American University Washington, D.C. 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you very much. I apologize for the slight delay. Even Presidents have problems with toner. (Laughter.) It…
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Oval Office **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 12:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: It is a great pleasure to welcome once again to the Oval Office my good friend, the Secretary-General of the United…
East Room 4:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Look at you guys with all your gadgets. (Laughter.) PARTICIPANT: Happy Birthday! THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Laughter.) Thank you very much. Thank you. I’m so gray. (Laughter.) But I feel good otherwise.…
Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:15 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody! (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, Mr. President, happy birthday to you! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Everybody sit down.…
East Room 2:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you. Well, good afternoon, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT: Gina, I want to thank you not just…
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President celebrated the fiftieth birthdays of Medicare and Medicaid, which together have allowed millions to live longer and better lives. These programs are a promise that if we work hard, and play…
Oval Office 11:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I am about to sign a three-month extension of our highway funding. And that’s a good thing, because if this wasn’t in front of me and ready for signature, we would end…
Faffa Food Factory Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11:34 A.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA: (In progress) — is something called Feed the Future. And the goal is to drastically increase the productivity of a small group of farmers all throughout Africa. Because what…
Faffa Food Factory Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 11:40 A.M. EAT PRESIDENT OBAMA: So that’s another important point about the work that we’re doing with Feed the Future, is we’re also getting companies, some of the big international food processors, to make…
Mandela Hall African Union Headquarters Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2:07 P.M. EAT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Madam Chairwoman, thank you so much for your kind words and your leadership. To Prime Minister Hailemariam, and the…
