U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the memorial service for former U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke
President Barack H. Obama speaks at a memorial service for Richard Holbrooke at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Obama recounts key moments of Holbrooke’s life and accomplishments from Vietnam to the Balkan War and the Middle East. Obama says Holbrooke had vision and understood America’s role in the world, comparing him to U.S. diplomats such as Rusk, Harriman, Acheson and Clifford.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 2011-01-14
- Speakers
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Obama, Barack
- Subjects
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Holbrooke, Richard C., 1941-2010
Diplomatic relations
Diplomats
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 00:36:18
- Venue Note
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Recorded at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC, Jan. 14, 2011.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16288
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8484144
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