Barack Obama 2009-07-01 2 Document Categories List Addresses to the Nation Joint session of Congress—1362 Addresses and Remarks See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials Afghanistan, Presidential and Provincial elections—1327 AFL–CIO Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati, OH—1344 National convention in Pittsburgh, PA—1394 African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum, videotaped remarks—1221 Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry, Presidential Unit Citation—1541 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects in Fairfax County, VA—1504 Americans With Disabilities Act, anniversary, proclamation signing—1172 Apollo 11 crewmembers, meeting—1133 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, President’s Advisory Commission on, signing Executive order establishing—1506 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, White House Initiative on, signing Executive order establishing—1506 Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington—1832 Brooke, Edward W., presentation of Congressional Gold Medal—1600 Business community in Alexandria, VA, meeting—1813 Business leaders, meeting—1032 Cabinet meetings—1373, 1721 Children’s National Medical Center—1131 China, town hall meeting and a question-and-answer session in Shanghai—1686 Christmas “Christmas in Washington”—1808 National Christmas tree lighting ceremony—1767 Classical music, White House celebration—1637 Clinton Global Initiative, fifth annual meeting in New York City—1436 Community health centers—1793 Community lenders, meeting—1833 Congress Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner—1460 Addresses and Remarks—Continued Congress—Continued Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute award gala—1410 Congressional leaders, meeting—1791 Consumer financial protection—1492 Copenhagen, Denmark, remarks on arrival from—1477 Country music, White House celebration—1136 Cronkite, Walter L., memorial service in New York City, NY—1360 Democratic Governors Association, fundraiser—1470 Democratic National Committee Dinner in New York City—1546 Dinner in San Francisco, CA—1524 Fundraiser in Chicago, IL—1163 Fundraiser in New York City—1550 Reception in San Francisco, CA—1527 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Dinner in Miami, FL—1589 Reception in Miami, FL—1586 DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, FL—1593 Economy, national New York City—1384 Wakarusa, IN—1216 Washington, DC—1209, 1229, 1661, 1785 “Educate to Innovate” campaign—1718 Education reform—1167 Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate—1508 Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK, remarks to military personnel and families—1662 Energy and Climate, Major Economies Forum on, declaration in L’Aquila, Italy—1072 “Fiesta Latina: In Performance at the White House”—1504 Financial services industry leaders, meeting—1809 Fort Hood, TX, memorial service—1656 General Motors employees Discussion in Lordstown, OH—1390 Remarks in Lordstown, OH—1390 Ghana Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast—1092 Departure ceremony in Accra—1093 Ghanaian Parliament in Accra—1087 La General Hospital in Accra—1084 Addresses and Remarks—Continued Gubernatorial candidates Corzine, Gov. Jon S., campaign rally in Camden, NJ—1616 Corzine, Gov. Jon S., campaign rally in Holmdel, NJ—1117 Corzine, Gov. Jon S., campaign rally in Newark, NJ—1620 Corzine, Gov. Jon S., fundraiser in Hackensack, NJ—1558 Corzine, Gov. Jon S., fundraiser in Holmdel, NJ—1115 Deeds, R. Creigh, fundraiser in McLean, VA—1224 Deeds, R. Creigh, rally in McLean, VA—1226 Deeds, R. Creigh, rally in Norfolk, VA—1596 Patrick, Gov. Deval L., fundraiser in Boston, MA—1573 Patrick, Gov. Deval L., reception in Boston, MA—1570 H1N1 influenza preparedness and response—1339 Health care reform—1134 Annandale, VA—1019 Belgrade, MT—1268 College Park, MD—1414 Grand Junction, CO—1282 Minneapolis, MN—1378 Portsmouth, NH—1248 Washington, DC—1112, 1182, 1370, 1480 Health care reform and climate change—1829 Health care reform legislation House of Representatives action—1647, 1653, 1654 Meeting with Senate Democrats—1816 Senate action—1503, 1835 Homeland security improvement efforts, remarks in Kaneohe, HI—1838, 1840 Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY—1426 Human Rights Campaign annual dinner—1496 Iftar dinner—1340 Independence Day—1036 India, state dinner honoring Prime Minister Singh—1735 Influenza preparedness summit in Bethesda, MD, telephone remarks—1071 International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, Denmark Question-and-answer session with members—1476 Remarks—1474 Iran situation—1472 Israel, “Facing Tomorrow” conference in Jerusalem, videotaped remarks—1566 Addresses and Remarks—Continued James C. Wright Middle School in Madison, WI Remarks to students—1629 Remarks to students, faculty, and parents—1631 Jobs and Economic Growth Forum Closing session and a question-and-answer session—1756 Opening session—1754 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, honors reception—1779 Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York City—1543 Kennedy, Sen. Edward