Today, I’m speaking to you from Indonesia as I finish up my trip to the Asia Pacific – the region where we do most of our trade and sell most of our exports. And over the past week, the progress we’ve made in opening markets and boosting exports here will help create more jobs and more growth in the

Happy New Year! Everybody.This week, I traveled to Cleveland, Ohio, to talk with folks about the biggest challenge we face as a country &ndash rebuildour economy so that, once again, hard work pays off, responsibility is rewarded, and anyone, regardless of who they are or where they come from, can m

THE PRESIDENT: Hey! Hello, Phoenix! (Applause.) Hello, Arizona! (Applause.) It is --AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Obama!THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. It is good to be here. (Applause.)I want to say thank you to the Thunder for hosting us here today. (Applause.) Well, we are so glad to be here. I w

THE PRESIDENT: Everybody, have a seat.MS. BAKER: Hello. My name is Janice Baker. I havethe privilege to say that I&#39m the first person in the state of Delaware to enrollfor health insurance through the new marketplace. (Applause.) Like many consumers out there, it took me a number of frustratingat

Hello, Mustangs! (Applause.) Fantastic. Well, everybody have a seat. Have a seat. Thank you, Leah, for the great introduction. Give Leah a big round of applause. Yay! (Applause.) Meeting young people like Leah just makes me inspired. It’s a good way to start the week. And all of the students here wh

THE PRESIDENT: Please, everybody, have a seat.(Applause.) Well, Happy New Year, everybody.AUDIENCE: Happy New Year!THE PRESIDENT: I hope you’re keeping warm. A few weeks ago, I said that 2014 could be a breakthrough year for America. Think about it: Five years ago this month oureconomy was shedding

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) It is good to be backin Cleveland. The last time I was herewas about a year ago, in the final days of the campaign. I know how much you miss hearing how Iapprove this message every night on your TV. (Laughter.) I will say it is niceto be here when the only rea

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning! (Applause.) Good morning,everybody! Everybody, please have aseat. Have a seat.Well, on behalf of Michelle andmyself, welcome to the White House. Thisis one of my favorite events every year, especially special this year, as Ilook at this extraordinary group of individuals

Well, welcome to the White House,everybody. And that was one of the best introductions I’ve ever had. (Applause.) So we’re so proud of Kiara for the introduction and for sharing yourstory, and you’re just so poised. And Iknow Geoff Canada is just out there all excited -- (laughter) -- and proud, and

THE PRESIDENT: Hello. My name is Shelly Ortiz -- oh, wrong page. (Laughter.) I was just teasing. I knew I wasn’tShelly Ortiz. (Laughter.) Everybody give Shelly a big round of applausefor the great work. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thanks for not only the introduction, but forthe beautiful video t

Good afternoon,everybody.Over the lastseveral days, the United States has been responding to events as they unfold inUkraine. Throughout this crisis, we have been very clear about onefundamental principle: The Ukrainian people deserve the opportunity todetermine their own future. Together with our E

Thank you. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please,please, have a seat. Thank you.What a singular honor it is forme to be here today. I want to thank,first and foremost, the Johnson family for giving us this opportunity and thegraciousness with which Michelle and I have been recei

Good afternoon, everybody, andhappy Thanksgiving.The office of the presidency --the most powerful position in the world -- brings with it many awesome andsolemn responsibilities. This is not oneof them. (Laughter.) But the White House Turkey Pardon is a greattradition. And I know Malia loves it --as

Good evening, everybody. Please have a seat. Have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House. Everybody looks fabulous. I am truly honored to be one of Michelle Obama’s guests tonight here at dinner. (Laughter.) I want to thank all the governors and their better halves for being here tonight, especial

THE PRESIDENT: Hello everybody, and happy holidays.THE FIRST LADY: We know how busy this time of year is for everyone, so we’re not going to take much of your time.But we did want to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas, from our family to yours.THE PRESIDENT: This is a season for million

Well, good evening,everyone. On behalf of Michelle andmyself, welcome to the White House. Thisis truly one of our favorite nights of the year, and not just because ofeveryone who visits the White House -- this group also usually wins “bestdressed” award. (Laughter.) All of you look spectacular. I am

In our lives -- in our joys andin our sorrows -- we’ve learned that there is “a time for every matter underheaven.” We laugh and we weep. We celebrate and we mourn. We serve in war and we pray for peace. But Scripture also teaches that, alongsidethe temporal, one thing is eternal. “Love bears all th

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you.Well, it is wonderful to be here,and I always look forward to an opportunity to speak to some of our topbusinesses across the country who are hiring people, investing in America,making the economy run. And many of

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, St. Paul! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Minnesota. (Applause.)AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you!THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. That’s why I came here. Good to see you.Although, can I just say that when we got off the plane, Secretary Foxx, who is from North Carolina, turned

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be in L.A.! (Applause.) It is colder in D.C.at the moment, colder in Chicago, and 70-degree weather is something to bethankful for.And it is great to be atDreamWorks Animation. I would like towork here. (Laughter.) I have asked Jeffrey.

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Big Easy! (Applause.) Everybody, give it up for Nancy for that great introduction. (Applause.) It is good to be back in New Orleans. This is what passes for winter here in New Orleans, huh? (Laughter.) Folks got all their coats on and all that. Come on. You need to go to Chicag

Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) All right. Well, thanks to myfriend, Lilly Ledbetter, not only for that introduction but for fighting for asimple principle: Equal pay for equalwork. It’s not that complicated. And, Lilly, I assure you, you remain the faceof fair pay. (Laughter.) People don’t want m

Good afternoon, everybody. As you know, this weekend, I traveled to Afghanistan to thank our men and women in uniform and our deployed civilians, on behalf of a grateful nation, for the extraordinary sacrifices they make on behalf of our security. I was also able to meet with our commanding General

Thank you. (Applause.)Thank you so much. Thank you. And thank you, General Caslen, for that introduction. To General Trainor, General Clarke, the faculty and staff at West Point -- you have been outstanding stewards of this proud institution and outstanding mentors for the newest officers in the Uni

Good morning, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you very much. Please, please have a seat. Thank you so much. Well, good morning, everybody.Welcome to the White House andwelcome to our annual Easter prayer breakfast. As always, we are blessed to be joined by so many good friends fro

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. I thought I’d take some questions, but first, let me say a few words about the economy.This morning, we learned that our economy created over 200,000 new jobs in July. That’s on top of about 300,000 new jobs in June. So we are now in a six-mont

Good evening, everybody. Please have a seat. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. This city, this house, has welcomed foreign envoys and leaders for more than two centuries. But never before have we hosted a dinner at the White House like this, with so many Presidents, so ma

Bill Gates: Congratulations, Class of 2014! Melinda and I are excited to be here. It would be a thrill for anyone to be invited to speak at a Stanford Commencement – but it’s especially gratifying for us.Stanford is rapidly becoming the favorite university for members of our family. And it’s long be

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you. Please be seated. Well, good afternoon, everybody. To Mayor Bloomberg, thank you -- not only for the kind introduction, but to Bloomberg Philanthropies as our co-host, and for the great work that you’re doing across Africa to help create jobs, and promote

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Hello, Estonia! Tere Eesti! Thank you, Oskar, for your wonderful introduction and for representing the talent and the energy and the optimism of today’s Estonia, especially its young people. And Oskar is sitting next to his father, and his f