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Narrator: Welcome to
the West Wing Week --

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♪ Multiple Voices: West Wing
Week, West Wing Week -- ♪

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Narrator: -- Your guide to
everything that's happening

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at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue, and beyond.

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This week, the president
hosted the inaugural

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Washington Fellowship for
Young African Leaders,

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reaffirmed America's
commitment to Ukraine,

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and continued responding
to Americans' letters,

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this time in Kansas City.

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It's July 25th to July
31st, or, summer's pretty

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fun though, isn't it?

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The President:
Excited about that?

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Female Speaker: Yeah.

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The President: Summer's
pretty fun though, isn't it?

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Narrator: The president
started his West Wing Week

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out by inviting the presidents
of Guatemala, Honduras,

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and El Salvador, to
the White House,

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to discuss multilateral efforts
to address illegal immigration.

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Then it was off to the
East Room to speak

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to the American Legion
Boys and Girls Nation,

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where he was serenaded
ahead of his birthday.

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He took a photo with
this august group

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of budding American leaders.

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The President: Well
here's my buddy that

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wanted to say hello --

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Male Speaker: Hello?

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The Vice President: --
Say hello to Lucy.

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Narrator: At the end of the
day, the president dropped

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by the vice president's office
to meet the nation's oldest

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living female veteran,
108-year-old Lucy Coffey.

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The President: We're so proud of
you and proud of your service.

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Lucy Coffey: Thank you.

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The President: You're welcome.

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Narrator: Ahead of next week's
first ever U.S.-Africa Leaders

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Summit, the president
hosted a town hall Q & A

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with 500 exceptional young
Africans participating

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in the initiative he
announced last year, as part

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of the Young African
Leaders Initiative.

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Now renamed the Mandela
Washington Fellowship,

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the program helps the U.S. invest in the next generation

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of African leaders.

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The President: I have no doubt
that you're going to leave

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behind, for the next generation
and the generation after that,

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an Africa that is strong
and vibrant and prosperous,

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and is ascending
on the world stage.

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Narrator: That afternoon, the
president presented 22 National

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Medal of Arts and National
Humanities Medals to honor

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those who made significant
contributions to the growth

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and support of the arts and
humanities in the United States.

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The President: (inaudible)

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Female Speaker: We
should be tall --

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The President: I know.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: Meanwhile, the White
House had the honor of extending

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some special invitations to
a handful of letter writers,

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ahead of the president's
upcoming visit to Kansas City.

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Secretary Earnest: This
is Josh Earnest calling

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from the White House.

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Hey, Victor, it's Josh Earnest
calling from the White House.

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Hi Mallory, this is Josh Earnest
calling from the White House.

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I'm calling to see if you have
time on Tuesday night to meet

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the president for dinner
and talk about your letter.

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Male Speaker: Oh, wow, okay.

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Secretary Earnest: So --

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Female Speaker: Are you serious?

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Secretary Earnest: Yeah.

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Female Speaker: Oh my god.

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Secretary Earnest: How
would you feel about that?

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Female Speaker: Oh my
god, I would love it.

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Secretary Earnest: We've
been reading your letter

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at the White House --

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Female Speaker: Why?

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Secretary Earnest: Well, because
it's such a good letter.

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In fact, I'm not the only
person who thought your

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letter was really good.

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Barack Obama, the president
of the United States,

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thought your letter was really
good, and he wants to meet you.

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So, would you be willing
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the president on Tuesday
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Female Speaker: Oh, yes, yes.

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Narrator: Before
catching his flight

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to lovely Kansas City,
Missouri, the president

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stopped by the East Room to
extend his appreciation

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to the White House summer
interns for their service,

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and to take some questions.

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Female Speaker: How do you keep
your cool if you're weathering

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so many different storms?

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The President:
I'm from Hawaii --

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(laughter)

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The President: --
pretty chilly down here.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: On his way
to the helicopter,

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the president announced new
sanctions on Russia's energy,

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finance and arms sectors.

