Category: Speeches

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Terrence G. Berg, Jesus G. Bernal, Shelly Deckert Dick and Lorna G. Schofield to serve on the United States District Court. “I am…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Terrence G. Berg, Jesus G. Bernal, Shelly Deckert Dick and Lorna G. Schofield to serve on the United States District Court. “I am…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, vice Arthur J. Tarnow, retired. Jesus G. Bernal,…

University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 7:20 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Boulder! (Applause.) How’s it going, Buffaloes? (Applause.) Well, you guys are just happy because school is almost out, isn’t…

University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1:19 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) It is great to be back in Iowa City. (Applause.) I’m not going to give a…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…