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President Obama on Arrest of Henry Louis Gates

President Obama spoke to reporters in the White House Briefing Room about a controversy surrounding the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Lo… read more

President Obama spoke to reporters in the White House Briefing Room about a controversy surrounding the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates. He related that he had had a phone conversation with the officer involved in the arrest, but declined to characterize his call as an apology for his remarks that the police had acted “stupidly” in the incident. President Obama had made the comment during a prime time press conference earlier in the week. He told reporters that his words had contributed to a “racheting up” of the incident and that he should have characterized the incident as an “overreaction” by both police and Professor Gates.

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President Obama on Arrest of Henry Louis Gates

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287983-5
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White House Event
Format:
News Conference
Location:
Briefing Room, White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 24, 2009 | 2:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 25, 2009 | 6:52am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jul 24, 2009 | 2:33pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 24, 2009 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 24, 2009 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 24, 2009 | 10:58pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 25, 2009 | 6:52am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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