Category: 2013

DreamWorks Glendale, California 12:50 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Oh, it is good to be in L.A.!  (Applause.)  It is colder in D.C. at the moment, colder in Chicago, and 70-degree weather is something to be thankful for. And it is great to be at DreamWorks Animation.  I would like to work here. …

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, winter storms, tornadoes, and flooding during the period of October 2-6, 2013. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain…

The health care law puts women and families in control of their health care by covering vital preventive care, like cancer screenings and birth control, free of charge.  Earlier this year, the Obama Administration asked the Supreme Court to consider a legal challenge to the health care law’s requirement that for-profit corporations include birth control…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on November 17, 2013. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Champaign, Douglas,…

Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Reverend T. J. Jemison. With visionary spirit and charisma, he led the country’s first boycott of segregated seating on public buses 60 years ago, and he went on to help eradicate legal segregation and improve voting rights laws for disenfranchised Americans. As a founding…

Private Residence Seattle, Washington 7:24 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  Thank you, guys.  (Applause.)  Sit down.  You already did that.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Have a seat.  Have a seat. Well, first of all, let me just thank Jon for the second time for his incredible hospitality.  And I think it’s fair to…

Betty Ong Chinese Recreation Center San Francisco, California 11:55 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Well, hello, San Francisco!  (Applause.)  It is great to be back in California.  It is great to be with all of you.  I love San Francisco.  (Applause.)  You got great food.  You got great people, beautiful scenery — no…

San Francisco Jazz Center San Francisco, California 1:35 P.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Have a seat.  It is good to be back in San Francisco.  (Applause.)  Love this place. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  I love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back.  (Applause.)  I love…

On her first foreign trip as National Security Advisor to the President, Susan E. Rice is in Afghanistan November 23-26 on a long planned trip to visit our troops and civilians around the holidays, while also assessing the situation on the ground.  Afghanistan continues to be one of the United States’ top national security priorities,…

At the end of her three-day trip to Afghanistan to visit American troops and civilians and to assess conditions in the country, Ambassador Rice met with President Karzai, at his invitation, for a working dinner at the Palace. Ambassador Rice conveyed to President Karzai that the United States welcomes the Loya Jirga’s overwhelming endorsement of…