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Archive: December 15, 2014

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey 2:49 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst! (Applause.) Thank you, General Martin, for the introduction and for your great leadership of the Air Force Expeditionary Center. I want to thank all the outstanding leaders for…

Children’s National Health System Washington, D.C. 2:23 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: All right. We’re ready. I’m going to read “The Night Before Christmas.” How many people have heard this story? All right. CHILD: Can we see the cover? MRS. OBAMA:…

National Building Museum 7:32 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Give it up for Santa’s biggest, baddest elf — our host, The Rock. (Applause.) Dwayne is tough as nails on the outside, but as you heard earlier, he is a big softie…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to discuss Ukraine’s financial and energy situation and developments in eastern Ukraine. The Vice President welcomed Ukraine’s declaration of a ceasefire on December 9, which President Poroshenko said had…

I applaud the Senate for confirming Vivek Murthy to be our country’s next Surgeon General.  As ‘America’s Doctor,’ Vivek will hit the ground running to make sure every American has the information they need to keep themselves and their families…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey 1:45 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Let me just do a short topper on the event today, and then we’ll get to your questions.  This afternoon, the…

WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2014 ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The United States has always been a land of exploration and innovation. Determined to build a Nation where all things were possible, our country’s…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR  SUBJECT: Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition Consistent with principles of responsible public stewardship entrusted to this office, with due consideration of the importance…