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The President: And because we're
closely coordinating our actions

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with Europe, the sanctions we're
announcing today will have

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an even bigger bite.

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Narrator: Then it was time to
meet those letters-writers

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in Kansas City's famed
barbecue institution --

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The President: Bonus time boys.

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Narrator: -- Arthur Bryant's.

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The President: -- A little
barbecue in Kansas City?

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Multiple Voices: (inaudible)

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Female Speaker: He's the first
that is a people person,

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and he's so nice, that when
you meet him, or when he meets

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you, he makes you feel like
he's known you forever.

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The President:
Thank you so much.

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Male Speaker: Appreciate it.

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The President: Keep
up the great work.

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Male Speaker: I'm going
to try, I'm going to try.

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The President:
We're proud of you.

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Thank you so much.

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Give me a hug.

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The President: Don't just
be playing video games

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and playing basketball
all the time.

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Female Speaker: Amen.

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(laughter)

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The President: How you doing?

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That's a cute baby right there.

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Narrator: Wednesday morning,
the president took to the stage

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at the classic Uptown
Theater, where he discussed

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what he's doing in Washington
every day to fight for

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middle class families, like the
ones he met in Kansas City.

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The President: So some of the
things we're doing without

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Congress are making a
difference, but we can

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do so much more, if
Congress would just come

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on and help out a little bit.

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(applause)

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The President: Just come on.

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(applause)

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The President: Come on.

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(applause)

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The President: Let's get
some work done together.

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(applause)

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Narrator: Then the president
spent some time north

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of the Missouri River, in
Parkville, a classic American

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small town with an
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He stopped in at a bunch of
places along that main street.

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Let's take a look at
some of the highlights.

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The President: Sorry,
all, but I just want

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to see these watches.

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Is this a cool store?

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Male Speaker: Cool store.

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The President: When
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You sure you guys
don't want anything?

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You five, refills,
gentlemen, you sure?

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Female Speaker: The oatmeal
raisin's really good?

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The President: Oatmeal raisin?

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Classic.

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Female Speaker: You can't
go wrong with that.

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The President: It might
be too healthy for me.

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So I just look at this,
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all along that wall.

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Now what do I do?

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Female Speaker: And you
take it home and sew it up.

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The President: Oh, I see.

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So, what if I don't
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Can you teach me?

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Female Speaker: Sure.

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The President: I
mean, not right now.

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(laughter)

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Narrator: Back at the
White House on Thursday,

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the president signed an
executive order on fair

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pay and a safe workplace
that requires prospective

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federal contractors to
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and gives guidance on how to
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awarding federal contracts.

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The President: Here you go.

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Multiple Voices: All right.

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The President: Later, he invited
this year's five Kavli Prize

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laureates into the Oval Office,
to honor them for their

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achievements in astrophysics,
nanoscience, and neuroscience.

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The President: It's
great to see you again.

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Narrator: Then it was onto the
Department of Housing and Urban

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Development, where he
congratulated HUD's outgoing

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Secretary Shaun Donovan on his
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Office of Management and
Budget, and honored HUD's

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new secretary, Julian Castro.

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The President: -- Expanded --

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Narrator: That evening, the
president and first lady

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commemorated the Special
Olympics with a celebration

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in the East Room.

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So stay good with us
online, and remember,

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you can find out more
information about 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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The President: Presidents
need some encouragement

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once in a while.

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(laughter)

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♪ Katy Perry: You held
me down, but I got up, ♪

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♪ already brushing
off the dust. ♪

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♪ You hear my voice,
you hear that sound, ♪

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♪ like thunder going
to shake the ground. ♪

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♪ You held me down, but I
got up, get ready because ♪

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♪ I've had enough. ♪

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♪ I see it all, I see it now. ♪

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♪ I got the eye of the
tiger, a fighter -- ♪