Obama and Singh at State Dinner
Obama picked Indian PM Manmohan Singh as his first official state dinner guest. After Obama toasted to Indian-American relations, Singh deployed the one oratorial tactic guaranteed to win over the president—the invocation of Obama-fave Abraham Lincoln. Source: C-SPAN

Obama picked Indian PM Manmohan Singh as his first official state dinner guest. After Obama toasted to Indian-American relations, Singh deployed the one oratorial tactic guaranteed to win over the president—the invocation of Obama-fave Abraham Lincoln. Source: C-SPAN
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