Category: Oct2014

The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 4:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I want to thank Secretary Hagel, Deputy Secretary Work, Chairman Dempsey, Vice Chairman Winnefeld, and all the outstanding leaders who are here today.  This is a periodic check-in that I have with not only our service commander but also our COCOMs.  And I…

East Room 2:15 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you all so much.  Let’s give our panelists another round of applause.  Lilliana, thank you.  You did a great job.  (Applause.)  Well, I don’t know about you but that was pretty fascinating.  I mean, I am not interested in developing a career in fashion and I found…

Cross Campus Los Angeles, California 3:01 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody.  Well, it’s good to see all of you.  And this is really interesting stuff.  I want to spend more time tooling around on there, and maybe buy an appliance.  (Laughter.)  But we’ve got limited time.  I want to be able to have…

Private Residence Los Angeles, California 5:25 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you so much.  Thank you, everybody.  It is good to see you.  And I want to thank Gwyneth and Apple and Moses for letting us crash your house.  (Laughter.)  I promised that I would put everything back.  But they are so generous.  And, Gwyneth,…

Detroit Music Hall Detroit, Michigan 1:25 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Are we fired up?  (Applause.)  It sounds like we are so fired up.  Thank you all so much.  Oh, my goodness.  I am here in Michigan!  (Applause.)  I am here in Detroit, and I am thrilled to be here to support the next Senator and…

Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park San Dimas, California 1:24 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  Have a seat.  Have a seat.  Well, thank you, Secretary Vilsack, for that introduction — more importantly, all the work that you do every single day to make sure that rural America and all our natural resources and conservation strategies…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, the President made the case for why it’s past time to raise the minimum wage. Increasing the national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would benefit 28 million Americans, and make our economy stronger. While Republicans in Congress have blocked this commonsense proposal, a large and growing coalition…

Drake University Des Moines, Iowa   3:57 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Thank you guys so much!  I am beyond thrilled to be here today to support your next Senator from Iowa, our friend, Bruce Bailey.  Man, I’m so honored to be here. Now, you know, I always get a little emotional when I come back…

W Hotel San Francisco, California 7:16 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, San Francisco!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you.  It is good to — AUDIENCE:  Obama!  Obama!  Obama! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  All right, that’s it.  (Applause.)  Enough.  It is, as usual, a rowdy San Francisco crowd.  (Applause.) A couple of acknowledgments…

Kitchen Garden 3:18 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hey, kids, what’s happening? CHILDREN:  Nothing. MRS. OBAMA:  Are you ready to harvest the White House Garden? CHILDREN:  Yes! MRS. OBAMA:  Are you excited? CHILDREN:  Yes! MRS. OBAMA:  How excited are you? CHILDREN:  Very! MRS. OBAMA:  That’s good, that’s good.  All right, I want to make sure everybody…