>>Yes- but he wasn't talking about taxing the rich to fund Medicare. In that Cold War era with the US at the height of its wealth and power, he was talking about world prosperity and peace, reminding people not to focus on what they expect for themselves but what they can offer to make humanity great.
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>Obama had the potential to be one but chose not to accept the challenge.

Oh, I think he was a leader - just a question of what "type" of leader