| First 111 Days of President Barack
Obama - April 21-30, 2009 |
PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA - APRIL
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| April 21, 2009 -
April 30, 2009 |
April
21, 2009
US President Barack Obama meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the
White House. The two leaders speak to the media
on April 21, 2009 from the Oval Office of the White House. |
April
21, 2009
President Barack Obama walks King Abdullah II of Jordan to his limousine
after meetings in the White House. King Abdullah
later joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a working lunch at
the State Department in Washington on April 21, 2009. |
April
21, 2009
President Barack Obama presents the Commander In Chief Trophy to the
Naval Academy Football Team in the East Room of
the White House on April 21, 2009. Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo introduced
President Obama who received an autographed
football helmet and a paperweight replica of the team's championship
ring (ring photo below). |
| Watch
the YouTube of Obama's Presentation of the Commander In Chief Trophy on
4/21/09 |
April
21, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with former President Bill Clinton, Senator
Edward M. Kennedy, and Vice President Joe Biden
in the Oval Office of the White House. Later Obama, Clinton, and Kennedy
went to the SEED Public Charter School to sign the
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Act promotes national service
including volunteer and community service. Caroline
Kennedy and Michelle Obama attended the signing ceremony at the inner
city Washington, DC school on April 21, 2009. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama's Call to Service and Kennedy Act on April 21, 2009 |
April
21, 2009
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and former President
Bill Clinton planted trees with volunteers at the
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC on April 21, 2009. The
President is participating in a National Service Project
to actively help America in the spirit of the Service America Act signed
earlier in the day. |
April
22, 2009 - Earth Day
President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office and walks across the South
Lawn of the White House waving at a group of
children touring the White House. Obama then boards Marine One for
Andrews Air Force Base where Obama departs on Air
Force One for a day trip to Des Moines, Iowa for an Earth Day speech at
a Newton, Iowa wind energy manufacturing plant. |
April
22, 2009
President Obama arrives on Air Force One in Des Moines, Iowa and is
greeted by supporters and Iowa Governor Chet Culver.
President Barack Obama tours and speaks at the Trinity Structural Towers
Manufacturing Plant in Newton, Iowa on Earth Day,
April 22, 2009. The facility formerly made appliances and now houses a
company involved in wind energy production, a sector
of the energy market that President Obama is keen on expanding as he
tries to develop industries that reduce US oil imports. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama's Remarks at Iowa Wind Energy Plant on
4/22/09 |
April
22, 2009
President Barack Obama returns to Washington, DC from Des Moines, Iowa
arriving at Andrews Air Force Base on Air Force
One and then boarding Marine One for a flight to the South Lawn of the
White House on April 22, 2009. The Obama family's
new First Dog Bo waits on the South Balcony of the White House when
Marine One lands on the White House grounds. |
April
23, 2009
President Barack Obama attends and speaks at the Holocaust Days of
Remembrance in the Rotunda of the Capitol on Washington
on April 23, 2009. President Obama was joined in the ceremony by Nobel
laureate Elie Wiesel who is the founding chairman of the
US Holocaust Memorial. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama's Remarks at the Days of Remembrance on
4/23/09 |
April
23, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to the children of White House staffers
at the Take Your Kids To Work Day in the East
Room of the White House on April 23, 2009 (top photos). Later in the day
First Lady Obama visits the Office of Personnel
Management to watch the official swearing in ceremony of OP Director
John Berry (bottom photos). |
April
23, 2009
President Barack Obama tells representatives of credit card companies
they are on notice that more regulations are coming to
address unfair fees and interest rates charged by credit card companies.
President Obama said he is committed to restoring
strong protection for consumers. President Obama and key White House
officials met with the credit card companies in the
Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 23, 2009. |
April
23, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with the NCAA National Football Champion
Florida Gators in the East Room of the White House on
April 24, 2009. Florida Gators Head Coach Urban Meyer and his football
team presented President Obama with a Championship
football and a personalized team jersey. President Obama passed the football
to his aide Reggie Love. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama and the Florida Gators on
April 23, 2009 |
April
24, 2009
President Barack Obama remarks on higher education in the Diplomatic
Reception Room of the White House on April 24, 2009.
