Let me tell you, I feel extraordinarily confident, in part because of the great friends here who -- some of you have been with me since 2007, when nobody could pronounce my name. (Laughter.) I also feel enormous confidence because we have an extraordinarily dynamic new DNC chair in Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a DNC Event

But my understanding is that, for those who were here -- I have friends who were in Washington -- you could definitely feel it.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

So I'm here today to tell you to keep up the good work and never lose that passion that you feel about the instruments that you play and that the music that you make.

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