| First 111 Days of President Barack
Obama - April 11-20, 2009 |
PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA - APRIL
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| April 11, 2009 -
April 20, 2009 |
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SPECIAL
SECTION - 'BO' THE FIRST DOG
Portuguese
Water Dog Facts & Photos |
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The
Obama's dog 'Bo' was recommended
by Senator M. Edward Kennedy who has
three
Porties. Kennedy holds his youngest
Portuguese Water Dog in photo (above). |
April
11, 2009
The White House releases photos of the
'First Dog' to
be named 'Bo'. Sasha and Malia recently met their new Portuguese
Water Dog puppy at the White House. The six-month-old puppy is expected to arrive at the White House on April
14th.
Complete
story & photos >>> Obama Family
Gets a Portuguese Water Dog as 'The First Dog' |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Your Weekly Address by President Obama
for April 11, 2009 |
April 12, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend an Easter
Worship Service at St. John's Episcopal Church
across the street from the White House. The Obama family is considering
St. Johns Episcopal as their family church as has
been the Presidential tradition for decades. The US Secret Service
screened all worshippers as they entered the church.
St. John's Reverend Luis Leon met with President Obama in an
Inauguration Day church ceremony on January 20, 2009. |
April 12, 2009
President Barack Obama authorized the mission to free the captain of a
US ship held by Somalian pirates in a sealed lifeboat
for five days off the coast of Somalia. The Navy Seal rescue team
successfully freed the Captain of the Maersk Alabama
Richard Phillips who boarded the USS Bainbridge after jumping from the
lifeboat to safety during the Navy mission that killed
three pirates and captured another. The crew of the US merchant ship Maersk
Alabama celebrated the Captain's release
and delivered the ship's cargo of emergency food relief in the port of Mombassa,
Kenya. President Obama talked to Captain
Phillips from the White House after he was freed and on board the USS
Bainbridge. |
April 13, 2009
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama speak to a crowd of
about 3,000 from the Truman Balcony of the
White House on Easter Monday, April 13, 2009. The Obama family
celebrated Easter by participating in the traditional White
House Easter Egg Roll event on the South Lawn of the White House.
President Obama whistled the started of the the race and
read 'Where the Wild Things Are' to a group of children. The singer
Fergie sang the national anthem and entertained the crowd. |
| Watch
the YouTube of President Obama Speaking at the White House Easter Egg
Roll on 4/13/09 |
April 13, 2009
President Barack Obama took some time away from the traditional White
House Easter Egg Roll to throw a few basketball hoops
with the Easter Monday crowd on the White House grounds on April 13,
2009. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Highlights of the White House Easter Egg Roll
on April 13/09 |
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April 13, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks on the progress of his $48 billion
stimulus plan for transportation infrastructure. President
Obama was joined by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Vice
President Joe Biden at the Department of Transportation
in Washington, DC. on April 13, 2009. Obama also expressed his vow to
confront piracy in the aftermath of the Somalian
piracy incident involving a US merchant ship carrying food aid to a port
in Kenya. |
| Watch
the YouTube of President Obama speaking at the Department of
Transportation on 4/13/09 |
April 13, 2009
President Barack Obama announces new plans to ease travel to Cuba and
changes in financial policies that will allow Cuban
Americans to send funds to their Cuban families. White House Press Secretary
Robert Gibbs made the announcement with
the Senior Director of the Western Hemisphere for the National Security Council
at a White House briefing on April 13, 2009. |
April 14, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Department of Homeland Security
after meeting with representatives from each
department and with Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano on April 14,
2009. The First Lady thanked the Secret Service for
their tireless efforts and long hours keeping the Obama family
protected. |
April 14, 2009
President Barack Obama remarks on the economy in Gaston Hall at Georgetown
University in Washington, DC on April 14, 2009.
