Category: Jun2014

WASHINGTON – On June 19, 2014, President Barack Obama will award Corporal William “Kyle” Carpenter, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Corporal Carpenter will receive…

Vice President Biden spoke this morning with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The Vice President expressed the United States’ solidarity with Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State of…

The following is a report from the President’s periodic physical examination performed during the month of May 2014, as the President’s schedule allowed. The physical examination was performed and supervised…

Michelle and I were saddened to hear of the passing of actress, author, and activist Ruby Dee. In roles from Ruth Younger in A Raisin in the Sun to Mama…

Worcester Technical High School Worcester, Massachusetts 4:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please, everybody, be seated. Good afternoon. (Applause.) It is great to be…

Private Residence Weston, Massachusetts 7:29 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Well, it is wonderful to see Paul and Joanne really have been there from the get-go.…

54 Kids to Attend “State Dinner” at White House on July 18 To Celebrate Nutritious, Delicious Lunchtime Dishes Washington, DC – Today, First Lady Michelle Obama, Epicurious, the Department of…

The Vice President spoke both yesterday and again today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding the security situation in eastern Ukraine, where militants coming from Russian territory have taken control…

Remarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice “The Strength of American Leadership, the Power of Collective Action” Keynote Address at the Center for a New American Security Annual Conference…

The Vice President spoke today with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan regarding the security situation around Mosul, Iraq, where elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have…