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[Drum and Bugle Corps]

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Narrator:
Welcome to the West Wing Week.

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Your guide to everything
that's happening at

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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But first, a brief message
for "Race To The Top,"

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the President's
commencement challenge.

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Arne Duncan:
We're talking to folks,

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letting them know they can watch
videos of the finalists and rate

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them at White House.

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gov/commencement and that
will help determine where the

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President actually speaks
at commencement, right?

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And when is the
voting coming up?

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It's April 26th to 29th.

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All right, let's do this!

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[Drum and Bugle Corps]

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Narrator:
This week, April 16th
to the 22nd, or competing

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the old-fashioned way.

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On Friday, April 16th,
President Obama headed over to

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the Department of The Interior
to take part in America's Great

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Outdoors Conference.

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President Obama:
Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird watcher, bear hunter, set out on

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a tour of the American West that
would change his life and the

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life of a nation forever.

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Narrator:
But the President was quick
to draw a distinction

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between himself and his
rough-riding predecessor.

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President Obama:
I will probably never
shoot a bear.

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[laughter]

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Narrator:
Later that afternoon, the President's Economic

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Recovery Advisory Board met in the Roosevelt Room to discuss

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a range of economic issues including job creation and the

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President's proposal to double the number of exports

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over the next five years.

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Former Chairman Volcker:
I jumped a little bit when you

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said "going to double the
exports in five years."

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I figured out what the
compound annual growth rate

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there means, I said, my God!

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What's the guy want from us?

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Narrator:
On Monday, April 19th,

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President Obama took time to
meet with his Special Envoy to

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the Sudan to learn about
the situation on the ground

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following last week's election.

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President Obama:
Scott Gration?

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Scott Gration:
Yes, sir.

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President Obama:
How you doin', brother?

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Scott Gration:
Proud to serve.

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President Obama:
Good to see you.

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You don't look any
worse for wear.

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Narrator:
Later that day Vice
President Biden joined Robert

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Gibbs in the Press Briefing Room
for an important announcement

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about Iraq.

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Vice President Biden:
Iraqi Security Forces,

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with the support of U.S. forces, killed the two most-senior

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leaders of Al Qaeda-Iraq.

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Narrator:
He went on to add.

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Vice President Biden:
Their deaths are potentially

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devastating blows
to Al Qaeda-Iraq.

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But equally
important, in my view,

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is this action demonstrates the
improved security strength and

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capacity of Iraqi
Security Forces.

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Narrator:
On a rainy
Wednesday, April 21st,

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President Obama met with
bipartisan members of the Senate

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at the White House.

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Press Secretary Gibbs:
We had 90,000 at the Tuscan --

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[inaudible]

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Senator:
I know, 70 --

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Press Secretary Gibbs:
Yeah, it was a good crowd.

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We just need a quarterback now.

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Narrator:
They were there
to discuss the Supreme Court

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vacancy left by the retirement
of Justice Stevens.

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President Obama:
As Justice Stevens said, I think it's very important that given

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the important cases that may be coming before the Supreme Court

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that we get this
process wrapped up.

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Narrator:
Meanwhile, in
Northeast Washington, D.C.

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at the D.C. River
Terrace School,

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First Lady Michelle
Obama was joined by

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several Olympians and
Paralympians to highlight her

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"Let's Move" initiative.

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Shani Davis:
And I'm also really excited to introduce to you the First Lady

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of the United States,
Michelle Obama.

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First Lady:
Thank you, Shani.

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[applause]

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First Lady:
And Shani.

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Now, Shani didn't grow up in a neighborhood where anybody

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talked about speed skating.

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Because we're both southside
Chicago, right, Shani?

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Southside. Southside.

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But we didn't grow up
with speed skating.

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How do you even know
about speed skating?

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You know, we had ice, but we
didn't have speed skating.

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Narrator:
And on Thursday, April 22nd,

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the President traveled to New
York City where he delivered a

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speech at Cooper
Union on Wall Street.

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President Obama:
It is wonderful to be
back in Cooper Union.

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Narrator:
You may remember
Cooper Union not only as the

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site of President
Lincoln's famous address,

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but also the location
where President Obama,

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some two years ago, advocated
strict reforms to our

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financial system.

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President Obama:
With a dedicated agency setting ground rules and looking out for

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ordinary people in our financial

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system, we will empower
consumers with clear and concise

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information when they're
making financial decisions.

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So instead of competing
now for confusing products,

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companies will compete
the old-fashioned way,

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by offering better products.

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Narrator:
And in the afternoon,

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President Obama hosted a
reception in the Rose Garden

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marking the 40th
Anniversary of Earth Eay.

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President Obama:
Today we celebrate
40 years of Earth Day.

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Now, obviously earth has been
around longer than that.

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[laughter]

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President Obama:
But we have been celebrating Earth Day for 40 years which was

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a bright moment in our nation's

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history and a milestone in the
ongoing fight to protect

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our environment.

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Narrator:
To find out more information on any of these topics or to see

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complete videos of these events, go to White House.gov.

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And thanks again for checking
out your West Wing Week.

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President Obama:
I thought that it would be nice to kick it off hearing from

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Dorothy Height, having
known all the great heros

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and being one yourself of the
Civil Rights Movement, you know,

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how do you think we were, the
beneficiaries of all that work,

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should be thinking about
that period and, you know,

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are there some
reflections, Dorothy,

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that you want to share with us?

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Dorothy Height:
Well, first I want to thank you for this opportunity for us to

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come together because I think we should never forget what

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the struggle has been.

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And we should also recognize
the progress that we've made.

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And of course your part
of it, great progress,

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and we're very proud of it.

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It means a great deal to us.