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Remarks: Joe Biden Tours Vaccination Site in Raleigh, North Carolina - June 24, 2021
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Joe Biden Person
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Rasheeda Monroe Person
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Unidentified Person
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Question Person
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Brian Klausner Person
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Nerissa Price Person
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Amanda Edwards Person
Question
Slightly Negative
00:00:00-00:00:05 (5 sec)
"Mr. President -- Mr. President, are you worried that the [Inaudible] 4th of July celebration [Inaudible]?"
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Question
Neutral
00:00:05-00:00:09 (4 sec)
"Mr. President, have you called Governor DeSantis? Have -- have you called Governor DeSantis, Mr. President?"
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Joe Biden
Slightly Negative
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"No. I can't -- have I what?"
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Question
Neutral
00:00:12-00:00:14 (2 sec)
"Have you called Governor DeSantis and [Inaudible]?"
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:00:14-00:00:34 (20 sec)
"No, I haven't yet. I'm waiting for a call from him if he needs the help. We told him it's available. The s -- my team has gotten in touch. I've not, in person, spoke to him. I've been talking to you. No, no, no, no, I'm joking. I mean [Inaudible] to do that. I've been knocking around with [Inaudible] tell me what to do."
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Unidentified
Slightly Positive
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"Yeah."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
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"I've been a great consumer of medical -- um, am I in white?"
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
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"You're good. Yes, you're in white."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"Am I in white now? You're --"
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Unidentified
Neutral
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"Where the purple is [Inaudible]."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Positive
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"Listen, they chose me because I was the bossiest person here. So that's -- that's OK. I got this job."
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Joe Biden
Positive
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"All right. OK."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Somewhat Positive
00:00:46-00:01:05 (19 sec)
"So, this is Amanda Edwards. I call her the vaccine boss. And all the events that happened through WakeMed, over 100,000 vaccines that were delivered in collaboration with many of our community partners, Amanda was in charge of all of it. So, she was directly responsible for getting so many people vaccinated."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"And --"
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you, Amanda."
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Amanda Edwards
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"Um, Kathleen Pervat. Now, Kathleen has been a nurse for I won't even tell how many years exactly, Kathleen."
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:01:13-00:01:14 ( sec)
"Forty-eight."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"So many years. Um, and she retired in 2020, but came out of retirement to do this amazing work. She's been volunteering for 20 weeks, three, uh, shifts a week to get people vaccinated through the Andrew Center, where, um, we have large vaccine efforts at WakeMed."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:01:28-00:01:30 (2 sec)
"We got over 25,000 nationwide."
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Unidentified
Very Positive
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"That's right. Yeah. Happy."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Negative
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"So, we are so blessed to have her. And then, uh, Dr. Brian Klausner, um, one of my partners in crime in so many different ways. But --"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"Hey, Doc."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Positive
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"He's dedicated his entire life to working with homeless populations and achieving -- um, and working towards health, health equity [Inaudible]"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"[Inaudible]"
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Brian Klausner
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you very much."
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Joe Biden
Positive
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"Thanks."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
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"And he's been vaccinating in, um, in community centers and, uh, homeless shelter clinics throughout Wake County. Guadaloupe Castaneda Reais is an amazing medical assistant, who actually works with me in our office at WakeMed and Pediatrics."
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Unidentified
Neutral
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"Hello."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
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"But she was there with us with our health equity strike teams every weekend, donating her time to help getting -- uh, get people vaccinated in our community. So, we are very thankful for her, also."
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Unidentified
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"Dr. Nerissa Price is --"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"Hey, Doc."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
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"is an amazing woman, who is, um, also a member of the Sister Circle, who helped, um, vaccinate many people in Wake County. But, um, Dr. Price works with, um, Dr. Klausner in some homeless outreach clinics. So, she literally is walking, um, you know, encampment to encampment, finding people who need to get a COVID-19 vaccine."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"Um --"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"That's why we've designated them nationwide."
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Nerissa Price
Slightly Positive
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"Yeah."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
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"And doing the amazing work to get that done. And then, last but certainly not least, Carolyn Knaup, our senior VP of, uh, strategic planning. Um, she has absolutely been essential with the, um, the community outreach. So, this van, we will travel, you know, um, like this location to community center, to community center and different events to get thousands of people vaccinated, taking the vaccine to where the people are."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"And Carolyn Knaup has been, you know, leading that effort, uh, for WakeMed."
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Unidentified
Positive
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"And she's really special."
