Remarks by President Obama on the Economy — Knox College, Galesburg, IL

by Gary Kopycinski on July 24, 2013

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Galesburg, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2013 – 12:13 P.M. CDT

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Galesburg! (Applause.) Well, it’s good to be home in Illinois! (Applause.) It is good to be back. It’s good to be back. Thank you. Thank you so much, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody, have a seat, have a seat. Well, it is good to be back.

I want to, first of all, thank Knox College — (applause) — I want to thank…