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Category: Speeches and Remarks

Oval Office 3:21 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome President Poroshenko to the Oval Office.  He and I have been working together a lot over the last several months.  And as I told him…

Marriott Marquis Hotel Washington, D.C. 4:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Are you guys fired up?  (Applause.)  You have to be.  You really do have to be.  But let me just thank you so much.  It is really a pleasure to…

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memphis, Tennessee 5:51 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Don’t be shy.  I figured out — I know you all aren’t shy.  Kayla — okay.  Josue. Q    Can I take a selfie with you?  (Laughter.)  MRS. OBAMA: …

Tampa, Florida 12:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, MacDill!  (Applause.)  I want to thank General Austin for his introduction, Lloyd, for your exceptional leadership — were you about to sneak off the stage? GENERAL AUSTIN:  Yes, sir.  Yes, sir, I…

South Lawn 7:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:   Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  It is a perfect night for a picnic.  (Applause.)  I’m thrilled that everybody is here.  I took off my tie — I noticed some of you didn’t get the memo. …

Winterthur, Switzerland Tuesday, September 16, 2014   Hi, everyone!  Thank you Beatrice for that warm introduction.  It is so great to be here with Ambassador Suzi LeVine—we are so grateful for her service here in Switzerland. I am pleased to…

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia 4:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Please be seated.  I want to thank Dr. Frieden and everybody here at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for welcoming me here…

East Room 1:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, and welcome to the White House.  More than four decades ago, in early 1970, an American squad in Vietnam set out on patrol.  They marched down a trail, past a rice…

In this week’s address, the President reiterated his comprehensive and sustained counter-terrorism strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group ISIL. His plan brings together a campaign of targeted airstrikes, increased support for Iraqi and Kurdish forces already taking…

South Lawn 11:48 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  Give Ivan a big round of applause for the introduction.  (Applause.)  Dayna, thank you…