Barack Obama 2013-07-01 2 Document Categories List 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 1973 Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins--936 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants--870 2013 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks--1211 5000th Daily Point of Light Award, presentation ceremony--813 Affordable Care Act Youth Summit--1339 Amazon Chattanooga Fulfillment Center in Chattanooga, TN--872 Anthony A. Henninger School in Syracuse, NY--945 ArcelorMittal Cleveland in Cleveland, OH--1261 Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco, CA--1298 Binghamton University, State University of New York in Binghamton, NY, town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--950 Business Roundtable--1036 Cabinet meetings--1025, 1116 Camp Pendleton, CA--907 Christmas "Christmas in Washington"--1372 National Christmas tree, lighting ceremony--1346 Civil society Roundtable discussion in New York City--1060 Russian leaders, roundtable discussion with President Obama in St. Petersburg, Russia--1018 Clinton Global Initiative, health care forum in New York City--1078 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Phoenix Awards dinner--1053 Congressional leaders, meeting with President--988 ConnectED initiative Champions of Change--1289 Cordray, Richard A., Senate confirmation as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau--816 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraisers Beverly Hills, CA--1308, 1311 Medina, WA--1296 New York City--1183 Weston, MA--1195 Democratic National Committee fundraisers New York City--1088 San Francisco, CA--1303 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraisers Beverly Hills, CA--1308, 1311 Dallas, TX--1223 Highland Park, TX--1227 Philadelphia, PA--1266 Pinecrest, FL--1235, 1238 Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ--884 Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Orlando, FL--928 DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., headquarters in Glendale, CA--1314 Egypt situation, from Chilmark, MA--933 Faneuil Hall in Boston, MA--1189 Federal budget Budget negotiations--1106, 1114 Government shutdown--1116, 1128, 1153 Government shutdown end and public debt limit increase, Senate passage of legislation--1152 Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James B. Comey, Jr., installation ceremony--1186 Foley, Thomas S., former Speaker of the House of Representatives, memorial service--1188 Ford Motor Co. stamping plant in Liberty, MO--1045 Government reform--805 Great Synagogue in Stockholm, Sweden--1001 Hanukkah reception--1342, 1344 Health insurance executives, meeting with President--1268 Iftar dinner--864 Immigration reform Meeting with business leaders--1219 Remarks--1176 Independence Day celebration--803 Iran--1294 JAXPORT in Jacksonville, FL--858 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, honors reception--1357 Knox College in Galesburg, IL--836 Korean War Veterans Memorial--867 Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA--964 Los Angeles, CA, housing virtual town hall meeting and question-and-answer session--900 Mandela, Nelson R., former President of South Africa Death--1341 Memorial service in Johannesburg, South Africa--1362 Addresses and Remarks--Continued March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 50th anniversary, "Let Freedom Ring" ceremony commemorating--974 Mayors, newly elected, meeting--1367 McAuliffe, Terence R., gubernatorial candidate, campaign rally in Arlington, VA--1207 Medal of Honor Carter, S. Sgt. Ty M., presentation--970 Swenson, Capt. William D., presentation--1148 M. Luis Construction Co. Inc. in Rockville, MD--1121 National economy--1030 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal, presentation--808 NCAA men's basketball champion University of Louisville Cardinals--834 NCAA women's basketball champion University of Connecticut Huskies--879 Organizing for Action Dinner--832, 1217 Event--829 Obamacare Summit--1213 Pathways in Technology Early College High School in New York City--1178 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Meeting with mothers--1374 Remarks--820, 1116, 1163, 1326 Pentagon Memorial, wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington, VA--1024 Port of New Orleans in New Orleans, LA--1230 Presidential Medal of Freedom 50th anniversary, commemoration dinner--1285 Presentation--1280 President's Export Council, meeting--1042 Prince George's Community College in Largo, MD--1090 Saban Forum, question-and-answer session--1348 SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit--1198 Senate, changes in procedural rules--1287 State of Florida v. George Zimmerman verdict--824 Syria situation--985 Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, African business leaders--796 Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, TX--1220 Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1319 Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus--1330 Ubungo Symbion Power Plant in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania--800 University at Buffalo, State University of New York, in Buffalo, NY--938 University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO--846 U.N. General Assembly in New York City--1066 Addresses and Remarks--Continued Veterans Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--1241 Wall Street Journal CEO Council, remarks and question-and-answer session--1271 Washington Navy Yard shooting, memorial service for victims--1056 Weekly addresses--803, 812, 828, 865, 883, 927, 935, 970, 984, 1019, 1028, 1051, 1109, 1127, 1147, 1162, 1184, 1206, 1239, 1269, 1293, 1320, 1347, 1372, 1391, 1393 White House Tribal Nations Conference--1247 World AIDS Day--1322 Addresses