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Port Terminal Building Jacksonville Port Jacksonville, Florida 2:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Jacksonville!  (Applause.)  Well, it is good to be in Jacksonville.  Good to be back.  (Applause.)  How you all doing today? AUDIENCE:  Good! THE PRESIDENT:  You look good. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Thank you! THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Laughter.) I want to thank Jacksonville Port…

State Dining Room 8:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Good evening, everybody.  Please have a seat. Let me begin by saying welcome to all of you.  I’m so glad that all of you were able to attend.  I want to acknowledge members of the diplomatic corps; we have members of Congress here, including Keith…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Marcel Lettre – Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Department of Defense Robert M. Simon – Associate Director for Energy and Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy Caroline Kennedy – Ambassador to Japan, Department…

A better bargain for the middle class means making a college education available to every single American willing to work for it.  That’s why I applaud the wide bipartisan majority of Senators who passed a bill to cut rates on nearly all new federal student loans, rolling back a July 1st rate hike and saving…

The Bombay Stock Exchange Mumbai, India 1:40 P.M. IST THE VICE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, Kaku.  I appreciate it. Thank you all for giving me this opportunity.  It’s an honor to be back in India and to be here in Mumbai.  Off script for a second here, I was reminded — I was elected…

Knox College Galesburg, Illinois 12:13 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Galesburg!  (Applause.)  Well, it’s good to be home in Illinois!  (Applause.)  It is good to be back. It’s good to be back.  Thank you.  Thank you so much, everybody. (Applause.)  Thank you.  Everybody, have a seat, have a seat.  Well, it is good to be…

This morning, President Obama met with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) at the White House to discuss a range of important issues facing the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.  The President thanked CAPAC for their work to expand the middle class within AAPI communities and among all Americans, and…

In light of the recent unauthorized disclosures, the President has said that he welcomes a debate about how best to simultaneously safeguard both our national security and the privacy of our citizens.  The Administration has taken various proactive steps to advance this debate including the President’s meeting with the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board,…

Earnest M. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana 11:59 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA:  Buenos dias!  Oh, my goodness.  You all rest yourselves.  You’ve been busy.  I understand you are having a phenomenal conference.  And it is such a pleasure to be here with all of you today for this 2013 Annual Conference. Of course, I…

2:16 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, everybody!  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  And let’s give it up for Coach Pitino and the National Champion, the Louisville Cardinals. (Applause.) Now, I have to start by recognizing a proud graduate of the University of Louisville, Senator Mitch McConnell, who is here.  (Applause.) …