M. Death, remarks in Chilmark, MA—1332 Funeral service in Boston, MA—1335 Lehigh Carbon Community College in Allentown, PA, remarks and a question-and-answer session—1768 Macomb Community College in Warren, MI—1105 Major League Soccer champion Columbus Crew—1097 Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School in New Orleans, LA—1511 Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA—1567 Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, enactment—1605 Missile defense systems in Europe—1413 Monti, SFC Jared C., posthumous award of Congressional Medal of Honor—1420 Moscow, Russia New Economic School, graduation ceremony—1057 Opposition leaders, meeting—1068 Parallel business summit—1064 Parallel civil society summit—1066 NAACP, 100th anniversary celebration in New York City—1123 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion—1306 National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, VA—1482 National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD—1466 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology and Innovation, presentation—1485 Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL—1583 New Orleans, LA, town hall meeting and a question-and-answer session—1512 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance in Oslo, Norway—1799 Banquet in Oslo, Norway—1805 Remarks on winning—1490 Addresses and Remarks—Continued North Korea, release of American journalists—1216 Olympic, Paralympic, and youth sport event—1408 Organizing for America National Health Care Forum—1314 Osan Air Base, South Korea—1714 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA, wreath-laying ceremony—1376 Points of Light Institute, 20th anniversary celebration in College Station, TX—1531 Post-9/11 GI bill, remarks on in Fairfax, VA—1213 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation—1264 President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board, meeting—1623 President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, meeting with cochairmen and senior members of the intelligence community—1602 Press Secretary Robert L. Gibbs’s briefing, remarks prior to—1171 Raleigh, NC, town hall meeting and a question-and-answer session—1193 Ramadan, videotaped remarks—1328 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award ceremony—1723 Rosh Hashanah, videotaped remarks—1423 Scientific exploration, White House celebration—1487 Securing Americans Value and Efficiency (SAVE) Award presentation—1830 Senatorial candidates Dodd, Sen. Christopher J., fundraiser in Stamford, CT—1577 Specter, Sen. Arlen, fundraiser in Philadelphia, PA—1399 Specter, Sen. Arlen, reception in Philadelphia, PA—1402 Shaker Heights, OH, town hall meeting and a question-and-answer session—1153 Small business and health care reform—1607 Small-business initiatives, remarks in Landover, MD—1555 South Pacific and Indonesia, natural disasters—1472 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins—1374 Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reception—1262 Senate confirmation—1222 Texas A&M University Marine Corps cadets, remarks in College Station, TX—1535 Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony—1742 Tokyo, Japan—1674 United Nations Climate Change Conference plenary session in Copenhagen, Denmark—1820 Addresses and Remarks—Continued United Nations—Continued Climate Change Summit in New York City—1432 General Assembly in New York City—1440 Luncheon hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York City—1447 Security Council Summit on Nonproliferation and Nuclear Disarmament in New York City—1450 Urban and metropolitan policy—1098 U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue—1177 U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY—1747 Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington, VA—1659 Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Phoenix, AZ—1296 Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD—1538 Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA Question-and-answer session with students—1349 Remarks to students and faculty—1355 Weekly addresses—1035, 1085, 1129, 1175, 1211, 1231, 1280, 1329, 1333, 1342, 1377, 1424, 1459, 1479, 1495, 1536, 1582, 1614, 1652, 1681, 1717, 1745, 1777, 1807, 1828, 1836 White House Tribal Nations Conference Closing remarks—1649 Opening remarks and a discussion with tribal leaders—1638 Women’s National Basketball Association champion Detroit Shock—1180 World Ambassadors reception—1181 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest (Appendix A); Nominations Submitted (Appendix B); and Checklist (Appendix C) Federal Reserve System, Chairman, remarks on reappointment—1331 Japan, U.S. Ambassador, remarks—1222 Surgeon General, remarks—1095 Bill Signings and Vetoes Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, statement—1661 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, remarks—1603 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, remarks—1612 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009, remarks—1563 Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, remarks—1650 Communications to Congress Appropriations legislation for fiscal