AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since our Nation’s founding, seasons of trial and bitter hardship have revealed a core belief we share…
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today, people of all ages will mark Read Across America Day by celebrating stories that have shaped…
IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, America has been made and remade by striving, hopeful immigrants looking for a…
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than two centuries, our Nation has grown under the simple creed that each of us…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:15 A.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen — good morning still. Thank you for being here. As you can see, we have with us today the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. …
From new school lunches to states like Mississippi where the childhood obesity rate is decreasing, Mrs. Obama lauds changes and encourages the nation to keep working for our children’s health Clinton, MS – As part of the celebration of the…
Event is part of the implementation of the 23 executive actions to reduce gun violence announced on January 16th WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the White House hosted an event, Taking Action: Creating Model Emergency Management Plans for Schools, Institutions of…
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Jannette Lake Dates, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2016, vice Ernest J. Wilson, III, term expired. Stephen…
I am pleased that the Senate took bipartisan action today to confirm Jack Lew as our nation’s next Treasury Secretary. At this critical time for our economy and our country, there is no one more qualified for this position than…
Vice President Biden joined Deputy National Security Advisor Blinken’s meeting with Iraqi National Security Advisor Faleh al-Fayyad. The Vice President expressed the United States’ deep and enduring commitment to the U.S. partnership with Iraq under the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. …