Presidential Palace Hanoi, Vietnam 2:02 P.M. ICT PRESIDENT QUANG: (As interpreted.) The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, distinguished American guests, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Vietnamese leaders and people, once again I have…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, President Obama discussed one of the single most important steps to help grow middle-class wages – expanding the number of workers who are eligible for the overtime that they have earned. Every week,…
Oval Office 12:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just had an opportunity to get a full briefing from Secretary Burwell, CDC Director Frieden, as well as Tony Fauci from NIH about the Zika situation, and I want to give the…
Renaissance Hotel Washington, D.C. 11:48 A.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Well, hello! (Applause.) All right, this is a fired-up, ready-to-go crowd, right? Absolutely. (Applause.) You all, thank you so much! Rest yourselves, because I hear you’ve been working all year. (Laughter.) …
East Room 2:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to the White House. Today, I have the privilege to present our nation’s highest honor for scientific and…
Ben Rhodes Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor “Remarks on Burma Policy” As Prepared for Delivery Center for New American Security May 17, 2016 Let me begin by making clear that we wouldn’t be where…
The Newseum Washington, D.C. 11:46 A.M. EDT MR. WILBON: Good morning. I think it’s still morning. We snuck in. MRS. OBAMA: -ish. MR. WILBON: Morning-ish. And thanks, everybody, for being here. Welcome to the feature panel of the Project Play…
Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, Virginia Hello, NOVA! This is a special night for me. This will be my final commencement address as Second Lady, and what an honor to do it at the college that means the most to me. …
East Room 11:30 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. And good morning. Welcome to the White House. Thank you, Attorney General Lynch, for your words and your leadership. We’ve got a couple members of Congress here — Frederica Wilson…
Brunswick, New Jersey 1:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello Rutgers! (Applause.) R-U rah-rah! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you, President Barchi, for that introduction. Let me congratulate my extraordinarily worthy fellow honorary…
