Month: February 2012

President Obama spoke with President Karzai of Afghanistan today. They discussed regional support for Afghan-led reconciliation, the Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran trilateral meetings last week in Islamabad, and other strategic issues of mutual…

WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from the Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington about our efforts to strengthen American manufacturing and job creation…

I’ve spent much of my career working on America’s policy toward the Middle East, and particularly Iraq. Like millions of other readers around the world, I have enriched my understanding…

Private Residence San Francisco, California 7:26 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Ah, I’ve got a little blues track going on here. I like that. Please,…

Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium San Francisco, California 9:10 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, San Francisco! (Applause.) Thank you! Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. First of…

Boeing Production Facility Everett, Washington 11:47 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Everett! (Applause.) It is great to be in Washington — not Washington, D.C., in Washington State. (Applause.) And it…

J.W. Marriott Los Angeles, California 1:00 P.M. PST VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Thank you very much. Mr. Mayor, let me begin by thanking you for your hospitality. It’s good to be…

Private Residence Seattle, Washington 2:41 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: That was a one-time affair. The fewer the shows, the higher the admission. (Laughter.) But, first of all, I just want…

The Westin Bellevue Bellevue, WA 4:34 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Bellevue! (Applause.) Hello, Seattle! (Applause.) It is good to be here back in the Pacific Northwest. (Applause.) Everybody can…

After 9/11, we pledged that our cops, firefighters and EMTs would have the technology they need to stay safe and do their jobs. Part of that promise included deploying a…