Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2024
October 24, 2024
The President. I'm heading——
[At this point, several reporters began speaking at once.]
The President. I'm——
[Several reporters spoke at once.]
The President. I'm heading to do something that should have been done a long time ago: to make a formal apology to the Indian Nations for the way we treated their children for so many years. That's why I'm going—that's why I'm heading west.
Thank you.
NOTE: The President spoke at 3:50 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House prior to boarding Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, MD.
Categories: Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, White House. Locations: Washington, DC.
Subjects: American Indians, Tribal relations with Federal Government; News media, Presidential interviews.
DCPD Number: DCPD202400943.