President Obama was introduced by a University of Maryland student who
was joined on stage by her mother. |
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the White House YouTube of Obama's Remarks on Higher Education on April
24, 2009 |
April
25, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes a surprise visit to Baghdad,
Iraq on April 25, 2009. Secretary Clinton was met by US
Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill and later met and held a news
conference with the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari.
Clinton also met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Iraqi PM Nuri
al-Maliki. Secretary Hillary Clinton spoke to Iraqi citizens
and US Embassy staff in Baghdad before leaving Iraq. Clinton said that
despite the recent suicide bombings and the planned
US troop withdrawals from Iraq the US will continue to assist with the
security of Iraq.
Complete
International Obama News for April, 2009 available here. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Your Weekly Address by President Obama
for April 25, 2009 |
April
26, 2009
President Barack Obama takes advantage of the warm summer like weather
to play his first round of golf since becoming US
President. President Obama played at Andrews Air Force Base Golf Course
with base Commander Colonel Steven Shepro and
Andrews AFB Golf Course General Manager Mike Thomas. |
April
26, 2009
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs holds a rare Sunday press
conference to announce possible emergency measures
due to an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico that has spread around the
world. The White House has stepped up efforts to monitor
the outbreak after 20 swine flu cases were confirmed in several US
states. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
said that this outbreak is similar to preparing for a hurricane not
knowing the upcoming dangers. Dr. Richard Besser, the Acting
Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also
answered questions from the White House media. |
| Watch
the YouTube of the White House Press Briefing on the Swine Flu Situation
on April
26, 2009 |
April
27, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an increase in the
pandemic Phase Level to 4 on a scale of 6 after several
countries confirm swine flu cases, including 40 confirmed cases in the
US. American officials have advised against travel to
Mexico. Schools across Mexico were closed until May 6, 2009 to help stop
the spread of the swine flu (H1N1) that has killed
150 Mexicans. Mexican police and customs officials wear protective
masks, and passengers returning from Mexico are seen
arriving at the airport wearing masks. |
April
27, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks at an annual science meeting at the
National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC on
April 27, 2009. President Obama said he wanted the US to return to a
high water mark of scientific achievement. Obama said he
is committed to allocating 3% of the US GDP for scientific research
and development. Obama also commented on the spread of
swine flu (H1N1) saying it is not cause for alarm. New Yorkers were alarmed
to see the presidential plane flying over lower
Manhattan followed by an F16 military jet. Apparently the Defense Department was
on a photo shoot with the presidential Boeing
747 jet. New York Mayor Bloomberg and New Yorkers were not notified. Mayor Bloomberg said the
low flight over New York was
insensitive. The White House later apologized. President Obama was
furious over the decision and said it will not happen again.
The presidential plane is known as Air Force One when the President is aboard. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama's Remarks on Science and the H1N1 Virus
on 4/27/09 |
April
27, 2009
President Barack Obama attends a ceremony honoring the NCAA Division 1
Women's Basketball Champions from the University
of Connecticut in front of the South Portico of the White House on April
27, 2009. President Obama was given a custom jersey
and an autographed basketball by the women's team. After greeting
guests at the ceremony Obama, followed by White
House aides, walked on the South Lawn to the Oval
Office. After the ceremony Obama threw a few hoops with the team. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama and the UCONN Huskies on
April 27, 2009 |
April
27, 2009
The First Dog Bo is walked across the South Lawn and along the Colonnade
of the White House by White House horticulturist
Dale Haney. President Obama was nearby at a championship basketball
ceremony at the South Portico of the White House. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama and the Huskies Shoot Hoops on
April 27, 2009 |
April
28, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with FBI Director Robert Mueller at FBI
Headquarters in Washington on April 28, 2009,
prior to speaking to FBI employees at the headquarters. |
April
28, 2009
President Obama speaks to FBI employees at FBI Headquarters in
Washington, DC on April 28, 2009. President Obama is
introduced by FBI Director Robert Mueller who gives Obama an FBI cap and
two teddy bears for daughters Sasha and Malia. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama at FBI Headquarters on
April 28, 2009 |
April
28, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker
of the House Nancy Pelosi and other guests join in an
unveiling ceremony of the sculpted bust of Sojourner Truth created by
Canadian sculptor Artis Lane. Sojourner Truth was an
abolitionist, and civil and women's rights activist. The bust was
unveiled in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol on April 28, 2009. |
April
28, 2009
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter surprises the Republican Part by
announcing he is switching to the Democratic Party on
April 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. In a press conference Specter said his
philosophy is more in line with Democratic Party.
