4:06 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Fired up! Fired up! (Applause.) First of all, I’m going to let Michelle know you all sang her “Happy Birthday.” (Applause.) She’ll be pleased to know. (Applause.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I…
Archive: January 17, 2010
12:00 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Praise be to God. Let me begin by thanking the entire Vermont Avenue Baptist Church family for welcoming our family here today. It feels like a family. Thank you for making us feel…
On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not be forsaken; you will not…
6:40 P.M. EST Q Did the President accomplish today what he hoped to? MR. GIBBS: Absolutely. Look, I think you’ve got, by all accounts, a very close race. The President was happy to lend his voice in a race that…
PRESS BRIEFING BY DENIS McDONOUGH, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR; TIM CALLAGHAN, SENIOR REGIONAL ADVISOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FOR USAID OFFICE OF FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE; COLONEL BUCK ELTON, COMMANDER SOCIETY SOUTH HAITI Via Teleconference 2:00 P.M. EST MR.…
