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00:00It took me by surprise and I took the time prior to this press conference to call John directly and talk to John Boehner is a good man . He is a patriot . He cares deeply about the House an institution in which he's served for a long time. He cares about his constituents and he cares about America. We have obviously had a lot of disagreements and politically we're at different ends of the spectrum. But I will tell you he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me. He has kept his word when he made a commitment. He is somebody who understands that in government in governance you don't get a hundred percent of what you want but you have to work with people who you disagree with sometimes strongly in order to do the people's business. My hope is there is a recognition on the part of the next speaker something I think John understood even though at times it was challenging to bring his caucus along that we can have significant differences on issues but that doesn't mean you shut down the government. I do think that Speaker Boehner sometimes had a tough position because there were members in his caucus who saw a compromise of any sort is as weakness or betrayal. And when you have divided government when you have a democracy compromise is necessary. And I think Speaker Boehner sometimes had difficulty persuading members of his caucus that .

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President Obama: John Boehner Is a Good Man, He Is a Patriot

During a Rose Garden news conference with President Xi Jinping of China, President Barack Obama commented on the resignation of Speaker of the House John Boehner. He said Boehner cares deeply about the House, adding the Speaker “kept his word when he made a commitment."

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