Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Putin
President Obama spoke by phone today with President Putin of Russia to convey his condolences on the tragic hospital fire outside of Moscow that killed dozens last week, and to…
Readout of the President’s Meeting With Latino Leaders
This afternoon, the President and the Vice President met with Latino leaders to discuss the upcoming trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. As this is the President’s fourth trip to…
Remarks by The President at The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. (Laughter.) How do you like my new entrance music? (Applause.) Rush Limbaugh warned you about this — second term, baby. (Laughter and…
Remarks by the President on the 150th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Please, everybody have a seat. Well, it’s good to be back. Good morning, everybody, and thank you, Dr. Cicerone,…
Remarks by the First Lady at White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing
MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Please, sit, rest. Because we want you to do a lot of work today, so we…
Remarks by the President on the Nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thanks. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT: Ray LaHood has said that being the Secretary of Transportation is the…
Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili
Vice President Biden met this evening with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili at the Sedona Forum to discuss recent developments in Georgia and the continuation of Georgia’s democratic and economic reforms.…
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Time to Replace the Sequester with a Balanced Approach to Deficit Reduction
WASHINGTON, DC— In this week’s address, President Obama said that because Republicans in Congress allowed a series of harmful, automatic budget cuts—called the sequester—to take effect, important programs like Head…
President Obama Signs Kansas Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a…
President Obama Signs North Dakota Emergency Declaration
The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting…