Remarks by the President after Cabinet Meeting, 9/10/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. We just had an excellent and informative Cabinet meeting. Secretaries Clinton and Gates provided an overview of our current national security posture. Secretary Geithner discussed some…
Remarks by the President Obama on Health Insurance Reform, 9/10/2009
THE PRESIDENT: All righty. Hey, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. It is good to be with all of you — please sit down, everybody.…
Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care, 9/9/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the…
Remarks by the President at Memorial Service in Honor of Walter Cronkite, 9/9/92009
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much. To Chip, Kathy, and Nancy, who graciously shared your father with a nation that loved him; to Walter’s friends, colleagues, protégés, and…
Remarks by the President in Discussion with 9th Graders-Wakefield High School, 9/8/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Wow. I’m trying to remember back to my first day of high school. I can’t remember that far back. But it is great to see all of you…
Remarks by the President in a National Address to America’s Schoolchildren
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer?…
President Obama Speach at AFL CIO Labor Day Picnic, 9/7/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Cincinnati! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, Ohio! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, labor! (Applause.) All-righty. It is good to be back in Cincinnati. (Applause.) It’s good to…
Remarks by the President at Iftar Dinner, 9/1/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody have a seat. Thank you. Well, it is my great pleasure to host all of you here at the White House to mark this special occasion…
Remarks by the President on 2009-H1N1 National Preparedness and Response, 9/1/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Before I say a few words about the meeting we just had I’d like to mention some good news that came out today about our…
Remarks by the President — Eulogy for Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 8/29/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Your Eminence, Vicki, Kara, Edward, Patrick, Curran, Caroline, members of the Kennedy family, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Today we say goodbye to the youngest child of Rose…