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Archive: October 9, 2013

State Dining Room   3:16 P.M. EDT        THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  Over the past five years, America has fought its way back from the worst recession since the Great Depression.  We passed historic reforms to prevent another crisis…

NOMINATION SENT TO THE SENATE: Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years, vice Ben S. Bernanke, resigned.

Today, the President met with the House Democratic Caucus at the White House.  The meeting lasted over an hour.  The President thanked the House Democrats for their support of the clean, short-term continuing resolution that would re-open the government and…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION From Asia to Europe, from Africa to the Americas, nations that have embraced the ideals of…

GENERAL PULASKI MEMORIAL DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today, we honor the memory of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, the Polish-born hero of the American Revolutionary…