East Room 4:55 P.M. EDT MS. MILLER: Thank you, Mr. President. It’s an honor to be here at the White House Summit for Worker Voice. And we’re really excited to share with you what we’ve learned today from everybody. THE…
Archive: October 7, 2015
East Room 12:47 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Well, everybody, please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. Let me offer at the outset the observation that Terrence could run for something. (Laughter.) But we’re…
Oval Office 11:15 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great honor to have a great friend of the United States, President Gauck, visit the Oval Office. It gives me an opportunity to repay the hospitality that the President…
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, the President signed into law: H.R. 1020, the “STEM Education Act of 2015,” (1) which defines the term “STEM education” to explicitly include computer science for the purpose of carrying out STEM education activities at…
The captain and crew of the El Faro were Americans and Poles, men and women, experienced mariners and young seamen. They were beloved sons and daughters and loving husbands and fathers. They were dedicated engineers, technicians and a cook. And…
Thursday, October 8, 2015 REMINDER TO RSVP: The White House * 11:00 AM ET – The First Lady will honor the 2015 class of the National Student Poets Program (NSPP), the nation’s highest honor for youth poets. This award celebrates…
President Obama spoke today by phone with President Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to commend the bravery of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and to underscore that he looked forward to continuing to work closely with…
President Obama spoke today by phone with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) International President Dr. Joanne Liu to apologize and express his condolences for the MSF staff and patients who were killed and injured when a U.S. military airstrike mistakenly struck…
“Government should be collaborative. Collaboration actively engages Americans in the work of their Government. Executive departments and agencies should use innovative tools, methods, and systems to cooperate among themselves, across all levels of Government, and with nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals in the private…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 1:25 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. I do have a statement before we begin and before I…
