Speech Archive, News, Pictures of Barack Obama, Speeches
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…
The President met today with China’s Special Representatives to the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, Vice Premier Liu Yandong, Vice Premier Wang Yang, State Councilor…
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with State Councilor Yang Jiechi of China at the White House. Ambassador Rice and State Councilor Yang reviewed plans for President Xi’s…
Over the past decade, we have witnessed a significant shift in hostage-takings by terrorist organizations and criminal groups that has challenged the ability of the U.S. Government to secure the…
East Room 5:17 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hey! Hey! Hey! (Applause.) So this is rowdy crowd. (Applause.) I don’t want you guys to break anything while you’re here now. (Laughter.)…
Remarks by Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications “Support, Defend, and Sustain’: The Relevance of U.S. Response to Closing Civic Space” InterAction Annual Forum Wednesday, June 24,…
President Obama is committed to combating the impacts of climate change and protecting the health of future generations. We know climate change is not a distant threat, we are already…
This evening, President Obama will continue a White House tradition by hosting an Iftar in observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the East Room. This is the…
I commend the Rhode Island Legislature and Governor Raimondo for once again taking action to raise their state’s minimum wage. Since I first called on Congress to increase the federal…
President Obama is committed to protecting the health of future generations from the impacts of climate change. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a report quantifying the vast…