to the Nation Syria situation--1020 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest, Nominations Submitted, and Checklist at the end of this volume Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman, nomination, remarks--1243 Federal Reserve Chair Nomination, remarks--1145 Withdrawal of nomination, statement--1030 Homeland Security Secretary, nomination, remarks--1159 National Economic Council Director, appointment, statement--1028 U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, appointment, statement--978 Bill Signings and Vetoes Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013, signing remarks--915 HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, signing statement--1290 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, signing statement--1394 School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act, signing statement--1251 Taiwan, legislation concerning participation in International Civil Aviation Organization, signing statement--811 Communications to Congress 2010 National Security Strategy, implementation plan for whole-of-Government vision, letter--1321 Burmese jadeite and rubies, prohibition of certain exports to U.S., letter--899 Civilian Federal employees, alternate pay plan, letter--984 Colombia, significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1151 Combat-equipped Armed Forces, U.S., deployment, letter--1368 Communications to Congress--Continued Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1175 Croatia, atomic information, message transmitting agreement on provision--1041 Curaçao, designation as beneficiary country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act and Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act, letter--1393 District of Columbia fiscal year 2014 budget request, letter transmitting--1206 Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--914 Global counterterrorism and overseas contingency operations, letter designating funds--1159 Iran, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1247 Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--872 Liberia, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--820 Military compensation and retirement systems, modernization efforts, message transmitting principles--1026 Public debt limit increase, letter certifying--1159 Slovakia-U.S. Social Security Agreement, message transmitting--1036 South Sudan, U.S. Armed Forces personnel, letter on deployment--1377, 1392 Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1197 Switzerland-U.S. social security agreement, message transmitting--1361 Syria, authorization for use of U.S. Armed Forces, letter transmitting draft legislation--987 Terrorism, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1040 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1020 Transnational criminal organizations, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--827 Uniformed services, alternate pay plan, letter--983 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1229 Communications to Federal Agencies Croatia, memorandum on provision of atomic information--1041 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters, White House--912, 978, 988, 1111, 1152, 1201, 1374 Interviews ABC, "20/20" program--1428 ABC, "This Week" program--1413 ABC, "World News" program--1412 Interviews With the News Media--Continued Interviews--Continued Amazon Kindle Singles--1403 CBS, "Evening News" program--1412 CNN, "New Day" program--1408 CNN, "The Situation Room" program--1412 Fox, "Fox News Sunday" program--1412 Fusion network/ABC, "AMERICA With Jorge Ramos" program--1422 KCCI in Des Moines, IA--1420 KMEX in Los Angeles, CA--1420 MSNBC, "Hardball With Chris Matthews" program--1430 NBC News--1424 NBC, "The Tonight Show"--890 NBC, "Today" program--1412 PBS, "NewsHour" program--1409, 1412 Spanish language news anchors--1400 "The Yolanda Adams Morning Show"--1409 "Tom Joyner Morning Show"--1409 WABC in New York City--1420 WFLA in Tampa, FL--1419 WPVI in Philadelphia, PA--1419 WRC in Washington, DC--1419 WTVR in Richmond, VA--1419 Joint news conferences Sweden, Prime Minister Reinfeldt--989 Tanzania, President Kikwete--787 News conferences August 9--916 September 6--1008 October 8--1130 November 14--1251 December 20--1377 Joint Statements Australia, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom--1018 Civil society, promotion and protection efforts--1065 Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden--1003 Estonia, President Ilves--982 India, Prime Minister Singh Defense cooperation--1105 India-U.S. relations--1102 Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki--1203 Latvia, President Berzins--982 Lithuania, President Grybauskaite--982 Morocco, King Mohammed VI--1290 Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif--1170 Sweden, Prime Minister Reinfeldt--999 Vietnam, President Sang--855 Yemen, President Hadi--882 Letters and Messages See also Communications to Congress Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, letter to Chairman--1026 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements Abu Dhabi, Crown Prince Mohammed--1398 Australia Former Prime Minister Gillard--1397 Prime Minister Rudd--1397, 1409, 1413 Prime Minister-designate Abbott--1413 Brunei, Sultan Hassanal--1418 Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1409, 1411 Chile, President-elect Bachelet--1432 China President Xi--1007 State Councilor Yang--1399 Vice Premier Wang--1399 Colombia, President Santos--1325, 1430 Denmark, Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt--1410 Egypt, President Mursi--1397 Estonia, President Ilves--978 Finland, President Niinistö--1410 France, President Hollande--1007, 1408, 1409, 1410, 1412, 1421, 1426 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1397, 1409, 1416, 1421 Greece, Prime Minister Samaras--912, 1399 Iceland, Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson--1410 India, Prime Minister Singh--1099 Indonesia, President Yudhoyono--1418 Iran, President Rouhani--1417 Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki--1201 Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu--1111, 1400, 1404, 1422, 1425, 1429 Italy, Prime Minister Letta--1156, 1421 Japan, Prime Minister Abe--1006 Kenya, President Kenyatta--1406, 1416 Kuwait, Amir Sabah--1026 Latvia, President Berzins--978 Lebanon, President Sleiman--1074 Lithuania, President Grybauskaite--978 Morocco, King Mohammed--1428 New Zealand, Prime Minister Key--1419 Nigeria, President Jonathan--1059 Norway Prime Minister Solberg--1421 Prime Minister Stoltenberg--1410 Pakistan, Prime Minister Sharif--1168 Palestinian Authority, President Abbas--1077, 1404 Philippines, President Aquino--1418, 1425 Qatar, Amir Tamim--1398 Russia, President Putin--1399, 1411 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials--Continued Saudi Arabia, King Abdallah--1399, 1429 Slovakia, Prime Minister Fico--1427 South Africa, President Zuma--1430 Sweden Deputy Prime Minister Bjorklund--1410 King Gustaf and Queen Sylvia--1410 Prime Minister Reinfeldt--1410 Tanzania, President Kikwete--799, 1397 Turkey, President Erdogan--1406 United Arab Emirates, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Mohammed--1398 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Cameron--1408, 1409, 1410, 1412, 1425 United Nations General Assembly President Ashe--1416 Secretary-General Ban--1076, 1416 Vietnam, President Sang--852 Yemen, President Hadi--880 Resignations and Retirements Council on Environmental Quality Chair, resignation, statement--1329 Energy and Climate Change Deputy Assistant, resignation, statement--1235 Homeland Security Secretary, resignation, statement--811 Legislative Affairs Director, resignation, statement--1368 National Economic Council Director, resignation, statement--1028 Statements by the President See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing in Birmingham, 50th anniversary--1030 Arizona, wildfires--795 Broadband technology, universal service for schools and libraries, Federal Communications Commission vote--827 Clemency--1376 Deaths Boggs, former Rep. Corrine C. "Lindy"--870 Eisenhower, John S.D.--1392 Foley, Thomas S., former Speaker of the House of Representatives--1161 Gilligan, former Rep. John J.--973 Gray, former Rep. William H., III--802 Jemison, Theodore J.--1318 Skelton, former Rep. Isaac N. "Ike"--1187 Thomas, Helen A.--829 Young, Rep. C. William--1162 Statements by the President--Continued Diwali--1205 Egypt situation--802 Eid al-Fitr--912 Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013, Senate passage--1229 Executive branch nominations, Senate action--816 Federal budget Legislation, Congressional passage--1375 Statement--1366 Federal student loan programs--852 Financial regulatory reform--1365 France, President François Hollande, upcoming state visit--1290 Georgia, Republic of, Inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as President--1270 Hajj and Eid al-Adha--1151 Hanukkah--1320 Hawaii, marriage equality legislation passage--1246 Hurricane Sandy, first anniversary--1189 Illinois, marriage equality legislation passage--1220 Israel-Palestinian Authority peace negotiations, resumption--871 Johnson, Jeh C., Senate confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security--1373 Jones, B. Todd, Senate confirmation as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives--880 Koskinen, John A., Senate confirmation as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service--1391 Kristallnacht, 75th anniversary--1235 Kwanzaa--1395 Lebanon, U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, 30th anniversary of terrorist attack--1175 Mali, Presidential election--938 Matheson, Rep. James D., decision not to seek reelection--1373 McCarthy, Regina, Senate confirmation as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency--824 Millett, Patricia A., Senate confirmation as judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit--1364 Statements by the President--Continued Multilateral trade agreement, World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Bali, Indonesia--1360 National Labor Relations Board, confirmation of Nancy J. Schiffer, Kent Y. Hirozawa, Mark G. Pearce, Harry I. Johnson III, and Philip A. Miscimarra as members--878 Nelson Mandela International Day--819 Perez, Thomas E., Senate confirmation as Secretary of Labor--823 Pillard, Cornelia T.L. "Nina," Senate confirmation as judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit--1366 Power, Samantha, Senate confirmation as U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations--883 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, of the United Kingdom, congratulations on birth of son--829 Ramadan--808 Sikhism, birth of founder, anniversary--1269 South Sudan situation--1376 Spain, train accident in Santiago de Compostela--863 State of Florida v. George Zimmerman verdict--813 Syria, chemical weapons elimination efforts, framework agreement between Russia and U.S.--1029 Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Damage--1241 Philippines, recovery efforts--1250 U.S. Armed Forces, prevention of sexual assault--1390 U.S. automobile industry--1360 U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Senate action to block confirmation votes on Patricia A. Millett, Cornelia T.L. "Nina" Pillard, and Robert L. Wilkins as judges--1270 U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, 15th anniversary of terrorist attacks--912 Watt, Melvin L., Senate confirmation as Federal Housing Finance Agency Director--1365