4:54 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Well, it is wonderful to be here. And thank you for the outstanding introduction by Mr. Smart. And I was complimenting him on…
Archive: February 26, 2010
February 25, 2010 SENATOR McCONNELL: Mr. President, Dr. John Barrasso is going to make our opening statement on coverage. THE PRESIDENT: And then I will call Henry Waxman, and we’ll just go back and forth. SENATOR BARRASSO: Thank you very…
On behalf of the American people, I send my warmest wishes to those – both in the Dominican Republic and here in America – that are celebrating Dominican Republic National Day. The United States values the cooperation and positive relations…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama signed an executive order, which can be viewed here, renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. This event demonstrates the President’s strong appreciation for…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A copy of the Executive Order…
The President will welcome Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece to the White House on March 9. Greece is a long standing ally of the United States in our shared efforts to promote stability and prosperity both in its region and…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Michael J. McCord, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of Defense Katherine M. Gehl, Member, Board of Directors of the…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm during the period of January 20-25,…
En nombre del pueblo estadounidense, les envío mis mejores deseos a quienes celebran el Día Nacional de la República Dominicana, tanto aquí en Estados Unidos como en la República Dominicana. Estados Unidos valora la cooperación y las relaciones positivas de…
“We are enormously grateful to Desiree Rogers for the terrific job she’s done as the White House Social Secretary. When she took this position, we asked Desiree to help make sure that the White House truly is the People’s House,…
