Remarks by the President on College Affordability
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1:28 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Hawkeyes! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Iowa! (Applause.) Can folks please give it up for…
Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day
Today, we commemorate the Meds Yeghern, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. In doing so, we honor the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who were brutally…
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Horn of Africa Humanitarian Crisis
In 2011, the worst drought in 60 years struck the Horn of Africa. The United Nations declared famine in six regions of Somalia, threatening the lives of over 250,000 Somalis,…
Remarks by the President at Presentation of the National Teacher of the Year Award
East Room 10:11 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Wow, thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. Welcome to the White House. Before we get…
Remarks by the President on College Affordability — University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Hello, North Carolina! (Applause.) What’s up, Tar Heels? (Applause.) Now, first of all, I…
Remarks by the First Lady at Girls Inc. of Omaha Event
Century Link Center Omaha, Nebraska 12:31 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, wow. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Rest yourselves. Oh, I am so…
Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event The Hilton Omaha Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska
1:49 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Let me tell you, it is a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you. I…
Remarks by the President to College Reporters Via Telephone, Aboard Air Force One, En Route Boulder, Colorado
4:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. Thanks for being on the call. And first of all, let me apologize if the connection sounds fuzzy. As was just mentioned, I’m…
Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event Windsor Heights Community and Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa
4:28 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you! (Applause.) You all are fired up. (Applause.) First of all, just let me say thank you. Thank you so much. I am thrilled…
Presidential Proclamation — National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, 2012
NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than three decades, advocates…