Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia 11:35 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Please be seated. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for your lifetime of service to our nation, and for being a tireless advocate on…
Archive: November 8, 2013
Private Residence Miami, Florida 6:25 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Wow, if Jorge wasn’t so good at business, we might have to run him for something — (laughter) — because I was inspired just listening to him. To Jorge and Aleyda,…
East Room 1:49 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Well, hey! AUDIENCE: Hey! MRS. OBAMA: How are you doing? You guys, rest. Sit down. You’ve been here all day, you should feel at home by now. Oh, wasn’t that great. Alan, oh,…
Port of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 12:32 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Big Easy! (Applause.) Everybody, give it up for Nancy for that great introduction. (Applause.) It is good to be back in New Orleans. This is what passes…
The Vice President spoke by phone today with President Ollanta Humala of Peru. The two leaders noted the importance of U.S.-Peru relations and reviewed progress on joint commitments from President Humala’s June 2013 visit to Washington, including their agreement to…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of South Dakota and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding during the period…
I join millions of people in the United States and around the world in marking the 75th anniversary of the tragedy of Kristallnacht – “the Night of Broken Glass.” On November 9 and 10, 1938, Nazi paramilitaries marched under the…
For more than five years, I have been fortunate to have Heather Zichal as a trusted advisor. She crafted my energy and climate change agenda in the 2008 campaign, then again on my Presidential transition, and as my top energy…
On November 8th, President Obama will speak from the Port of New Orleans, one of the nation’s largest ports, where he will reiterate his call to invest in rebuilding America’s infrastructure, including strategic ports along the Mississippi River such as…
President Obama called Prime Minister Netanyahu today to discuss Iran and our ongoing efforts to advance a peaceful resolution of the international community’s concerns over Iran’s nuclear program. The President provided the Prime Minister with an update on negotiations in…
