Washington Week with The Atlantic

June 18, 2010

06/18/2010 | 24m 36s

In his first Oval Office address to the nation on Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his pledge to hold BP fully accountable for the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history. Then on Wednesday, he met with BP executives at the White House...

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