English subtitles for clip: File:West Wing Week 11-07-14 or, "I'm Uncle Barack".webm

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Female Speakers: 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 beyond.

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This week, the president
urged Congress to support his

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policies to help women and
working families succeed,

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awarded the Medal of Honor
to a Civil War veteran,

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invited military families to
a concert on the South Lawn,

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and of course greeted
trick-or-treaters on Halloween.

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It's October 31st to November
6th, or, I'm Uncle Barack.

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The President:
I'm Uncle Barack.

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I'm Uncle Barack.

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That's a good-looking boy.

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Narrator: On Friday, the
president traveled to the

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smallest state, Rhode Island,
to discuss a very big issue --

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the economic success of
women in working families.

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The president spoke directly
with working parents,

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small business
owners, and students,

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who shared their
stories and suggestions.

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The President: Part of it is
getting women into careers

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that typically pay more.

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And that's where the stem
issues can be so important.

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Lisbeth Avalos: And part of it
is that we have more favorable

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amounts for future generations
to look up and say,

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"If they did it,
I can do it, too."

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Narrator: Then the
president took the stage

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at Rhode Island College,
where he laid out his

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vision for expanding
opportunity to women

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in working families.

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The President: And
then, of course,

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I think about my daughters,
and the idea that

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my daughters want to have
the same opportunities

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as somebody's sons?

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Multiple Voices: Right?

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The President: Well,
that's unacceptable.

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(laughter and applause)

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The President: That's
not acceptable.

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Narrator: Before
departing the Ocean State,

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the president made a surprise
stop at Greg's Restaurant

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and Pub, where he had a
chance to greet customers,

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snap selfies, and order a
cake for the trip home.

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The President: Hey Rosanne,
we're just hoping that you

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heal up good and we're all
praying for you and thinking

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about you, all right?

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Female Speaker:
Thank you so much.

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Now you got a
little message.

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Female Speaker:
God bless you.

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The President:
God bless you.

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Narrator: Now we haven't
forgotten Friday

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was also Halloween.

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The White House was
in full spooky spirit,

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welcoming more than
4,500 children,

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many of them from military
families in the area.

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The president and first lady
hosted the trick-or-treat

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celebration on the
lawn, and got to see some

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seriously creative costumes.

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The President: There's a
good costume right here.

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Oh, an astronaut.

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Narrator: On Monday, the
White House released

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a video highlighting the
urgent and essential work

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of American health care workers
who are on the frontlines

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in the fight against
Ebola in West Africa.

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To learn more, go to
whitehouse.gov/ebola-response.

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Wednesday, the day after
the midterm elections,

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the president held a news
conference with the White House

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Press Corps in the East Room, to
reflect on the shift that

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had taken place in Congress,
and discuss the president's

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determination to work with
Republicans to find common

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ground on policies that will
put working families first.

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The President: I continue to
believe we are simply more

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than just a collection of
red and blue states.

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We are the United States.

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We can and we will make
progress if we do it together.

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And I look forward
to the work ahead.

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Narrator: On Thursday,
the president awarded

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the Medal of Honor to Army First
Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing,

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who is recognized posthumously
for the distinguished

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bravery and self-sacrifice
that he displayed

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in Pickett's Charge
during the Civil War.

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The President: Good
to see you, Eddie.

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Male Speaker: Marquis.

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Good to see you, Marquis.

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Good to see you, Jeremy.

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How have you been, man?

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You're doing all right?

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Narrator: Later, the
president joined

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the first lady for a
very special tribute

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to the Jackie Robinson West
All Stars, who played

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so well in this year's
Little League World Series.

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The President:
How's school coming?

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Multiple Voices: Good.

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Female Speaker: Tell them
how many of you are

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on the honor roll?

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Raise those hands.

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The President: That's great.

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Narrator: That night, the
president and first lady invited

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military families to a
concert on the South Lawn.

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The crowd was alive and
grooving to musical talents

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such as Mary J. Blige, Willie Nelson, and John Fogerty.

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So stay engaged with us
online, and remember,

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you can find out more
information about any

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of these topics and see
complete videos of these

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events at whitehouse.gov.

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Thanks again for checking
out this edition

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of your West Wing Week.

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The President: Babies
love Barack Obama.

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Female Speaker: They do.

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(laughter)

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Female Speaker:
It's really amazing.

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Take a crying baby,
give it to him.

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The President:
Come on, baby.

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Come on.

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Come on.

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(laughter)