President Obama delivers the commencement address at Joplin High School. Just hours after last year's graduation ceremony, the school was destroyed by a massive tornado that claimed the lives of one graduate and 160 others in Joplin. May 21, 2012.
President Obama awards Burt Bacharach and Hal David the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a concert & ceremony at the White House. Hear from some of the musicians who came to honor the songwriting duo and listen in on some of the classic Bacharach & David songs being performed.
President Obama speaks to leaders of the 50 nations that make up the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan before a meeting to discuss the next step in the transition of power there?setting a goal for Afghan forces to take the lead for combat operations across the country in 2013 -- next year -- so that ISAF can move to a supporting role. May 21, 2012.
Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communication Ben Rhodes; General John Allen, Commander of NATO International Security Assistance Forces - Afghanistan; and Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan Doug Lute hold a press briefing at the NATO Summit in Chicago. May 20, 2012.
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder and Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes brief the press after the first NATO session at the Chicago summit, a North Atlantic Council focusing on NATO defense capabilities. May 20, 2012.
After a ceremony honoring NATO military, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Obama speak before a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO Summit in Chicago. May 20, 2012
President Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan speak to the press after holding a bilateral meeting to discuss implementation of the Strategic Partnership Agreement. May 20, 2012.
President Obama and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speak to the press before a bilateral meeting at the NATO Summit in Chicago. May 20, 2012.
The White House Office of Public Engagement and the Family Equality Council will co-host an event focusing on the unique needs of LGBT families and children. Featured speakers include Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families Bryan Samuels, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division Department of Justice Stuart Delery, and Senator Al Franken. May 21, 2012.
President Obama discusses the reforms to Wall Street that he put in place to protect consumers and make Wall Street play by the same set of rules -- and calls on lawmakers to finish implementing these reforms so that we can prevent excessive risk-taking and help create an economy that is built to last.
President Obama announces a new alliance between government leaders and private sector partners to reduce hunger and lift 50 million people out of poverty by investing in Africa's agricultural economy. May 18, 2012.
White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, talks about her first job, the lessons she learned and how they still apply to her work today. Go find your first job at http://www.whitehous e.gov/summerjobs
President Obama travelled to Joplin, Missouri to view the devastation, meet with residents and pledge the full support of the federal government as they rebuild from the F-5 Tornado that ripped through the town just shortly after the town's High School commencement. See the progress of recovery since last year at http://www.whitehous e.gov/joplin
President Obama calls on Congress to pass a tax credit for small businesses that are hiring new employees or raising the wages and salaries of their existing employees to help spur economic growth, the third item on the President's job-creating To Do List for Congress.
Jon Carson, the Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the White House, talks about his first job, the lessons he learned, and how they still apply to his work today. Go find yours at http://www.whitehous e.gov/summerjobs
President Obama presents the Medal of Honor for valor above and beyond the call of duty to the family of Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., whose courage and complete disregard for his own safety saved the lives of many of his platoon members. May 16, 2012.
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