Note: The address was recorded at approximately 11:50 a.m. on August 5 in the Map Room at the White House for broadcast on August 6. In the address, the President referred to long jumper Bob Beamon, gymnasts Kerri Strug and Mary Lou Retton, and wrestler Rulon Gardner, former U.S. Olympic Team members who won Gold Medals in 1968, 1996, 1984, and 2000, respectively; gymnast Simone Biles, table tennis player Kanak Jha, boxer Claressa Shields, and fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, members, 2016 U.S. Olympic Team; and swimmer Brad Snyder, member, 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team. The transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on August 5, but was embargoed for release until 6 a.m. on August 6. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of this address.
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Chicago
Obama, Barack H. "The President's Weekly Address, August 6, 2016." In Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack H. Obama, 2016, Book 2-July 1 to January 20, 2017, 1099 - 1101. Washington, DC: Government Publishing Office. 2016. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1099-2.
APA
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. (2016, July 1). 2016 Public Papers 1099 - The President's Weekly Address. [Government]. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1099-2
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Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. 2016 Public Papers 1099 - The President's Weekly Address. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, (1 Jul 2016), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1099-2
Bluebook
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, The President's Weekly Address, GovInfo, (July 1, 2016), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1099-2