The stunning defection by Senator Specter left the Democrats only one
vote shy of a filibuster majority. |
April
28, 2009
President Barack Obama arrives at a Teacher of the Year ceremony with
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Award Winner
Anthony Mullen in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 28, 2009.
President Obama said he was a big fan of teachers.
State Teachers of the Year joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Second
Lady Jill Biden at the award ceremony. Teacher of the
Year winner Anthony Mullen teaches in Greenwich, Connecticut. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama at the Teacher of the Year Ceremony on
April 28, 2009 |
April
28, 2009
President Barack Obama joins the swearing in ceremony of Kathleen
Sebelius as the new Secretary of Health and Human
Services in the Oval Office of the White House on April 28, 2009.
Secretary Sebelius will have her hands full with the H1N1
Influenza A virus which is spreading across the United States and the
world. |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of President Obama
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden welcome Senator
Arlen Specter to the Democratic Party. Senator Specter
announced a day earlier he will be leaving the Republican Party for the Democratic
Party due to philosophical differences. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama Welcoming Senator
Specter on April 29, 2009 |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of President Obama
President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn of the White House to
board Marine One for a flight on Air Force One
to St. Louis, Missouri for a town hall meeting on Obama's 100th day in
office on April 29, 2009. |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of President Obama
President Barack Obama speaks in a town hall meeting at Fox Senior High
School in Arnold, Missouri on April 29, 2009.
President Obama said his 100 days in the White House has seen the
beginning of the work of remaking America. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama at Town Hall
Meeting in Arnold, MO on 4/29/09 |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of President Obama
President Barack Obama leaves the town hall meeting with Senior Adviser
Valerie Jarrett to return to Washington on Air Force
One and on to Marine One on April 29, 2009. |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of First Lady Michelle Obama
First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden join spouses of
Members of Congress and other volunteers at a
Capital Area Food Bank participating in the Food For Kids Program which
will feed 1,000 kids. |
April
29, 2009 - 100th Day of President Obama
President Barack Obama holds a prime time press conference on the 100th
day anniversary of his presidency on April 29, 2009.
Speaking from the East Room of the White House President Obama discussed
the flu crisis, immigration, the economy, the auto
sector, and other topics of the day. |
| Watch
the YouTube of President Obama's 100th Day Press Conference on
April 29, 2009 |
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April 29, 2009 |
April
30, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks on the auto industry in the Grand Foyer of
the White House on April 30, 2009. Joined by Cabinet
Ministers President Obama announces that Chrysler LLC has filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy after bond holders would not reduce
their demands. President Obama said the employees made sacrifices and he
does not stand with the bond holders. Part of the
bankruptcy restructuring plan includes a merger with Fiat. President
Obama said the partnership between Chrysler and Fiat gives
the company a strong chance for success. Both the American and Canadian
government will take a small equity position with
Chrysler and both countries will be on the Board of Directors. General
Motors must present a restructuring plan by June 1, 2009. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama's Auto Industry Remarks on
April 30, 2009 |
April
30, 2009
President Barack Obama hosts the Wounded Warrior Soldier's Ride on the
South Lawn of the White House on April 30, 2009.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates introduced President Obama who started
the race with a horn. The bike race is called the
White House to the Light House. After the race President Obama greeted
guests and military personnel. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama at the Warrior Soldiers Ride on
April 30, 2009 |
April
30, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with the Congressional Armed Services
leadership in the Oval Office of the White House
on April 30, 2009. President Obama met with Senator Carl Levin (D),
Senator John McCain (R), and Defense Secretary
Robert Gates. The leadership group meeting was focused on defense
spending. |
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