Category: Apr2013

MRS. OBAMA:  How are you guys doing? CHILDREN:  Good. MRS. OBAMA:  Is it a little chilly? CHILDREN:  Yes. MRS. OBAMA:  Where are your jackets?  I’m going to be the mother.  Where are your jackets?  (Laughter.)  All right, so we’re going to put you to work. Well, welcome.  This is the fifth planting of the White…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in California. AUDIENCE:  It’s good to have you!  (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Somebody said — somebody told me, they were in the photo line, they said, we’re glad you could join our state.  (Laughter.)  They made it sound like a health club or…

Tuesday, April 9 * White House – As part of their “In Performance at the White House” series, the President and First Lady will invite music legends and contemporary major artists to the White House for a celebration of Memphis Soul music. The program will include performances by Alabama Shakes, William Bell, Steve Cropper, Al…

New York, NY (April 3, 2013) – With the overwhelming success of the inaugural Healthy Lunchtime Challenge & Kids’ “State Dinner” in 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama is again teaming up with Epicurious, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Department of Agriculture to host a nationwide recipe challenge to promote healthy eating among America’s…

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, it is a great pleasure for me to welcome my good friend, Prime Minister Lee, to the Oval Office.  He and I have had interacted in a whole range of international forums, and not surprisingly, he has proven to be an outstanding partner for us on the international stage — not surprising…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Thank you.  Well, it is wonderful to be back in Colorado.  It is wonderful to be back in Denver.  I want to thank Chief White for that introduction.  You’ve got some outstanding elected officials who are here today, and I want…

“If we want to make the best products, we also have to invest in the best ideas… Every dollar we invested to map the human genome returned $140 to our economy… Today, our scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to Alzheimer’s… Now is not the time to gut these job-creating investments…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Please have a seat.  Well, first of all, let me thank Dr. Collins not just for the introduction but for his incredible leadership at NIH.  Those of you who know Francis also know that he’s quite a gifted singer and musician.  So I was asking…

MRS. OBAMA:  Well, hello!  How’s everybody doing? AUDIENCE:  Good. MRS. OBAMA:  Welcome to the White House.  (Laughter.)  It’s nice.  Let’s do this.  (Applause.)  I know sometimes it’s hard to know how are you supposed to act in the White House.  (Laughter.)  Everybody is sitting with their — just loosen up, loosen up.  It’s okay.  You…