Category: 2012

Nelson Pioneer Farm & Museum Oskaloosa, Iowa 11:33 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Iowa!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Oskaloosa.  (Applause.)  It is good to see all of you.  If you’ve got a chair, please feel free to take a seat.  I want everybody to feel relaxed out here.  It’s a beautiful…

Heil Family Farm Haverhill, Iowa 2:55 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I want to thank Jeff Heil and his father, Richard, for showing me around the farm.  And I think it’s remarkable to think that the Heil family has been farming this land since 1902, but they’ve got a relatively new addition in the wind…

B.R. Miller Middle School Marshalltown, Iowa 4:00 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Marshalltown!  (Applause.)  Hello, Bobcats!  (Applause.)  Now, I was just told that school, at least for the teachers, starts tomorrow.  (Laughter.)  Teachers in the house?  (Applause.) So I want to start off by saying thank you to our teachers for the outstanding job that…

Private Residence Chicago, Illinois 8:22 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back home! Let me, first of all, just say something about Barbara.  I think so many of you know the incredible contributions she had made to the city.  She was a leader in early childhood education. She has…

Via Telephone 10:00 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody. DR. ELACHI:  Good morning, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT:  Who am I speaking with? DR. ELACHI:  This is Charles Elachi, the director of JPL.  And we have a room full of the mission operation personnel.  This is “Curiosity” Mission Operation on Mars. THE PRESIDENT:  Well, it is…

Bayliss Park Council Bluffs, IA 11:32 A.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Iowa!  (Applause.)  It’s good to be back!  (Applause.)  Well, it is good to be back in Iowa!  (Applause.)  I miss you guys. AUDIENCE:  Obama!  Obama!  Obama! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you! First of all, can everybody please give Patricia a big round of applause for…

McIntosh Family Farm Missouri Valley, Iowa 1:10 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Today we are here at the McIntosh Family Farms, here in Missouri Valley, Iowa, and we just got a tour from Dean, Don, Richard and Roger.  And like a lot of families in this area and across America, the McIntoshes are suffering under one…

Private Residence Los Angeles, California 1:36 P.M. PDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you all.  That’s so sweet.  You’re so sweet!  (Applause.)  But rest yourselves, because we’re going to work you hard.  (Laughter.)  So I don’t want you to get tired or anything.  But thank you.  I am delighted to be here in this beautiful home, in…

Herman Park Boone, Iowa 6:10 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Thank you!  It’s good to be back!  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Iowa, and it’s good to be back in Boone County!  (Applause.) A couple of folks I want to acknowledge — first of all, your…

The American people send the Iranian people our deepest condolences for the loss of life in the tragic earthquake in northwestern Iran. Our thoughts are with the families of those who were lost, and we wish the wounded a speedy recovery. We stand ready to offer assistance in this difficult time.