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Archive: March 9, 2012

Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas 6:58 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Texas!  (Applause.)  Oh, it is good to be back in Houston.  (Applause.)  The weather wasn’t quite cooperating.  (Laughter.)  But we got here.  And so did you. We’ve got some…

Boston, Massachusetts 6:05 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you all so much.  (Applause.)  Oh, my goodness.  All right, you guys are fired up, right?  My work here is done tonight.  No, just kidding.  (Laughter.)  You all, please, rest yourselves.  Thank…

Penacook Community College Penacook, New Hampshire 3:45 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you, everyone.  (Applause.)  Thanks so much.  Rest yourselves, because you’ve been working hard to make this community healthy.  You deserve a little sitting down.  Even as we talk…

Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Petersburg, Virginia 12:57 P.M. EST   THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Virginia!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you, everybody.  Wow, what a unbelievable crowd.  Everybody, please have a seat — if you have one.  (Laughter.)   Well, thank you,…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes during the period of February…

President Obama called Russian President-elect and Prime Minister Putin to congratulate him on his recent victory in the Russian Presidential election.  President Obama highlighted achievements in U.S.-Russia relations over the past three years with President Medvedev, including cooperation on Afghanistan,…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Arthur Bienenstock – Member, National Science Board, National Science Foundation Paula Gangopadhyay – Member, National Museum and Library Services Board Luis…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama appointed Todd Park as Assistant to the President and U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO), filling a vacancy created by last month’s departure of Aneesh Chopra, the Nation’s first CTO. Mr. Park has served as…

On Sunday we will mark the first anniversary of the terrible disaster that shook an island, surged an ocean and cracked a reactor in the Tohoku region of Japan.  As we remember the nearly 16,000 lives that were lost and…

Administration Proposes New National Network to Support Manufacturing, Takes Immediate Action to Create a Pilot Manufacturing Institute On Friday, President Obama will continue to highlight the successful trend of insourcing – companies from around the world bringing jobs back and…