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Joe Biden
Negative
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"I'm -- [Crosstalk] Trouble. I might [Inaudible] she might have my back."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
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"OK."
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Joe Biden
Leans Negative
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"You're looking at a significant consumer of health care. I have two cranial aneurysms with one [Inaudible] embolism. Lost a wife and a daughter in an accident. My two boys were hospitalized for months in very -- in condition. Uh, my son, Bo, came home from Iraq as a hero and died of stage 4 glioblastoma."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
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"And I really do know your profession. Doctors make you -- make sure you live. Nurses make you want to live. No, no, no. Not a joke. Not a joke."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
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"Yeah."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
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"Male and female nurses, what they did for my son, what they did -- the docs were incredible. And I have the advantage of ha -- having access to the best docs in the world. And I -- when I formed the -- the -- the Biden initiative on Medicare, I have seven Nobel laureates on the -- on the -- on the staff, I mean, docs."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:04:13-00:04:27 (14 sec)
"But I'm telling you, don't underestimate the medical assistants and -- as well as nurses because they did things to Brian that were incredible. Doctors want to -- please don't get me wrong, but you're incredible, what you do."
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Unidentified
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you."
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Unidentified
Very Positive
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"I think the doctors would agree with it. Yeah, yeah."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
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"Absolutely."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
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"No, no. But that's -- I don't --"
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Brian Klausner
Slightly Positive
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"Yeah. Absolutely."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"I think it's the single most underrated profession in America."
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Brian Klausner
Neutral
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"Absolutely."
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Joe Biden
Positive
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"Nurses. So, thank you."
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Unidentified
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
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"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you."
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Brian Klausner
Somewhat Positive
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"Thank you for coming."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
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"They keep us straight."
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Joe Biden
Somewhat Positive
00:04:42-00:04:55 (14 sec)
"Thank you for what you're doing. You know, we're going to be able to go -- we now -- I'm able to get over 600 million doses for Americans. And now, we're going to contribute a billion doses worldwide."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:04:55-00:04:56 ( sec)
"Wonderful."
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Unidentified
Very Positive
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"Wow, wonderful."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Positive
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"Yep. We're able -- I'm able to get another in the next -- and we're sending out this month, the next 80 million doses to because you got 100 countries that have no wherewithal, no ability to deal with their -- with their problems. And one of the things that has become the most -- it's not the reason to do it, but the outreach is demonstrating that America's back, America can be relied on."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:05:22-00:05:48 (26 sec)
"America is the core. And it's all of you. I mean, I -- I really cannot thank you enough, what you've collectively done, especially going to communities where you -- you, uh, as we said in my way, when we open it up to make sure we had mobile units in Iraq, the point was, you're going to people under the bridge, man, sleeping under the bridge, taking care of them."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:05:48-00:06:18 (30 sec)
"They matter. They matter. And I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. It's the single -- you know, everybody got a little upset because I've said I was going to focus on COVID the first thing. If we don't deal with COVID, first of all, 600,000 people died in America. That's more than died in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and 9/11, as well as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq."
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Joe Biden
Very Negative
00:06:18-00:06:30 (12 sec)
"More people died from this within a year and a half than died in the entire span of everything except the civil war. So, you -- you're incredible. By the way, this guy is incredible."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
00:06:30-00:06:32 (2 sec)
"Well, we have [Inaudible] who we are."
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Unidentified
Positive
00:06:32-00:06:32 (1 sec)
"Yes."
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Joe Biden
Positive
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"He's got a heart as big as his head. No, I'm serious, it matters."
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Unidentified
Positive
00:06:36-00:06:37 ( sec)
"Yes."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"It matters."
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Unidentified
Neutral
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"This has been a teamwork, Mr. President."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"Oh, I know it."
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Unidentified
Very Positive
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"We've got an amazing working relationship."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"Oh, I know it."
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Unidentified
Very Negative
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"No doubt."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
00:06:43-00:06:44 ( sec)
"Yeah."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:06:44-00:06:58 (14 sec)
"When I pu -- put together my COVID team and 25 folks, first thing we did was make sure we had someone who would handle the whole question of equity. That's just -- does nothing but that. And we -- anyway, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you."
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Unidentified
Somewhat Positive
00:06:58-00:06:58 (1 sec)
"Thank you."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"I really mean it."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:06:59-00:07:10 (11 sec)
"We are so thankful for your leadership and your leadership because you guys set the stage and have gotten us to the position where we are. So, we're very thankful. And we want to meet some of the community members that are going to get vaccinated today."
