Michelle and Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in 2014

Bonus Weekend Podcast: Obama in 2004, Biden in 2007

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jan 14, 2017

On Tuesday, President Obama gave his farewell address in Chicago. For this week’s Bonus Weekend Podcast, we are re-airing Leonard’s conversation with Barack Obama in 2004, back when he was a senator from Illinois. And in 2007, Leonard spoke with Joe Biden, then-senator from Delaware.

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