year 2010, memorandum of disapproval on continuation—1843 Clean Diamond Trade Act, waiver certification, message continuation—1490 Colombia, significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1538 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1546 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, review of title III, letter—1111 Defense, Department of, fiscal year 2010 budget amendments, letter transmitting—1267 Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation—1267 Federal employees, pay increases, letter transmitting alternative plan—1338, 1746 France-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol amending—1362 Generalized System of Preferences, message—1843 Global influenza outbreak Letter designating emergency funds to enhance capabilities to combat—1122 Letter designating supplemental funds—1341 H1N1 influenza pandemic, U.S. national emergency, message on declaration—1581 Haiti, message on trade—1536 Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1206 Liberia, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1122 Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1600 Terrorism, persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1432 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1374 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, letters transmitting reports—1134, 1490 U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployments, letter reporting on—1818 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation—1651 Communications to Federal Agencies See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register (Appendix D) Aviation screening technology and procedures review, memorandum—1842 Communications to Federal Agencies—Continued Central Intelligence Agency, message on terrorist attack in Khost Province, Afghanistan—1844 Foot Hood shooting, inventory of files, memorandum—1661 Military compensation, eleventh quadrennial review, memorandum—1806 Watchlisting files inventory and procedures review, memorandum—1842 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters New York City—1448 Oslo, Norway—1795 White House—1032, 1095, 1101, 1206, 1222, 1302, 1327, 1373, 1404, 1500, 1610, 1782, 1811, 1833, 1835 Interviews ABC News—1859 AllAfrica.com—1054 Associated Press—1845 Bloomberg News—1858 Cable News Network—1859, 1873 CBS News—1859, 1873 CBS’s “60 Minutes” program—1858, 1876 CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman”—1860 ESPN2’s “NASCAR Now” program—1855 Fox News—1873 ITAR–TASS/Rossiya TV—1037 Michael Smerconish Morning Show, The—1307 National Public Radio—1879 NBC News—1859, 1873 NBC Sports—1849 New York Times Magazine—1862 PBS’s “PBS NewsHour” program—1879 Southern Weekly newspaper of China—1711 Steve Harvey Morning Show, The—1879 Tom Joyner Morning Show, The—1879 Univision—1851, 1859 Joint news conferences Canada, Prime Minister Harper—1233 India, Prime Minister Singh—1727 Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki—1137 Japan, Prime Minister Hatoyama—1669 Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa—1233 Russia, President Medvedev—1046 South Korea, President Lee—1737 News conferences July 10—1076 July 22—1141 September 25—1453 December 18—1823 Joint Statements Canada Climate change and clean energy—1246 Economic recovery and job creation—1407 Global influenza outbreak—1247 Prime Minister Harper—1244 China Clean energy—1709 President Hu—1702 India, Partnership for a Better World—1731 Japan Climate change—1668 Disarmament and nonproliferation of nuclear weapons—1666 Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, declaration by leaders—1075 Mexico Climate change and clean energy—1246 Global influenza outbreak—1247 President Calderon Hinojosa—1244 Russia Afghanistan—1042 Expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty—1777 Missile defense issues—1044 Nuclear cooperation—1044 START follow-on treaty—1069 Letters and Messages See Communications to Congress Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements Afghanistan, President Karzai—1867, 1869, 1874 Armenia, President Sargsian—1863 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders—1684 Australia, Prime Minister Rudd—1874 Bangladesh, Prime Minister Hasina Wajed—1877 Botswana, President Khama—1648 Brazil, President Lula da Silva—1847, 1855, 1878 Canada, Prime Minister Harper—1404, 1854 China National People’s Congress Chairman Wu—1857, 1872 Party Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party Yu Zhengsheng—1686 Premier Wen—1711, 1873, 1878, 1879 President Hu—1435, 1698, 1699, 1867, 1872 Colombia, President Uribe Velez—1865 Costa Rica, President Arias Sanchez—1865 Czech Republic, Prime Minister Fischer—1859 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials—Continued Denmark Prime Minister Rasmussen—1477, 1874, 1878 Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik—1863 Egypt, President Mubarak—1302, 1855 Ethiopia, Prime Minister Zenawi—1877 European Union leaders—1628 France, President Sarkozy—1452, 1859, 1865, 1867, 1874, 1877 Germany, Chancellor Merkel—1626, 1861, 1875, 1877 Ghana, President Mills—1084, 1848 Greece, President Papandreou—1863 Grenada, Prime Minister Thomas—1878 Holy See (Vatican City) Pope Benedict XVI—1848 Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone—1848 India, Prime Minister Singh—1725, 1865, 1874 Indonesia, President Yudhoyono—1685, 1850, 1863 Iraq President Talabani—1863, 1868 Prime Minister Maliki—1540, 1868 Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu—1434 Italy President Napolitano—1070 Prime Minister Berlusconi—1847 Japan Democratic Party of Japan President Hatoyama—1856 Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko—1872 Prime Minister Aso—1847 Prime Minister Hatoyama—1439, 1871 Jordan, King Abdullah II—1855 Kuwait, Amir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah—1215, 1852 Lebanon, President Sleiman—1811 Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa—1854, 1865 Netherlands Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima—1858 Prime Minister Balkenende—1101 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General Rasmussen—1464 Norway King Harald V and Queen Sonja—1877 Prime Minister Stoltenberg—1795, 1865, 1877 Pakistan, President Zardari—1875 Palestinian Authority, President Abbas—1434 Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo—1206 Poland, Prime Minister Tusk—1875 Russia President Medvedev—1042, 1064, 1448, 1682, 1822, 1845, 1846, 1853, 1867, 1874 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials—Continued Russia—Continued Prime Minister Putin—1057, 1846 Singapore Minister Mentor Lee—1610 Prime Minister Lee—1872 South Africa, President Zuma—1847 South Korea, President Lee—1713, 1873 Spain, Prime Minister Zapatero—1500, 1865 Sweden, Prime Minister Reinfeldt—1625 Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit—1872 Turkey President Gul—1845, 1866 Prime Minister Erdogan—1782, 1876 United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi—1857 United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—1857 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Brown—1452, 1851, 1857, 1861, 1864, 1874, 1877 Statements by the President See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements Afghanistan, Presidential election—1545 Africa, Kenya and Tanzania Embassy bombings, 11th anniversary—1231 Albanian Independence Day—1744 Armenian National Day—1431 Bosnia and Herzegovina National Day—1744 Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, detention—1261 Business Roundtable report on health care reform—1665 CAR Allowance Rebate System funding legislation House of Representatives action—1210 Senate passage—1223 Central African Republic National Day—1747 Christmas Day terrorist attack, preliminary assessments from reviews ordered—1844 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, meeting with members—1133 Civil Rights Act of 1964, 45th anniversary—1035 Cobell class-action lawsuit on Indian trust management, settlement—1791 Consumer financial protection agency legislation, House of Representatives action—1565 Czech Republic, National Day—1611 Deaths Cooper, Ann Nixon—1835 Cronkite, Walter L.—1129 Kennedy, Sen. Edward M.—1333 Kim Dae-jung—1306 Pollin, Abe—1744 Shriver, Eunice Kennedy—1261 Sutton, Percy—1838 Statements by the President—Continued Education reform legislation, House of Representatives action—1114, 1424 Eid al-Fitr—1425 Energy reform legislation, Senate action—1469 Father Damien De Veuster, canonization—1494 Food safety legislation, House of Representatives action—1205 Gandhi, Mahatma, anniversary of birth—1474 Group of Twenty (G–20) nations summit in Pittsburgh, PA—1359 Hajj and Eid al-Adha—1744 Hanukkah—1806 Health care American Medical Association support for legislation—1122 Reform—1068 Health care reform legislation Congressional action—1205 House of Representatives action—1110, 1212, 1611, 1654 Senate action—1034, 1114, 1478, 1711 Hmong New Year—1823 Household Food Security Report, 2008, release—1697 Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, reelection—1111 Terrorist attacks in Jakarta—1129 Iran, American Embassy in Tehran, 30th anniversary of seizure—1637 Iraq Speicher, Capt. Michael S. “Scott,” recovery of remains—1212 Terrorist attacks in Baghdad—1583 Jobs creation legislation, House of Representatives passage—1818 Jordan-Israel peace treaty, 15th anniversary—1586 Kirk, Paul G., Jr., appointment as U.S. Senator for Massachusetts—1452 Kwanzaa—1840 Lebanon, Marine barracks in Beirut, 26th anniversary of terrorist attack—1581 Massachusetts, discussion with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and City of Cambridge Police Department Sgt. James Crowley—1205 National Korean War Armistice Day, 56th anniversary—1193 Native American Heritage Day—1743 Overseas tax havens, legislation to crack down on, congressional action—1599 Pay-as-you-go legislation, House of Representatives action—1141 Philippines, tropical storm and flood damage—1484 Statements by the President—Continued Romanian National Day—1747 Russia, terrorist attack in Nazran, Ingushetiya—1302 South Pacific region, earthquake and tsunami—1469 Sudan situation—1539 Statements by the President—Continued Turkey, founding, anniversary—1612 Ukraine, Holodomor Remembrance Day—1666 United Nations Security Council Resolution on the Protection of Women and Children in Conflict—1469