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Article: From the Barack Obama archives ...(The Long View)
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NOVEMBER 17, 1967
Dear Miss Darmawan:
I'd like to thank you, Miss Darmawan, for having me in your kindergarten class. It's truly an honor--for both of us, I'm sure. Significant learning has taken place in all aspects of our time together, and as I've said from the beginning, there's room for all of us--all of us, Miss Darmawan--to grow and get better.
I can't tell you, though, how disappointed I am to have received your latest report card. Look, I know some people just aren't going to like me, just aren't going to like what I'm trying to do here in kindergarten. Entrenched powers like yours, Miss Darmawan, are going to push back against ...