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Joe Biden
Leans Positive
00:07:10-00:07:18 (8 sec)
"It's on -- I'd walk out of my grandfather Finnigan's house up in Scranton. I'd go to visit Joey. Keep the faith. My grandma says, "No, Joey. Spread it.""
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:07:18-00:07:19 (1 sec)
"There it is. I love it."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Positive
00:07:19-00:07:21 (2 sec)
"OK."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:07:21-00:07:22 (1 sec)
"I love it."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:07:22-00:07:23 (1 sec)
"Well, thank you for what you do."
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Amanda Edwards
Somewhat Positive
00:07:23-00:07:23 ( sec)
"Thank you."
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Unidentified
Positive
00:07:23-00:07:26 (2 sec)
"Tell -- tell the President why you're special."
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Nerissa Price
Very Positive
00:07:26-00:07:27 (1 sec)
"So, I had the privilege and honor to [Inaudible]"
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:07:27-00:07:28 (1 sec)
"That's right."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:07:28-00:07:29 (1 sec)
"Oh, is that right?"
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:07:29-00:07:33 (4 sec)
"She have it right in there."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:07:33-00:07:34 (1 sec)
"Oh, I tell you what?"
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Unidentified
Positive
00:07:34-00:07:39 (6 sec)
"She have it right in there. It's all good, both times. Both times."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:07:39-00:07:45 (6 sec)
"All right. You may remember, when we started, the first person to -- the public to get his vaccination was me."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:07:45-00:07:47 (2 sec)
"Oh, nice. Nice."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:07:47-00:07:53 (6 sec)
"To make sure everybody's like, "Well, Biden's not worrying about dying." Well, I don't know."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
00:07:53-00:07:54 (1 sec)
"Maybe it's worth something."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:07:54-00:07:56 (3 sec)
"Yeah. Really, thank you so much."
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Unidentified
Positive
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"We're grateful."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:07:57-00:07:59 (2 sec)
"I appreciate you. I really mean it. [Crosstalk]"
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
00:07:59-00:08:00 (1 sec)
"Do you want to come over to this side?"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
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"On this side?"
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Rasheeda Monroe
Positive
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"Yes. We're going to come over to this side."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:08:02-00:08:03 (1 sec)
"All right. I'm not supposed to walk down the squiggle."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
00:08:03-00:08:07 (3 sec)
"That's right. So, you're going to be right here, Mr. President."
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:08:07-00:08:07 ( sec)
"[Inaudible] here."
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:08:07-00:08:09 (2 sec)
"You got to wear that in North Carolina."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
00:08:09-00:08:11 (2 sec)
"Yeah. Exactly."
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Unidentified
Positive
00:08:11-00:08:12 (1 sec)
"Oh, I hope so."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
00:08:12-00:08:17 (5 sec)
"So he -- some of the community members who are going to get vaccinated today have already gotten vaccinated."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:17-00:08:19 (2 sec)
"Congratulations, guys."
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Rasheeda Monroe
Very Positive
00:08:19-00:08:21 (2 sec)
"Yeah. Yeah, it's exciting."
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Joe Biden
Positive
00:08:21-00:08:23 (2 sec)
"Good to see you all. What's your name?"
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:08:23-00:08:23 ( sec)
"[Inaudible]"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:08:23-00:08:29 (6 sec)
"[Inaudible] how are you? How old are you?"
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Rasheeda Monroe
Neutral
00:08:29-00:08:31 (2 sec)
"Fourteen?"
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:31-00:08:35 (4 sec)
"Good for you. Good for you. It matters."
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Unidentified
Somewhat Positive
00:08:35-00:08:38 (3 sec)
"Grant."
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Joe Biden
Very Positive
00:08:38-00:08:56 (18 sec)
"And you're 18, right, Grant? Nice to see you. Well, I'm holding you all up. I apologize. I apologize. I'm not supposed to walk down that line, but maybe I get a picture with these guys. How --"
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Rasheeda Monroe
Slightly Positive
00:08:56-00:08:58 (2 sec)
"Yeah. You're --"
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Joe Biden
Neutral
00:08:58-00:08:59 (1 sec)
"With these guys."
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Unidentified
Neutral
00:08:59-00:08:59 ( sec)
"Look right here."
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Joe Biden
Slightly Positive
00:08:59-00:09:05 (5 sec)
"Yeah. There you go."
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