East Room 2:40 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thanks so much. Well, good afternoon. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. MRS. OBAMA: And welcome to the White House. It’s good to have you here. I am thrilled that all of you…
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Government House Bangkok, Thailand 8:13 P.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER SHINAWATRA: President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Excellency, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to Thailand and to be the first country to…
Government House Bangkok, Thailand 7:18 P.M. ICT PRIME MINISTER SHINAWATRA: Ladies and gentlemen of the media, let me start by once again welcoming President Barack Obama and his delegation to Thailand. Thailand is the first country President Obama chose to…
In this week’s address, President Obama urges Congress to act now on one thing that everyone agrees on — ensuring that taxes don’t go up on 98 percent of all Americans and 97 percent of small businesses at the end…
Roosevelt Room 10:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to welcome the congressional leadership here and thank them for their time. I think we’re all aware that we have some urgent business to do. We’ve got to make sure…
Cedar Grove Avenue Staten Island, New York 2:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much, everybody. I’m going to be relatively brief. I came up here right after the storm, was on the Jersey side, and I promised to…
“President Obama’s Asia Policy & Upcoming Trip to Asia” Good morning everyone, and thank you Dr. Hamre—for your introduction, your friendship and your contributions to our nation, both in government and here at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. …
East Room 1:34 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. I hear you have some questions for me. (Laughter.) But let me just make a few remarks at the top, and then I’ll open it up.…
11:36 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Please, everybody, be seated. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Secretary Shinseki, for a lifetime of service to our nation, and for being such a tireless advocate on behalf of America’s veterans,…
President Obama says that it’s time for Congress to pass the middle class tax cuts for 98 percent of all Americans. Both parties agree that this will give 98 percent of families and 97 percent of small businesses the certainty that will lead…
