Tag: 9/11
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Remarks by the President at Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, 9/11/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Secretary Gates, Admiral Mullen and members of the Armed Forces, fellow Americans, family and friends of those that we lost this day on 9/11/2001— Michelle and I are deeply humbled to be with you. Eight Septembers have come and gone. Nearly 3,000 days have passed — almost one for each of those taken…
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Remarks by the President at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, 8/17/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, be seated. Thank you so much. Commander Gardner, thank you for your introduction and for your lifetime of service. I was proud to welcome Glen and your executive director, Bob Wallace, to the Oval Office just before the 4th of July, and I look forwarding to working with your next…
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Remarks by the President on the Post-9/11 Gi Bill at George Mason University, 8/3/2009
THE PRESIDENT: Hello. Thank you. Please, have a seat. Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: It is wonderful to see all of you and wonderful to have one of the best partners that anybody could have in elected office, our Vice President, Joe Biden — thrilled to have him here. (Applause.) I want…
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Remarks by the President at Cairo University, 6-04-09
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning; and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt’s advancement.…