James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, avoid tax cuts —…
Archive: December 21, 2012
Roosevelt Room 1:40 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. When I took office, our nation was engaged in two wars, and al Qaeda was entrenched in their safe havens. Many of our alliances were frayed, and America’s standing in…
National Cathedral Washington, D.C. 11:50 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: To Irene, Ken, Jennifer, Danny’s friends and former colleagues, it is an extraordinary honor to be here with you in this magnificent place to pay tribute to a man who would…
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: L. Preston Bryant, Jr. – Chair, National Capital Planning Commission Mohamed A. El-Erian – Chair, President’s Global Development Council Richard C. Blum – Member,…
President Obama today named twelve eminent researchers as recipients of the National Medal of Science and eleven extraordinary inventors as recipients of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government upon scientists,…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017. (Reappointment) Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to…
The President spoke by telephone last evening with Park Geun-hye, the President-elect of the Republic of Korea, to extend his congratulations on her victory in Wednesday’s Presidential election in Korea. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance as…
