“OK, everybody, I got to get to Star Wars.”

— Barack Obama

"Obama cuts off press conference to go see 'Star Wars'" http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/263757-obama-cuts-off-press-conference-to-go-see-star-wars, The Hill (18 December 2015) <br class="br">2015

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