President Obama was greeted by Georgetown University President John
DeGioia and thanked by Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama's Remarks on the Economy on
4/14/09 |
April
14, 2009
Bo's Official Introduction to the Media at the White House
First Lady Michelle Obama leads Bo the new First Dog from the White
House to the South Lawn to introduce the Portuguese
Water Dog puppy to the media and the world. President Obama and daughters
Sasha and Malia joined in the highly anticipated
introduction. The Obama family took Bo for a run on the South Lawn after
the media greeting on April 14, 2009. Bo showed his
strength by almost pulling President Obama down when Bo decided to run
jerking the leash Obama was holding.
Complete
story & photos >>> The
First Dog Bo and His First Day at the Obama White House |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Bo's First Day at the White
House on April 14/09 |
April 15, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with us taxpayers then holds a press
conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House to
discuss tax policies including, rewriting the monstrous US tax code,
ending tax breaks to corporations who ship jobs overseas,
creating a simpler tax return, and tax relief for working families.
Obama's remarks are made on the final day for filing US taxes. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama's Remarks on Tax Policies on April
15/09 |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama joins Transportation secretary Ray LaHood, and
Vice President Joe Biden to announce a proposal for a
US high speed rail system. The remarks were made in the Eisenhower
Executive Office Building on April 16, 2009. President
Obama wants to rival existing high speed rail systems in France,
Germany, Japan, and China. The Obama high speed rail system
proposal includes a $13 billion government injection. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of President Obama's High Speed Rail
Proposal on 4/16/09 |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama leaves the Oval Office of the White House to
board Marine One and then onto Air Force One for a
four day trip to Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the
Americas. |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama in Air Force One lands at Benito Juarez
International Airport in Mexico City on April 16, 2009.
The President is then transported to Campo de Mart Military Field via Marine
One to join Mexican President Calderon. |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama joins Mexican President Felipe Calderon for a Welcoming
Ceremony with an honor guard inspection
and national anthems at Los Pinos the Presidential Residence in Mexico
City on April 16, 2009. |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon at
Los Pinos the official residence of the Mexican
President. After the meeting President Obama and President Calderon hold
a joint press conference. President Obama
discussed the illegal border crossings of drugs and guns and vowed to
stem the flow of arms from the US into Mexico. |
April 16, 2009
President Barack Obama attends a dinner in his honor at the Anthropology
National Museum in Mexico City. President
Calderon and President Obama spoke to the guests prior to dinner. The
following morning President Obama departed
Mexico City on Air Force One for the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad
and Tobago. |
April 17, 2009
President Barack Obama arrives on Air Force One at Port of Spain airport
in Trinidad and Tobago on April 17, 2009 for the
5th Summit of the Americas. This is President Obama's first foreign trip
to Latin America. President Obama is greeted by
dignitaries and an honor guard before leaving in his presidential
limousine. |
April 17, 2009
President Barack Obama arrives for the opening of the 5th Summit of the
Americas at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain,
Trinidad and Tobago on April 17, 2009 and mingles with Latin American
leaders. President Obama talked with Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez, Chilean President Bachelet, Brazil's President
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and other heads of state. |
April 17, 2009
President Barack Obama and over 30 other world leaders attend the
official opening of the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port
of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on April 17,
2009. President Obama greeted several Latin American
Leaders including the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick
Manning, Bolivian President Evo Morales, Nicaragua's
President Daniel Ortega, and Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias. Prior
to speaking President Obama listened to opening
remarks by other Latin American leaders. |
April 17, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of the 5th Summit of the
Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on
April 17, 2009. Watch the video below for the remarks by President Obama
that emphasize a new era of dialogue with Latin
American leaders and their countries. Venezuelan President Chavez told
Hilary Clinton after meeting Obama that he would
like to return an Ambassador to the United States. Cuba's Castro
indicated a willingness to open up discussions with the US
after 50 years of strained relations. |
April 17, 2009
President Barack Obama and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meet
the host country Trinidad and Tobago, and with leaders
of other Caribbean countries at the CARICOM meetings in Port of Spain,
