First Lady Michelle Obama speaks in Longwood, Florida about the progress that has been made during the last two years of Lets Move!, the national initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.
On the third day of her tour to promote the second anniversary of the Lets Move! initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama performs the Platypus Walk with children and Disney stars at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. http://www.letsmove. gov
The White House Office of Public Engagement hosts 150 of The Arc's leaders, members, advocates, and staff from across the country as part of the White House Community Leaders Briefing Series. The Arc is one of the largest national community-based organizations advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. February 10, 2012.
The White House Office of Public Engagement hosts 150 of The Arc's leaders, members, advocates, and staff from across the country as part of the White House Community Leaders Briefing Series. The Arc is one of the largest national community-based organizations advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. February 10, 2012.
The President stops by a White House Community Leaders Briefing to speak to 150 of The Arc's leaders, members, advocates, and staff from across the country. The Arc is one of the largest national community-based organizations advocating for and serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. February 10, 2012.
The President announces a new policy that will ensure that women have access to free preventive care, including contraception, no matter where she works. Religious employers will not be required to provide contraception, but insurance companies will be required to directly provide it to all women, free of charge. February 10, 2012.
Go inside First Lady Michelle Obama's first day of a three day tour to mark the second anniversary of the Lets Move! launch. Lets Move! is a nationwide initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation. http://www.letsmove. gov
Meet some of the participants at the White House Science Fair. The President hosted the second White House Science Fair to celebrate the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country. At the fair, the President viewed exhibits of student work, ranging from breakthrough research to new inventions.
The President announces that 10 states will receive flexibility to implement reforms that raise standards for student achievement without being required to meet certain parts of No Child Left Behind. February 9, 2012.
The President announces a landmark settlement between the government and the nation's largest banks that will speed relief to the hardest-hit homeowners, end some of the most abusive practices of the mortgage industry, and begin to turn the page on an era of recklessness that has left so much damage in its wake. February 9, 2012.
The White House hosts a discussion about President Obama's commitment to fostering game-changing innovations that have the potential to solve long-standing global development challenges. February 8, 2012
The President meets an 8th grader named Joey from Phoenix, AZ at the White House Science Fair and the two launch a marshmallow across the State Dining Room of the White House with Joey's science project - an air cannon.
President Obama continues his call for a return to American values, including fairness and equality, as part of his blueprint for an economy built to last.
The Veterans Jobs Corps, which President Obama first proposed in his State of the Union address, will put veterans back to work protecting and rebuilding America. February 3, 2012.