4:01 A.M. AFT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is more than 7,000 miles from home, but for over a decade it’s been close to our hearts. Because here, in Afghanistan, more than half a million…
Archive: May 1, 2012
May 2, 2012 AFT 12:00 A.M. AFT PRESIDENT KARZAI: (Interpretation begins in progress) — prosperity and peace for the people of Afghanistan. Stability in Afghanistan and peace in Afghanistan — people will sleep, will be safe in their house, and…
1:21 A.M. AFT THE PRESIDENT: Hooah! How’s everybody doing tonight? Hooah! (Applause.) TROOPS: Hooah! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: It is good to be back here with all of you. (Applause.) I’ve got a few acknowledgments I’ve got to make before I…
As Prepared for Delivery – “Already, nearly half the Afghan people live in places where Afghan Security Forces are moving into the lead. This month, at a NATO Summit in Chicago, our coalition will set a goal for Afghan forces…
The Springs Preserve Las Vegas, Nevada 10:31 A.M. PDT MRS. OBAMA: Yes! Yes! Yes, we can! Yes, we can! (Applause.) You all, oh, this feels so good. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) I am beyond thrilled to be here…
The Springs Preserve Las Vegas, Nevada 9:29 A.M. PDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, wow, thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you all. And it smells so good in here. (Laughter.) You all, please, rest yourselves. It is truly a pleasure and…
Tucson Convention Center Tucson, Arizona 6:56 P.M. MST MRS. OBAMA: Oh my goodness! (Applause.) All right. You all sound like you’re already fired up and ready to go, so I’ll just take my shoes off and go home. (Laughter.) …
In May 2010, in Washington, DC, President Obama and President Karzai committed our two countries to negotiate and conclude a strategic partnership that would provide a framework for our future relationship. On May 1, 2012, President Obama and President Karzai…
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE May 1, 2012 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.…
2:05 A.M. AFT SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us here — or there; we’re here. This is on background — senior administration officials. Once we’re completed with the briefing, there’s no embargo so you can use it…