Trinidad & Tobago on April 17, 2009. |
April 18, 2009
President Barack Obama arrives with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper on the second day of the 5th Summit of the
Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 18, 2009. The
North American leaders met on Obama's first foreign
trip in Ottawa, Canada on February 19, 2009 and again in Europe in early
April at the G20 Summit in London and the NATO
conference in Strasbourg, France. President Obama met with PM Harper on
the evening of Friday, April 17th and again on
the morning of Saturday, April 18th prior to attending the second day of
the American summit. When asked by reporters
what Obama discussed with PM Harper, President Obama said he gets a lot
of "good tips" from Canada. |
April 18, 2009
President Barack Obama greets other summit leaders prior to the official
photo of the Heads of State of leaders from the
Americas at the 5th Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad
and Tobago on April 18, 2009. Obama talked to
Haiti's President Rene Preval, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, and
El Salvador's President Tony Saca. |
April 18, 2009
President Barack Obama attends the First Plenary Session of the 5th
Summit of the Americas with the leaders of over 30 other
North American, South American, Central American, and Caribbean
countries on April 18, 2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago. President Obama sat next to El Salvador's President Tony Saca,
and met the President of Ecuador Rafael Correa. After
the session President Obama met and posed with summit guests including
salsa music icon Ruben Blades. |
April 18, 2009
President Barack Obama attends the UNASR countries meeting on April 18,
2009 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. President
Obama sits next to Chilean President Bachelet. President Obama is given
a book prior to the start of the meeting by Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez. The book written in Spanish is titled The Open
Veins of Latin America written by Uruguayan Eduardo
Galeano. After President Obama received the book from President Chavez
Amazon reported that sales skyrocketed taking the
book from 60,000 to a top ten position on the Amazon best-seller book
list. The book recalls the historic reasons for the the rocky
relations between United States and Latin American countries. Later the
session leaders met at a working lunch. President Obama
sat next to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who later showed the press
a hand written given to him by President Obama. |
April 18, 2009
President Barack Obama attends the Official Dinner of the Summit of the
Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
President Obama sat next to Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and the
host country PM Patrick Manning of Trinidad and
Tobago. President Obama met the wife of the Belize PM Kim Simplis-Barrow
and assisted her to her seat. President Obama
played the gentleman and also assisted Chile's President Bachelet to her
seat. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Your Weekly Address by President Obama
for April 18, 2009 |
April 19, 2009
President Barack Obama arrives in his presidential limo "The
Beast" to attend a multilateral meeting of Central American leaders
at the Diplomatic Center in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April
19, 2009. President Obama, with Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton sitting behind him, sat next to Nicaragua's President
Daniel Ortega. |
April 19, 2009
President Barack Obama says good bye to his fellow heads of state at the
group photo session at the conclusion of the 5th
Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April
19, 2009. President Obama's openness and commitment
to a positive renewal of United States and Latin American relations was
well received according to most attendees. |
April 19, 2009
President Obama speaks at a news conference on the rooftop of his hotel
in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on April 19, 2009.
President Obama downplayed the significance of a brief handshake and
book exchange with Venezuela's President Chavez. |
April 19, 2009
President Barack Obama and White House staffers return to Washington
after four days in Mexico and the Caribbean island of
Trinidad and Tobago for the Summit of the America's. White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs was met by his son and
several family members on the South Lawn of the White House. |
April 20, 2009
President Barack Obama holds his first cabinet meeting in the Cabinet
Room of the White House on April 20, 2009.
After the meeting President Obama remarked to the media. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube President Obama's First Cabinet Meeting on April
20, 2009 |
April 20, 2009
President Barack Obama speaks to CIA employees at CIA Headquarters in
Langley, Virginia on April 20, 2009.
CIA Director Leon Panetta and Deputy Director Stephen Kappes joined
President Obama on the stage and after Obama's remarks. |
| Watch
the White House YouTube of Obama's Remarks at CIA Headquarters on April
20, 2009 |
April 20, 2009
President Barack Obama meets with golf star Tiger Woods in the Oval
Office during a White House Press Conference to
promote the PGA Tour's AT&T National at the Congressional Country
Club beginning on June 29, 2009. |
| OBAMA
VISITS BRITAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, TURKEY, IRAQ, MEXICO, & CARIBBEAN
IN APRIL 2009 |
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