East Room 11:14 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. Of all the privileges of this office, none is greater than serving as the Commander-in-Chief of the finest military that the…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
Victoria Comprehensive Cancer Centre Melbourne, Australia 10:25 A.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Premier, it’s truly an honor to be here. And, Doctor, you said that this was an important effort for Australia. This is an important effort for the world. …
Melbourne Cricket Grounds Melbourne, Australia 11:47 A.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, you’re not paying attention? What are you distracting the President for? I’m talking to him. (Laughter.) Mr. President, it’s an honor to be here with you and…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Hi, everyone! Thank you, Lidia, for that great introduction! It’s truly a pleasure to be here in Ethiopia this afternoon and to meet all of you. I know it’s graduation day, so let me start by saying…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 5:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. As all of you know now, this morning, three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge were killed in the line of duty. Three others were wounded. …
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, President Obama acknowledged that the aftermath of tragedies like we’ve seen in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Minnesota, can leave us struggling to make sense of these events. However, the President reiterated that the…
East Room 2:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. I just had the opportunity to greet each of you in person. And we welcome all of you. Each year, the diplomatic corps comes so that we can say thank…
East Room 12:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you all so much. Yay to you guys! Rest yourselves. Let me start out by saying hi, and welcome to the White House! (Applause.) This is it! This is…
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Honolulu, Hawaii 10:23 A.M. HST THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. It is a terrible sacrifice to have to come to Hawaii. (Laughter.) It was very hard to do. I told…
Eisenhower Executive Office Building 6:49 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, we have had an excellent conversation. This group in part represents the 21st Century Policing Task Force that I put together after Ferguson in order for us to find constructive…
