03:37,981 social media platform that you enjoy the most. 93 00:03:37,984 --> 00:03:39,754 As always, thanks so much for checking out this 94 00:03:39,752 --> 00:03:41,652 edition of West Wing Week and from your 95 00:03:41,654 --> 00:03:43,754 West Wing Staff here at the White House, 96 00:03:43,756 --> 00:03:46,156 we wish you a safe and happy holidays. 97 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:48,099 (music) 98 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:56,507 The President: She is precious. 99 00:03:56,502 --> 00:03:58,372 You can't beat daughters, man. 100 00:03:58,371 --> 00:03:59,371 Male Speaker: Oh, I'm so excited. 101 00:03:59,372 --> 00:04:00,442 The President: They're the best.