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Dikembe Mutombo: Hi, my name
is Dikembe, the son of Congo.

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Welcome to 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

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at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, and far beyond.

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This Fourth of July week,
the President welcomes newly

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naturalized Americans to the
White House and spends time

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with middle class families
in Denver and Austin,

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while Dr. Jill Biden wrapped
up a weeklong trip to Africa.

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It's July 4th to July
10th, or, "Responding

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to Your Letter in Person."

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The President: Thanks for taking
the time to meet with me.

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The President honored the
Fourth of July in the most

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American of ways, by hosting
a naturalization ceremony

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in the East Room of
the White House,

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where 25 active duty service members and their spouses

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became American citizens.

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On Monday, the President
hosted a group of teachers

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for lunch in the Blue Room.

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On the menu, a discussion about
Excellent Teachers for All,

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a program that focuses on
making sure that low-income

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and minority students have
proper access to highly

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effective educators.

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Speaking of teachers, Dr.
Jill Biden was just wrapping

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up a weeklong trip to Africa,
where she was leading

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an American delegation.

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Let's meet them
now in West Africa,

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where they're on a ferry
crossing the Sierra

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Leone River, for a report
from the Second Lady.

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Dr. Biden: We're
here on the ferry.

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We just left Freetown
in Sierra Leone.

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This was our last
stop of our journey.

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We've been to three countries.

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We've been to Zambia, the
Democratic Republic of Congo,

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and also Sierra Leone.

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We wanted to come because
we're interested in women's

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empowerment, education,
and government.

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Rajiv Shah: All three of
these countries share some

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incredibly important
common characteristics.

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First, they're all growing at
more than 6 or 7 percent

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and have been for years.

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Second, they're all doing better
in terms of helping their

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children survive and thrive.

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And we know from our experience
around the world that when

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children survive past the
age of five, when girls

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go to school, when there's
access to water and sanitation,

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those are the building blocks of
a stable and prosperous society.

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Dr. Biden: You know, from
visiting the hospitals

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for the victims of gender-based
violence to the schools

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to meeting with the
parliamentarians, everyone

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seems to be moving forward, working together to hopefully

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raise up these women and give
them hope for the future.

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Narrator: On Tuesday, the
President hit the road

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on a three-day swing to
Colorado and Texas,

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where he met with Americans
who have written him

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letters and whose stories,
their challenges and successes,

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resonate with folks
all across the country.

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His first stop was Denver, where
he headed to Wazee Supper Club.

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He surprised a
pretty rowdy crowd,

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and sat down on a quiet corner
for pizza and to deliver

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his reply in person
to five letter rank.

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And the bear got loose again,
heading down 15th Street for

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an evening stroll in Denver's
lower downtown neighborhood,

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known as low down.

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He spent time with babies, kids,
parents, even some grandparents.

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Female Speaker: I
figured you could shake

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hands with (inaudible).

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The President: Oh,
that's different.

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Female Speaker:
It's my birthday.

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The President: Hey,
happy birthday.

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Hey, Lauren, happy birthday.

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Where's John?

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Where's the governor?

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Come on, man, we've got
to do some knuckles here.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: It was time for pool
and a pint down the road

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at Wynkoop Brewing Company,
where he met up with

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Governor Hickenlooper for
a couple of games of pool.

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The President took him for $20.

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The President: There you go.

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Female Speaker: Ready --

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Narrator: Wednesday morning
was the perfect summer day

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in Denver for a gathering
at Cheesman Park.

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The President spoke on the
economy and was introduced

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by one of his dinner mates
from the night before.

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Alex works for a Denver small
business owner who gave each

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of his employees a raise after
hearing the President call

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for raising the
nation's minimum wage.

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So Alex simply wrote the
President to say thank you,

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and the President came to
Denver to reply in person.

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The President: Please give
Alex a big round of applause

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for that great introduction.

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(applause)

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Narrator: From Denver, it was
on to the Lone Star state.

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The first stop was Dallas,
where the President met

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up with the governor and
gathered a group of local

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officials and faith leaders to
address the growing numbers

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of unaccompanied minors arriving
at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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On Thursday, in Austin,
the President highlighted

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the actions his
administration has taken,

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more than 40 since January,
to benefit hardworking

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middle-class families.

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The President: Sometimes I feel
like saying to these guys,

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I'm the guy doing my job.

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You must be the other guy.

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(applause)

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People don't have to
be quiet, by the way.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: He made some
stops along the way for

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coffee and then, of course,
some Hill Country Barbeque.

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He met with folks that had
written him letters that had

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moved him, and with others
who just happened to be out

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and doing their Austin thing.

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The President: Very, very nice.

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Female Speaker:
Thank you so much.

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The President: Spend the time of
day, I think I'm (inaudible).

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Look at this table, there are
some serious French toast

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eaters right here.

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(laugher)

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Multiple Voices:
Cheese, cheese, cheese.

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The President: Got you.

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(laughter)

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Cheese works, everybody.

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Multiple Voices: Thank you.

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Male Speaker: That is clean.

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That is good.

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The President: You guys
are going to have to send

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me a picture from Manchu Picchu.

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Female Speaker: Of course.

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Narrator: So thanks
for doing your thing,

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and staying 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 or see
complete videos of these

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events at whitehouse.gov, and
thanks again for checking

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out your West Wing Week.

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The President: I'll
bet she's going to --

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(laughter)

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Female Speaker: Thank you.

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The President: How are
you doing, sweetie?

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You're doing okay?

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Female Speaker: Aww.

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(laughter)

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The President: How old is she?

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Male Speaker: Seven months.

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The President: Is
this your first?

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Male Speaker: Yep, sure is.

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The President:
You guys did good.

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You might have to
have another one.

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Male Speaker: I think we
got, somebody's going

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to take over this place --

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The President: Oh, absolutely.

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(laughter)

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How did you start up this place?

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Male Speaker: (inaudible)
built a trailer, people pay.

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The President: How long ago?

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Male Speaker: Four years ago.

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The President:
It's just booming.

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Male Speaker: Yeah, it's been
an interesting four years.

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The President: What were
you doing before then?

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Male Speaker: Rock and roller,
professional beer drinker,

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and restoring houses.

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The President: So you have
all the kinds of stuff --

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Male Speaker: Well, this
place (inaudible) really.

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It stinks to pay the bills,
yeah, with (inaudible) forever.

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The President: So how did you
guys build the finance support?

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Male Speaker: We self-made it.

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We cash flow and
everything, yep.

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The President: You
guys do it again.

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Male Speaker: Hey, thank you.

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The President: All
right, thank you.

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(applause)

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Male Speaker: Thank
you very much.