Category: Speeches

WASHINGTON, D.C .– On Wednesday September 7, 2011, as part of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the Vice President will host a screening of…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Catherine Allgor – Member, Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Eduardo Arriola –Member, Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation Sara Aviel–…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Catherine Allgor, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term expiring September…

Please see below for a correction (marked with an asterisk) to a typo in the transcript. 1:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Detroit! (Applause.) Thank you, Michigan! (Applause.) Oh,…

1:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, obviously visiting Wayne, visiting Paterson, many of these surrounding communities, gives you a sense of the devastation that’s taken place not only here in…

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama called on Congress to do what it has done seven times over the past two years and pass a clean extension of…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane…