- -: The 2,000th Project
April 13, 2009 (about 15 years ago)The President announces the 2,000th approved Recovery Act project, giving a nod to the construction workers in the audience. (public domain)
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- -: The President Honors the Huskies
April 27, 2009 (about 15 years ago)The President gives remarks honoring the 2008-2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Champions, the University of Connecticut Huskies. (public domain)
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- -: President Obama on the Necessity of Science
April 28, 2009 (about 15 years ago)[We are experiencing audio sync issues on YouTube; this speech can be viewed properly at Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/4365836] Speaking at the National Academy of Sciences, the President gave assurances on swine flu, tied it to the need for a sustained national commitment to science, and made tha...
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- -: 5/9/09: Your Weekly Address
May 8, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)This week the President recaps a busy week, from strides on fiscal discipline, to financial stability, to cracking down on tax havens and tax breaks for shifting jobs overseas. For his next big step, he calls for a credit card reform bill: "Americans know that they have a responsibility to live ...
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- -: The President Introduces the Office of Public Engagement
May 8, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President announces that the Office of Public Liaison will now change its name to the Office of Public Engagement, and will also change its mission accordingly. He discusses the Citizen's Briefing Book, a project of the Presidential Transition Team, as an example of the value that public eng...
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- -: President Obama: Top Cops
May 12, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President and the Vice President speak at a ceremony honoring the National Association of Police Organizations Top Cops award winners in the Rose Garden. May 12, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: President Obama on Health Care Reform: Urgency and Determination
May 13, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)The President, Speaker Pelosi, and Leadership from the House of Representatives emerge from a meeting together with a new target on moving forward with health reform: pass legislation through the House by July 31st. The President speaks to the press in the South Drive at the Oval Office. May 13...
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- -: President Obama Town Hall on Credit Cards
May 15, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)[We are experiencing audio sync issues on YouTube; this speech can be viewed properly at Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/4667846] At a town hall in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the President emphasizes his commitment to signing the Credit Card Bill of Rights into law by Memorial Day. May 14, 2009. (Publ...
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- -: President Obama Nominates Governor Huntsman as Ambassador to China
May 18, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)Remarks by the President in nominating Governor Jon Huntsman as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China. May 16, 2009. (Public Domain)
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- -: President Obama Signs Major Credit Card Reform Bill
May 22, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)It can be difficult to think of an issue that touches more people, or can get a rise out of more people, than credit card fine print, fees, and staggering interest rate hikes. The President signs legislation to put an end to all that. May 22, 2009. (Public Domain)
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