I'm Brian Lerer. This is my daily politics podcast from WNYC Studios. It's Friday, March 12th.

Here to me was the one-minute heart of President Biden's first primetime address as president last night.

If Donald Trump famously said, I alone can fix it about everything,

Joe Biden said he's doing what he can to end the pandemic, but...

But I need you, the American people, I need you. I need every American to do their part.

And that's not hyperbole. I need you. I need you to get vaccinated when it's your turn and when you can find an opportunity.

And to help your family, your friends, your neighbors get vaccinated as well.

Because here's the point.

If we do all this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by July the 4th, there's a good

chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your

neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate Independence Day.

That doesn't mean large events with lots of people together, but it does mean small groups

will be able to get together.

After this long, hard year, that will make this Independence Day something truly

special, where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our

independence from this virus. President Biden last night with me now, we're very happy to have NPR White House correspondent,

Aisha Roscoe. Ia Ayesha, I know you're busy and you did morning edition today, so thanks for doing

this and welcome back to WNYC. Thanks for having me. You know, there's so much we could talk about

just in those 60 seconds. I thought of those World War II

era Uncle Sam posters that said, I want you for the war effort. Biden said, I need you. He said it twice,

the American people to get us out of the pandemic. And again, the contrast with Trump's, I alone can

fix it. Why do you think he chose to appeal to the

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