It’s great to be here, and particularly great to see such a wonderful collection of faith leaders, human rights activists, private sector representatives and colleagues in government all in one place. Protecting and upholding human rights, especially for our lesbian,…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
East Room 7:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Well, welcome to the White House. And thank you, Mr. Commissioner, for the introduction. I am joined by two of my favorite golf partners, the Vice President,…
Oval Office June 20, 2014, 11:51 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, it is a great pleasure to welcome my good friend, Prime Minister Key, to the Oval Office. The last time I saw him, we were on a golf course…
Omni Shoreham Hotel Washington, D.C. 1:51 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: This crowd looks fired up. (Applause.) Already, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. You look like you’ve been busy. AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Yes! AUDIENCE MEMBER: We’re just waiting on you. …
The Omni Hotel Washington, D.C. 5:36 P.M. EDT MS. ROBERTS: Good to see you. MRS. OBAMA: How are you? MS. ROBERTS: Oh, doing well. MRS. OBAMA: Doesn’t Robin look good? (Applause.) MS. ROBERTS: Oh, thank you. MRS. OBAMA: You look…
In this week’s address, the President previewed Monday’s first-ever White House Summit on Working Families where he will bring together business leaders and workers to discuss the challenges that working parents face every day and lift up solutions that are…
Department of Education Washington, D.C. 11:43 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: How exciting is it? (Applause.) That’s how excited I am. But let me start by thanking Marielena for that very kind introduction. We are so proud of you and what…
Residence of the United States Ambassador Guatemala City, Guatemala 4:37 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hello, folks. Thank you for waiting. I appreciate it. I’ve just finished, as most of you know, a day of meetings, and I would say…
East Room 2:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. The man you see before you today, Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, should not be alive today. …
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:32 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I just met with my national security team to discuss the situation in Iraq. We’ve been meeting regularly to review the situation since ISIL, a terrorist…
