Speech Archive, News, Pictures of Barack Obama, Speeches
President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation called President Obama today. They discussed the necessity of countering ISIL and developments in the Middle East, as well as the situation in…
Today, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Lisa Monaco, met with United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to discuss his efforts to secure…
Two years ago, President Obama announced the ConnectED Initiative, setting an ambitious goal to provide 99 percent of American students with access to next-generation broadband in their classrooms and libraries…
After nearly a century of work, after decades of trying, after a year of sustained debate, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010. Since then, health…
Rose Garden 11:34 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Have a seat. Five years ago, after nearly a century of talk, decades of trying, a year of bipartisan debate…
President Obama spoke this morning with President Francois Hollande of France. The President affirmed our unwavering commitment to the bilateral relationship, including our ongoing close cooperation in the intelligence and…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Peter Silva Silva, resigned. Janet Garvin McCabe, of the…
Roosevelt Room 12:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Since 9/11, more than 80 Americans have been taken hostage by murderous groups engaged in terrorism or piracy. For these innocent…
Monday, June 29, 2015 Washington, D.C. * 12:30PM ET – The First Lady will deliver remarks at MORE Magazine’s first-ever MORE Impact Awards Luncheon at the Newseum. In her remarks,…
This August, we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act. As the President has noted, ‘the Voting Rights Act was one of the crowning…