# 2010-08-14 President Obama's Weekly Address

Weekly Address: President Obama Promises to Protect Social Security from Republican Plans to Privatize It. On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, President Obama promises to protect it from Republican leaders in Congress who have made privatization a key part of their agenda. He makes clear that, especially in light of the financial crisis, gambling Social Security on Wall Street makes no sense.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 3 min
- By: The White House
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2010-08-14_President_Obama%27s_Weekly_Address.ogv)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: The White House
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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