Blue Room 4:07 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Hello, everyone. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Oh, my goodness. Please rest. Welcome! Happy Diwali. AUDIENCE: Happy Diwali. MRS. OBAMA: It is a pleasure and an honor to welcome you all here as…
Archive: November 5, 2013
Roosevelt Room 11:38 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: In addition to talking about the Red Sox — (laughter) — we are here to talk about immigration reform. We’ve got an outstanding group of leaders here, a wide cross-section of industry; we’ve…
This evening, the President telephoned Virginia Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe, New York Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio and Boston Mayor-elect Martin Walsh. He congratulated each of them on their election victories and vowed to work with them in the months ahead to…
Tonight, I applaud the men and women of the Illinois General Assembly, a body in which I was proud to serve, for voting to legalize marriage equality in my home state. As President, I have always believed that gay and…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:01 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here at your White House briefing. I do not have any announcements to make at the top, so we can go straight to…
