President Obama Signs North Carolina Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by…
Remarks by the President at Easter Prayer Breakfast
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. Please, please have a seat. Well, it is absolutely wonderful to be here with all of you today. I see so many…
Remarks by the President at a Town Hall in Annandale, Virginia
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you! Thank you so much. Everybody have a seat, have a seat. It’s good to be back. Good to be back in Annandale. Good to…
Readout of the President’s Call With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
The President called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu today to convey his best wishes before the start of Passover. Noting that he would host a seder at the White House, the…
President Obama Signs California Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of California and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by tsunami…
President Obama to Welcome Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to the White House
President Obama will meet with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Among other key bilateral and regional issues, the Presidents will discuss next steps with regard to…
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Michael Hollowell
Today, the President called Michael Hollowell, manager of a Lowes home improvement store devastated by a tornado Saturday in Sanford, North Carolina, to offer his gratitude for Mr. Hollowell’s swift…
Letter from the President — Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to North Korea
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order…
Remarks by the President at Presentation of the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Air Force Academy
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, everybody, please be seated. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations on winning the Commander-in-Chief trophy. (Applause.) For the first time in eight long years,…
Weekly Address: “We Can Live Within Our Means and Live Up to the Values We Share as Americans”
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Obama said that to restore fiscal responsibility, we all need to share in the sacrifice – but we don’t have to sacrifice the…