Diplomatic Reception Room 10:36 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I want to speak about the ongoing and increasingly urgent efforts to avoid default and reduce our deficit. Right now, the House of Representatives is still trying to pass…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 10:57 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Good morning. I’ve been having a lot of fun this week, but — (laughter) — nothing more fun and more important to…
4:13 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just wanted to publicly welcome four very distinguished leaders to the White House: President Yayi of Benin; President Conde of Guinea; President Issoufou of Niger; and President Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire. …
11:05 A.M. EDT MR. BRENNAN: Good morning, everyone. My name is John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security. And I am pleased to welcome you here this morning for our announcement of the Obama administration’s…
12:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! Thank you so much. (Applause.) What an extraordinary crowd. Thank you. Please have a seat. It is good to be back with NCLR. (Applause.) It is good to see all…
4:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, hello, everybody. Have a seat, have a seat. This is a party. Welcome to the White House, and congratulations to the Giants on winning your first World Series title in 56 years. (Applause.) …
East Room 9:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I want to talk about the debate we’ve been having in Washington over the national debt — a debate that directly affects the lives of all Americans. For the last…
New Hampshire National Guard Headquarters Concord, New Hampshire 3:45 P.M. EDT DR. BIDEN: Hello. Thank you, General Reddell, for that warm introduction. And thank you and your wonderful wife, Becky, for all you’re doing, for your support of the…
President Obama discusses the urgency of Democrats and Republicans coming together to take a balanced approach to cutting the deficit to strengthen our economy and secure our future.
11:04 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Maryland! (Applause.) Hello! Nice to see you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. I see some smart folks up there wore shorts. (Laughter.) My team said I should not…
