President Barack Obama announces his appointment of former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano and Tom Donilon to the the newly-created Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Having previously served as President Obama’s National Security Advisor, Donilon with chair the commission and Palmisano will be his deputy
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NEW: Pres. Obama to go to Cuba within the next month, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/umf1j0mhFb
— Good Morning America (@GMA) February 18, 2025
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President Barack Obama talks to reporters with (L-R) Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, former White House National Security Advisor Tom Donilon and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
Students listening to President Obama at Georgia Tech this afternoon. Photo by @dougmillsnyt @nytpolitics http://t.co/oQ03Fk9xvt
— Thomas Simonetti (@thomassimonetti) March 10, 2025
#47traitors
Respect our President or leave Congress http://t.co/EWahPAGrqZ
— MS BETH (@MsbethmartinezA) March 10, 2025
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Most admired world leader 7 years in a row. No wonder #47GopTraitors stage idiotic attempts to sabotage. #IranLetter http://t.co/T3VhiawQH2
— Tracy (@taiping2) March 10, 2025
Sen. Tom Cotton’s letter to Iran’s leaders is brazen, gratuitous, and plainly stupid: slate.me/1GC5tnE http://t.co/DUcf2HQXm6
— (@Slate) March 10, 2025
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“Honorable people can disagree over policy. But this is no way to make America safer or stronger." -VP Biden VPOTUS/the-vice-president-on-the-march-9th-letter-from-republican-senators-to-the-islamic-republic-of-iran-86299d0bb526"> medium.com@VPOTUS/the-vi…
— Vice President Biden (@VP) March 10, 2025
.@SenTomCotton ICYMI my response. In English. goo.gl/OOU7Ha http://t.co/9482aLbSC6
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 10, 2025
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Obama says Senators who sent a letter to Iran's leaders were aligning themselves with Iranian hard-liners on.wsj.com/1E3e24K #IranLetter
— Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) March 10, 2025
Biden Rebukes Senate Republicans Over Letter to Iran nyti.ms/1D0jGcM
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2025
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You are sent into a situation where a naked man is acting weird. He is clearly unarmed. It should be apparent to you that he might be mentally ill. You have a taser. You don’t use it. Instead you use your gun and kill him. You kill a man who served his country and just needed some help
#AnthonyHill, unarmed, naked Black man, fatally shot by police near Atlanta huff.to/1KQOYXN http://t.co/Kyf0CF71Xm
— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 10, 2025
Here's another photo of #AnthonyHill, fighting for a nation which allows ppl like him to b murdered @ home. #Antlanta http://t.co/w6cG5Sybrm
— Jim Chambers (@jccfergie) March 10, 2025
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One is not ARMED with #MentalIllness.
Mental illness is not a weapon.
Mental Illness is not a capital offense.
#AnthonyHill
— 5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) March 10, 2025
Crowdfunding Effort Raises $34K for Now-Unemployed Chef of Racist Frat bit.ly/1C449c8 (VIDEO) http://t.co/SyBJDGisFK
— (@Mediaite) March 10, 2025
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2 NYPD cops admit to trying to tear off clothes of woman whose rape they were investigating, keep jobs nydn.us/1ExxGLu
— Daniel José Older (@djolder) March 10, 2025
Seattle police chief to revamp leadership amid shift on use of force reut.rs/1D1Ypj0
President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Ashton Carter, his nominee for defense secretary, during the announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
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President Barack Obama greets former National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft
President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Oval Office at the White House. President Obama and King Abdullah II discussed regional issues and the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
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President Barack Obama delivers brief remarks to reporters before meeting with a group of newly elected governors in the Oval Office at the White House and said the group would talk about issues where the states and the White House have common ground.
