East Room 1:42 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you guys so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everyone. Welcome to the White House! Here we are! (Child cries.) MRS. OBAMA: I know. (Laughter.) Let him run free, it’s the White…
National Geographic Society Washington, D.C. 11:21 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Good morning. (Applause.) Thank you all. Thanks so much. You all, rest yourselves. We want you well-rested so you can get to work on this initiative. I want…
East Room 11:19 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you so much, Elana, for that wonderful introduction. Let me just be clear, when I was 19, I was not doing genetic testing. (Laughter.) When I met Elana at the White…
The following op-ed by First Lady Michelle Obama appeared this morning on USAToday.com and across Gannett platforms. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/01/30/college-funding-michelle-obama-work-counseling-high-school-column/22533683/ Counselors build the bridge to college Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, it wasn’t exactly a forgone conclusion that I…
Building on President Obama’s announcement in his State of the Union Address, today the Administration is unveiling details about the Precision Medicine Initiative, a bold new research effort to revolutionize how we improve health and treat disease. Launched with a…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:55 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. TGIF. It’s nice to see all of you. I don’t actually have any announcements at the beginning, so we can go ahead and go straight to…