As a long day of get out the vote calls and canvassing winds to a close, many people across the country will be settling in to wait for the returns from tonight’s Massachusetts special election. Across town, Obama for America campaign manager David Plouffe will be speaking at the George Washington University tonight, at an event that will also be live-streamed online.
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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 10, 2009 President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Joan Evans, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs; Warren F. "Pete" Miller, Jr., PhD, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy; and John R.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _____________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 5, 2008 ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT WITH REGIONAL REPORTERS Cairo University Cairo, Egypt (June 4, 2009) 2:31 P.M.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) _________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 3, 2009 PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS, SPEECHWRITER BEN RHODES, AND DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DENIS McDONOUGH Marriott Filing Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 7:20 P.M (Local) MR. GIBBS: Thank you guys for coming. We’ll do this in a couple of different waves. First I will have Ben Rhodes come up and walk you guys through a little bit of the structure of the President’s speech tomorrow, with a full understanding that the President is still working on the text. Next we’ll have Denis McDonough walk you through a readout of the President’s meeting with King Abdullah today. And then at the conclusion of that we’ll take some questions. Ben.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2009 Spanish-Language Media Outlets Document Obama Administration Outreach to Hispanics WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following are excerpts of coverage of the first 100 days from some of the leading Spanish-language media outlets in the country.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ For immediate release April 10, 2009 Readout of the President’s call with President Mills of Ghana President Obama congratulated President Mills on his inauguration and noted that Ghana’s election demonstrated the Ghanaian people’s commitment to democratic governance. President Obama emphasized the importance of Ghana’s democratic leadership in Africa, particularly in light of the troubling coups in Mauritania, Guinea, and Madagascar. The two leaders also discussed the importance of combating the growing narcotics trade which threatens stability throughout West Africa. The President said that he is looking forward to further developing the strong U.S.-Ghana partnership.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ For immediate release April 10, 2009 Readout of the President’s call with President Mills of Ghana President Obama congratulated President Mills on his inauguration and noted that Ghana’s election demonstrated the Ghanaian people’s commitment to democratic governance. President Obama emphasized the importance of Ghana’s democratic leadership in Africa, particularly in light of the troubling coups in Mauritania, Guinea, and Madagascar. The two leaders also discussed the importance of combating the growing narcotics trade which threatens stability throughout West Africa. The President said that he is looking forward to further developing the strong U.S.-Ghana partnership.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 1, 2009 BACKGROUND READOUT BY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICALS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT HU JINTAO of CHINA Filing Center Thistle Marble Arch Hotel London, United Kingdom 5:38 P.M. (Local) MR. HAMMER: Good afternoon, everybody.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 1, 2009 BACKGROUND READOUT TO THE TRAVEL POOL BY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S MEETING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT HU Winfield House London, United Kingdom 3:58 P.M.
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 24, 2009 NEWS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT East Room 8:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Please have a seat. Good evening. Before I take questions from the correspondents I want to give everyone who’s watching tonight an update on the steps we’re taking to move this economy from recession to recovery and ultimately to prosperity