Category: Feb2015

Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana 2:33 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, everybody!  (Applause.)  Hello, Hoosiers!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Well, please, everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Let me begin by saying thank you to Mayor Ballard for that introduction, for all the great work you’re doing for the people of…

WASHINGTON, DC — In this week’s address, President Obama highlighted the progress our economy has made, with more than 3.1 million jobs created in 2014 – the best year for job growth since the late 1990s. America has come a long way, and with the right policies, we can continue to grow our economy into…

Hotel Bayerischer Hof Munich, Germany 3:32 P.M. (Local) THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I wish I could say those phone calls, I solved all the problems. But I didn’t. Ladies and gentlemen, as the Chairman said earlier today, I did stand here six years ago and in the first major foreign policy address…

East Room 12:04 P.M. EST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Good morning, everybody.  Please be seated.  As always, it is a great pleasure to welcome my close friend and partner, Chancellor Angela Merkel, back to the White House.  Angela, of course, has been here many times.  But this visit is a chance for me to congratulate her on…

Community colleges have entered a new day in America.  As an educator, I am proud to be part of an administration that is committed to investing in our students, and restoring the promise of the American education system. In the depths of the recession, this administration saw higher education as critical to our plans to…

**Remarks as Prepared for Delivery** Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa O. Monaco Strengthening our Nation’s Cyber Defenses The Wilson Center Washington, D.C. Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Good afternoon, everyone.  Thank you, Jane, for your kind words, for your leadership on national security, and to everyone here at the Wilson Center…

South Court Auditorium 1:46 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Please, everybody, have a seat.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Well, thank you, Rear Admiral Giberson, not only for the introduction, but for your leadership and your service. Last summer, as Ebola spread in West Africa, overwhelming public health systems and threatening to cross…

Roosevelt Room 3:37 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon.  Today, as part of an international coalition of some 60 nations — including Arab countries — our men and women in uniform continue the fight against ISIL in Iraq and in Syria. More than 2,000 coalition airstrikes have pounded these terrorists.  We’re disrupting their command and…

East Room 2:08 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Good afternoon, everybody.  On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House.  And thank you, Jake, for a moving tribute to your friend and your brother in arms.  I think it’s clear that Clay Hunt lives on in you — in your devotion to his memory…

Stanford University Stanford, California 11:33 A.M. PST THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Stanford!  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Have a seat.  Have a seat. AUDIENCE MEMBER:  Yes, we can! THE PRESIDENT:  Yes, we can!  (Applause.) First of all, let me thank President Hennessy for not just the introduction but for your outstanding…