This week, I went to Memphis, Tennessee, where I spoke to the graduating class of Booker T. Washington High School. Graduations are always happy occasions. But this commencement was especially hopeful
Hi, everybody. This week, I've been speaking about America's national security -- our past, our present, and our future. On Thursday, I outlined the future of our fight against terrorism -- the threat
Good morning everyone. This past week we've seen the best and the worst of humanity. The heinous terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, in Iraq and Nigeria. They showed us once again the depths of the
On the path that American children travel to adulthood, two institutions oversee the journey. The first is the one we hear a lot about: college. Some of you may remember the excitement that you felt w
Hello, everybody. Earlier this week, I spoke about our way forward in Afghanistan, and I said that because of the extraordinary work of our men and women in uniform, civilians, and our coalition（联合，结合
And, Ohio, we have done that. The economy is growing again. The financial markets have stabilized. The private sector has created jobs for the last eight months in a row. (Applause.) And there are rou
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Hello! (Applause.) Hello. Hello, hello, hello. Hello. Well, good evening, everybody. This is a pretty feisty（活跃的，吵闹的） group here. (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love
Well, thank you very much. Let me begin by thanking President Calderón and the Mexican people for their extraordinarily gracious（亲切的） hospitality in this beautiful setting. We are confident tha
Hi,everybody. Five years ago, we finally declared that in America, health care is not a privilege for a few, but a right for all. And this week, after more than fifty votes in Congress to repeal or we
Hi, everybody. In recent weeks, you might have noticed something. Or maybe even heard the sound of it if you live close enough. New homes are going up. In fact, construction workers are breaking groun
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Today, the Senate is poised to（信誓旦旦，准备就绪） pass tax cuts and unemployment insurance, putting the House of Representatives in the position to send me this critica
I’m here in Detroit visiting workers at a GM plant in the heart of a resurgent（复活的） American auto industry. And I brought a guest with me – President Lee of South Korea. We’re here b
Today, I want to talk about something that most of you know already—it's hot outside. It's really hot. And if this feels worse than normal, that's because it is. We just found out that the month
Q -- say is the President feeling our pain, especially as you were a community organizer -- THE PRESIDENT: I -- look, I definitely feel folks’ pain.Somebody is doing a book about the 10 letters
We’re creating a single electronic medical record for our men and women in uniform that will follow them from the day they enlist until the day that they are laid to rest. We’re revamping（
Over the past twenty months, we’ve been fighting not just to create more jobs today, but to rebuild our economy on a stronger foundation. Our future as a nation depends on making sure that the j
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Trying a little change of venue（场所，地点） here, mix it up. I want to talk about the progress that we made this week on three fronts, as we work to repair the damage to ou
Over the last few months, I've been talking about a choice we face as a country. We can either settle for an economy where a few people do really well and everyone else struggles to get by, or we can
Ending this war is not only in Iraq’s interest -- it’s in our own. The United States has paid a huge price to put the future of Iraq in the hands of its people. We have sent our young men
Remarks of President Barack ObamaAs Prepared for DeliveryMiami, FloridaMarch 5, 2011 I’m talking with you from Miami, Florida, where I’m visiting Miami Central High School, a school that&r