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(L-R): Governor-elect Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Governor-elect Bruce Rauner of Illinois, Governor-elect Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Governor-elect Greg Abbott of Texas, Governor-elect Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, Governor-elect Larry Hogan of Maryland and Gov. Bill Walker
3:50 CT: Meets with community leaders to discuss immigration reform; Copernicus Community Center, Chicago
4:35 CT: Delivers remarks on immigration reform; Copernicus Community Center, Chicago
6:25 CT: Departs Chicago
9:20 EDT: Arrives White House
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Nerdy prepared a beautiful post yesterday on the President’s day, but we held off because of events in Ferguson. So, here it is:
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden applaud Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel for his years of service as he announces his resignation in the State Dining Room of the White House
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Stevie Wonder is greeted by President Barack Obama after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors
Actress Marlo Thomas
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Golfer Charles Sifford
Ethel Kennedy
Journalist Tom Brokaw
Congressman John Dingell
Author Isabel Allende
Congressman Abner Mikva
Writer, curator, and activist Suzan Harjo
Robert Battle, the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recieves a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama on behalf of dancer Alvin Ailey
Actress Meryl Streep
Stevie Wonder smiles while showing off his Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Barack Obama signs the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a job-training legislation which aims to help job seekers gain valuable employment skills, as guests and members of Congress look on at the White House
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Text of the President and Vice President’s remarks here
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In other important news today…
President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission
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"It was a seminal moment not just in our country’s history, but the history of all humankind." —Obama on #Apollo45 http://t.co/2ua8fpcAaR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2025
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"Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins took the 1st small steps of our giant leap into the future." —Obama http://t.co/OVwaxP1kgm
President Barack Obama gives an economic policy speech at the Lake Harriet Bandshell
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The Erler family listens to President Barack Obama talk about the economy while at the Lake Harriet Band Shell
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The National Memo: Obama Brings Middle-Class Message To Minnesota
President Barack Obama began a two-day visit to Minneapolis on Thursday sharing cheeseburgers with a local working mother and bringing a middle-class message tailor made to aid Democrats fearful of massive losses in the upcoming election. Obama said he shares the frustrations of people who went to college, work hard, and still struggle to buy homes, pay for child care, and dig out from student loan debt. “You are the reason I ran for office,” he told a crowd of about 350 people gathered for a town hall forum near Minnehaha Falls. In his early life, he said, “I was you guys … You are the ones I am thinking about every single day.”
Obama talked about progress his administration has made curbing greenhouse gases and making college more affordable, but devoted much of his time to touting the need for a higher minimum wage and equal pay and benefits for women. Those issues resonate strongly in Minnesota, where Gov. Mark Dayton (D) and a Democratic-controlled Legislature enacted the largest minimum wage increase in state history this year and approved a menu of economic protections for women in the workplace. “The idea that they would not be paid the same or not have the same opportunities … is infuriating,” Obama said of female workers. “If you are doing the same job, you should get the same salary. Period. Full stop.”
More here
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Pete Souza: President Obama waves to the crowd after speaking at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis
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POTUS: "Cynicism is a choice, and hope is a better choice. Every day, I am lucky enough to receive a thousand acts of hope." #DayInTheLife
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2025
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"I'm never going to get cynical. I'm going to stay hopeful, and I hope you do, too." —President Obama
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2025
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Great print coverage in MN for #DayInTheLife http://t.co/rLbEBCtKHU
— Josh Earnest (@PressSec) June 27, 2025
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"If you’re mad at me for helping people on my own then join me and we’ll do it together." —President Obama to Republicans and Congress
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 27, 2025
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Pete Souza: President Obama greets people in the crowd following his speech at Lake Harriot Band Shell in Minneapolis
President Barack Obama greets audience members after he delivers remarks on the economy, at the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, Minn. (Photo by Pete Souza)
President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis
President Barack Obama holds 6-month-old Olivia Hughes, granddaughter of ABC News reporter Ann Compton, on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to Washington from Minneapolis
President Barack Obama waves as he and daughter Sasha walk out of BLT Steak after eating dinner
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive for the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, are escorted to their seats by Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos and his wife Bonnie Amos
President Obama pets Sgt. Chesty XIV at the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
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President Obama stands for the national anthem during the Marine Barracks Evening Parade
