English subtitles for clip: File:West Wing Week 11-01-13 or "Never Lose That Sense of Wonder".webm

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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 with

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the President, Vice President,
First Lady, and Dr. Biden

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at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
and beyond.

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This Halloween Week,
the President visited

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a cutting edge
STEM school in Brooklyn,

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swore in the new
director of the FBI,

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honored former House
Speaker Tom Foley,

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and spoke on
the Affordable Care Act

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in Boston's historic
Thaniel Hall.

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That's October 25th
to October 31st, or...

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"Never Lose that
Sense of Wonder."

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- Dun-dun-dun-dun-dun.

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Narrator:
On Friday, the White House
staff brought their families

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to the Eisenhower
Executive Office Building

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to participate in the annual
Trick-or-Treat event.

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Witches, monsters,
and super heroes

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roamed the hallways
on their quest for candy.

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Meanwhile, the President
made his way north

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to Brooklyn, New York,
to visit students at P-Tech,

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a public high school that gives
students the chance to earn

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an associate's degree
in computers and engineering

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in just six years,
all at no cost to the student.

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- So, if you don't mind, can
you press the space bar for us?

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The President:
I sure can.

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- The professors
often tell us, like,

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you guys are a
smart group of kids.

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Most of my college students
can't even do this.

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The President:
Part of what excites
us about this model is,

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it's one of the best ways
to reduce student loans.

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This country should be doing
everything in our power to give

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more kids the chance to go
to schools just like this one.

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We should be doing everything
we can to put college

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within the reach
of more young people.

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I want us to do
everything we can

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to give every
single young person

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the same kind of opportunity 
that this country gave me.

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Narrator:
Before heading
back to Washington,

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the President
stopped by the world famous

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Brooklyn landmark Junior's

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to pick up some
New York style cheesecake.

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The President:
One plain and one strawberry,

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is that your recommendation?

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Narrator:
After placing his order,

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the President spent some time
talking with patrons and staff,

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and even got a few hugs.

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- [inaudible]

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- How come you guys
have such curly hair?

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You're like curly tops.

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Narrator:
Then, on a perfect
golden autumn evening,

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the President left behind what
some Brooklynites like to call

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America's fourth largest city --

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if it were treated
as an independent city --

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then, after a brief
stop in Manhattan,

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headed home to
Washington, D.C.

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On Monday, the President traveled 
to the FBI headquarters

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in Washington, D.C.,

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for the swearing in of the
new director, James Comey.

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After praising Mr. Comey's
commitment and vision,

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the President spoke directly
to the men and women of the FBI.

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The President:
Unfortunately, the resources
allotted to that mission

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has been reduced
by sequestration.

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Many of your colleagues

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put their lives on
the line on a daily basis,

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all to serve and protect
our fellow citizens.

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The least we can do is make sure
you've got the resources for it

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and that your operations
are not disrupted

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because of politics
in this town.

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Narrator:
Later that day,
the President discussed

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the Affordable Care
Act and immigration reform

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with Jim Avala
from Fusion Network,

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a new partnership
between Univision and ABC

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that would launch
later that night.

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On Tuesday, the President
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traveled to
the United States Capitol,

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where they joined an august
gathering in Statuary Hall.

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Current and former presidents
and elected officials came

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in huge numbers
for a memorial honoring

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former Speaker of the House
and Ambassador Tom Foley

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of Spokane, Washington.

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Speaker Foley was a leader
who believed in putting

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problem-solving ahead of
politics and who committed

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himself to the hard work
of finding common ground.

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The President:
When we're standing outside
these magnificent buildings,

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we have that sense of wonder
and that sense of hope,

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and sometimes
the longer you're here,

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the harder it is
to hang on to that.

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And yet, Tom Foley
never lost it,

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never lost
that sense of wonder,

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never lost the
sense of gratitude.

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What a privilege he
felt it was to serve.

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Narrator:
Meanwhile, at
the Naval Observatory,

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Dr. Biden invited Senate and
military spouses to assemble

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U.S.O. warrior care packages
in support of our troops.

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Join in and find out how you
can support our troops

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at JoiningForces.Gov.

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On Wednesday, the Vice President
traveled to Austin, Texas,

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to visit the headquarters

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of the National Domestic 
Violence Hotline,

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authorized in 1994 as part of
the Violence Against Women Act,

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a bill the Vice President
himself authored

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while he was in the Senate.

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The hotline operates around
the clock to provide free

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and confidential support to
victims of domestic violence.

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- It's tough work,
but it's important.

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The Vice President: It is.

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Narrator:
Back at the White House,

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the First Lady joined up with
Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita

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to announce that Sesame Street
characters will help promote

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fruits and vegetables to kids.

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As early as mid-2014,
families may start to see

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Sesame Street characters
on produce in stores,

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making it easier for
families to eat healthy.

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After the announcement,
they headed down

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to the White House
Kitchen Garden and met up

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with some local
schoolchildren

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for the annual Fall Harvest.

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Meanwhile, the President
traveled to New England to speak

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at Boston's historic Thaniel
Hall about the importance

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of providing all
Americans with quality,

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affordable health insurance.

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The venue wasn't notable just
for the history that was made

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in this building around the
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More recent history was
made here too, in 2006,

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when then Massachusetts Governor
Mitt Romney signed into law

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a bipartisan healthcare
reform package that served

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as the model for Obamacare.

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The President:
This debate has never
been about right or left.

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It's been about the
helplessness that a parent feels

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when she can't
cover a sick child,

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or the impossible choices
a small business faces

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between covering his employees
or keeping his doors open.

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That's what health
care reform is about.

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That's what America is about.

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We are in this together, and
we are going to see it through.

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Narrator:
On Thursday, the
President joined Commerce

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Secretary Pritzker at the first
ever SelectUSA Investment Summit

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in Washington, D.C.

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It was an unprecedented
gathering that brought together

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executives, organizations,
and representatives

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from countries around
the world to encourage them

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to invest and create jobs
right here in America.

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The President:
...right here
in the United States.

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Narrator:
To find out more information
on any of these topics,

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or to see complete videos
of these POTUS, FLOTUS,

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V-POTUS, or Dr. B. events,

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go to WhiteHouse.Gov.

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And thanks again for checking
out your West Wing Week.

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The President:
And this is what I would
expect a Brooklyn principal

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to look like.

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He's styling,
you know what I mean?

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Keeping cool,
that's what I'm saying.