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Just said, here's the torch. carry on, to barack obama from the kennedy family? >> well, president obama inspired me in 2008 with his vision for america. he is a hopeful candidate who had a bold vision for this country and knew that we could succeed if our politics were just a little less cynical and a little more productive. and i think my uncle teddy and my mom recognized that vision in him, and they saw a leader who could get the job done and, of course, we're all so happy to have been proven right. president obama was a tremendous president whose list of accomplishments is long and disting...

Stage at american university -- we're looking at the picture right now at au -- and really put the sort of good housekeeping seal of approval on barack obama. your mom had already written that op-ed piece for "the new york times" that sunday that everybody was embraced by. now wee wching this sort of very formal, historic embrace between your uncle ted and barack obama. why do you think your family just said, here's the torch. carry on, to barack obama from the kennedy family? >> well, president obama inspired me in 2008 with his vision for america. he is a hopeful candidate who had a bold vis...

Distinguished. i think if my uncle teddy were here today, he'd be proud to stand by that endorsement. >> you said that president obama embodied the definition of courage, grace under pressure, and you noted his accomplishments on health care, climate change, and cuba. let's watch president obama in action on some of those issues. >> today after almost a century of trying, today after over a year of debate, today after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the united states. >> today the world has officially crossed the threshold for the paris agreement to take...

Amount elevate and sort of underscore the importance of serving your country. and i guess i wonder, you have a nephew running for office, man n. people in your clan have been office holders what you make of that and the changing attitudes of being in the government and serving in pub like life. >> i have huge admiration for who go into public service and who are involved in electoral politics. i think there's a lot of sacrifice. but i think you can also make such a difference and you know, i think that you can really change the course of history as we saw with my father and my uncle and my unc...

Wasn't good politics, president obama listened to my uncle teddy and staked his presidency on making healthcare accessible to all americans. [ cheers and applause ] despite an opponent who wanted to let detroit go bankrupt, this president saved the auto industry and now it's coming back strong. he not only demonstrated the courage to oppose the war in iraq, as president, he showed the determination to bring our troops back home. barak obama is the kind of leader my father wrote about in "profiles in courage." he doesn't just do what's easy. he does what's hard. he does what's right. [ cheers a...