Speech Archive, News, Pictures of Barack Obama, Speeches
East Room 2:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody, have a seat. (Applause.) It is my pleasure to welcome back the Chicago Blackhawks to the White House. (Applause.) We have…
St. Regis Hotel Washington, D.C. 5:58 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Hey! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Have a seat. Have a seat. Hey! (Applause.) It is good to…
St. Regis Hotel Washington, D.C. 7:06 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Everybody have a seat, have a seat. Jim…
The Vice President will travel to Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea the first week of December. In Tokyo, he will meet with key leaders to discuss a broad…
This afternoon, President Obama spoke to Red Sox Manager John Farrell to congratulate him and the Boston Red Sox on their eighth World Championship. The President noted the great job…
Today, President Obama met with Clifford Sloan, the State Department’s Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, and with Paul Lewis, the Defense Department’s Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure. The President thanked…
The President welcomes the Senate’s bipartisan first step towards final passage of S. 815, the Employment Non‑Discrimination Act of 2013. He has long supported an inclusive ENDA, which would establish…
The United States welcomes the passage of legislation today by the Council of Representatives (COR) to govern Iraq’s parliamentary elections. These elections have now been set for April 30, 2014,…
Washington-Lee High School Arlington, Virginia 2:28 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Washington-Lee! (Applause.) Hello, Virginia! (Applause.) How are you doing? (Applause.) Are you fired up? (Applause.) Are you ready to…
State legislators were thrown into disarray, thanks to Obama’s decision to change an important healthcare provision with a number of them left pensive about whether their state laws would allow…