[Ed. Note: Learn more about the Educate to Innovate campaign.] During my professional career, I have been rewarded with many honors. I have received wonderful pictures and letters from my incredible students, amazing thank-you letters from parents, and words of encouragement from colleagues. All of those honors have humbled me and encouraged me to work […]
Last week we shared some examples of how mayors across the country have stood up and given voice to their towns and areas by holding community jobs forums. But of course this is not just about mayors and other public officials, so we also wanted to share a story that really demonstrates exactly what this […]
This morning the President and his family returned from Hawaii. The President was plenty busy even on "vacation," but will be hitting the ground running on the economy, health reform, national security and a number of other issues this week. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughters Malia and Sasha return to the […]
The President discusses the recent attempted act of terrorism on the Christmas day flight to Detroit, and his broader strategy to fight Al Qaeda. Fonte: White House
The President offers his best wishes for the New Year, recorded on December 22nd before he left Washington: Click here to see the video. Good evening. Tonight, as Americans across the country gather with family and friends, I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year. This is always a hopeful time, as […]
We are posting our written authorization and waiver under the ethics rules to John Brennan to participate in the reviews of the attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253. John is the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. By virtue of his long experience in government and the private sector, John brings a […]
There has been a lot of discussion online and in the mainstream media about our response to various critics of the President, specifically former Vice President Cheney, who have been coming out of the woodwork since the incident on Christmas Day. I think we all agree that there should be honest debate about these issues, but […]
President Obama ordered earlier this year that in December the White House would — for the first time in history — begin posting White House visitor records as provided in our new voluntary disclosure policy. Today we are delivering on that commitment by posting more than 25,000 records created between Sept 16 and Sept 30. […]
Ever since the President’s Jobs Forum on December 3rd, and his tour of Allentown, PA the next day, we’ve been hearing back from local officials and citizens who signed up to host community jobs forums all over the country. You can still sign up and hold your own by January 7th — we’ll send you the […]
Yesterday POLITICO reported that, before it even becomes law, opponents of health care reform – including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich – are already talking about repealing it. Certainly there is a fundamental disagreement here, since many opponents of reform – again including Gingrich – appear to think that insurance companies can do no wrong. First, […]
