BLIND AMERICANS EQUALITY DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Blind and visually impaired persons have always played an important role in American life and culture, and…
Archive: October 10, 2013
COLUMBUS DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Late in the summer of 1492, Christopher Columbus, a renowned navigator and fearless adventurer, set out with three ships…
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH WEEK, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1946, when American communities bore the weight of endemic malnutrition, and parents struggled to provide their…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 12:58 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thank you for your patience. Obviously, as almost every day is, a busy day for news and events. Before I go to your questions I just wanted…
Vice President Biden met today at the White House with Finance Minister Yair Lapid of Israel who is visiting Washington, D.C. for the Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. They were joined by Secretary…
Today, the President met with members of the Senate Democratic caucus. The meeting lasted approximately an hour and a half. The President thanked the Senate Democrats for their efforts this year to try to resolve the budget challenges facing our…
The President had a good meeting with members of the House Republican Leadership this evening; the meeting lasted approximately an hour and a half. The President, along with the Vice President, Treasury Secretary Lew, Denis McDonough and Rob Nabors listened…
The President called Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand to thank him for successfully chairing the meeting of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) leaders in Bali, Indonesia on October 8 and to discuss the productive outcomes from the meeting. The two…
