The United States strongly supports the humanitarian ceasefire announced in Gaza this evening. We urge all parties to act with restraint until this humanitarian ceasefire begins at 8:00 a.m. local time on Friday, August 1, 2014, and to fully abide…
Archive: July 31, 2014
South Court Auditorium 1:40 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody, hello! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. The executive order I’ll sign in a few minutes is one that’s good for…
The Renaissance Hotel Washington, D.C. 12:56 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Thank you so much. Well, please, rest yourselves. (Laughter.) Good afternoon. Let us start by thanking Leon for sharing his story and for everything…
Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D.C.3 :50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Now, let me start off by making two points. The first is, clearly, HUD has the rowdiest employees. (Applause.) I now realize that. …
East Room 8:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. (Applause.) Good evening, everybody, and welcome to the White House. Everybody looks wonderful. This is a truly special evening. And we are delighted to celebrate it…
