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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android.\u200B&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett delivered a message written by President Obama at Muhammad Ali\u2019s funeral on Friday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the president and First Lady attending the high school graduation of their oldest daughter, Malia, Obama penned the speech to be read in his absence.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jarrett took the stage at the KFC Yum! Center in Ali\u2019s birthplace of Louisville, Kentucky, with the overarching message that \u201CMuhammad Ali&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;was&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;America.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the full speech below.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ali, widely regarded as one of the most influential athletes and greatest boxers ever, died last week at the age of 74.\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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