Oval Office 1:30 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Just very briefly, I want to introduce everybody who have not had a chance to meet her. Ms. Emma Didlake is our oldest living veteran — 110 years old, born in 1905, and…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
El Reno, Oklahoma **Please see below for a correction marked with an asterisk 11:25 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. So I’m just going to make a very quick statement. I want to thank the folks who were involved…
Oval Office 5:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just received a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as my White House team, about the tragic shooting that took place in Chattanooga today. We don’t know yet all the details. …
Durant High School Durant, Oklahoma 6:07 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Oklahoma! (Applause.) Halito! AUDIENCE: Halito! THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, please have a seat. Have a seat. It’s good to see you. How is everybody doing? (Applause.) First of all,…
State Floor **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 7:02 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Today, after two years of negotiations, the United States, together with our international partners, has achieved something that decades of animosity has not…
The W Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:23 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Hey! (Applause.) Look at you all! Are you excited? (Applause.) Well, rest yourselves. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! MRS. OBAMA: I love you. I’m so proud. I’m so thrilled to…
Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, NAACP! (Applause.) Ah, it’s good to be back. (Applause.) How you all doing today? (Applause.) You doing fine? AUDIENCE: Yes! THE PRESIDENT: You look fine. (Applause.) All right,…
East Room 11:12 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Welcome to the White House Conference on Aging, everybody. And please give Vicki a big round of applause…
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President discussed a new rule announced by his Administration earlier this week to make it easier for communities to implement the Fair Housing Act. For nearly 50 years the Fair Housing Act…
State Dining Room 11:56 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: I see tears. (Laughter.) I do. Wow, Abby, amazing. We’re so proud of you. Man, good stuff! Very good stuff. You guys, welcome to the White House. Let’s say that again —…
