President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the East Room of the White House, Oct. 6, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Obama held a press conference today to talk about the American Jobs Act and the upcoming Senate vote on his plan to put people back to work and put more money […]
President Barack Obama welcomes the Texas A&M University women’s basketball team to the White House to celebrate their 2011 NCAA championship, in the Rose Garden, Oct. 6, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) Today, President Obama was joined by the Texas A&M University Women’s Basketball Team at the White House to celebrate their […]
President Obama urges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people to work, put more money in the pockets of working Americans and give the economy the jolt it needs right now. Transcript | Download mp4 | Download mp3 Fonte: White House
In his press conference today, the President spoke primarily about what we can do to create jobs and boost the economy right now, but he also took some time to discuss his efforts to fix the problems in our financial sector that precipitated this economic downturn: And what we’ve seen over the last year is […]
Click here to see the video. Twenty five years after their Super Bowl win, the 1985 Chicago Bears made it to the White House to be officially honored by the President. Some of the greats, including Super Bowl MVP Richard Dent, Jim McMahon, Otis Wilson and head coach Mike Ditka, made the trip from Chicago […]
Ed. Note: Champions of Change is a weekly initiative to highlight Americans who are making an impact in their communities and helping our country rise to meet the many challenges of the 21st century. To kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, last week leaders in the fight to end breast cancer participated in a roundtable discussion […]
This morning, I was delighted to learn that three extraordinary women are the recipients of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. These leaders are inspiring role models for young women everywhere, and as the chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls, I was thrilled that the Nobel Committee recognized them for their courageous […]
Latin American pop star Shakira participates in a meeting of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Commission. President Obama appointed the singer to the Commission on the basis of her extensive philanthropic work on this issue. Latino youth are the fastest-growing group in America, and more Latino children are living in poverty […]
Here’s what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Equality for All Americans President Obama spoke at the 15th Annual Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., stressing his continuing commitment to the cause of equality for all Americans. He also talked about the most recent progress made for human rights, the […]
The First Lady and I are excited to announce that the submission deadline for the Joining Forces Community Challenge has been extended to October 31, 2011. In a previous post, we highlighted a sample of the submissions and nominations that we have already received. Since that post, we have been amazed by the flood of applications featuring […]
