Note: The President spoke at 3:50 p.m. in the State Dining Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to musician Stefani J.A. "Lady Gaga" Germanotta; Pope Francis; Sen. Lindsey O. Graham; and former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Vice President Biden referred to former Sens. Edward E. "Ted" Kaufman and Christopher J. Dodd; Melvyn I. Monzack, managing partner, Monzack Mersky McLaughlin and Browder, P.A.; Amy Gutmann, president, University of Pennsylvania; Sen. Christopher A. Coons; Christine P. Pelosi, chair of the women's caucus, California Democratic Party; John J. DeGioia, president, Georgetown University; the President's mother-in-law Marian Robinson and brother-in-law Craig M. Robinson and his children Avery and Leslie; and Dennis Assanis, president, University of Delaware. He also referred to his sister Valerie Biden Owens. The transcript released by the Office of the Press Secretary also included the reading of the citation.
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Chicago
Obama, Barack H. "Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden, January 12, 2017." In Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack H. Obama, 2016, Book 2-July 1 to January 20, 2017, 1695 - 1701. Washington, DC: Government Publishing Office. 2016.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1695
APA
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
(2016, July 1).
2016 Public Papers 1695 - Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden.
[Government].
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1695
MLA
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
2016 Public Papers 1695 - Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden.
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-pg1695
Bluebook
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Vice President Joe Biden, GovInfo, (July 1, 2016),
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PPP-2016-book2/PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1695