Major Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III National Guard/Reserve CenterNew Castle, Delaware 12:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Tom, thank you. Please sit. I always call — I’ve been calling Senator Carper “Tommy” for 40 years, and I call him “Tommy.” And (inaudible), “Who? Who you talking about?” (Laughter.) I’m talking about my buddy, a dear friend,…
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Remarks by President Biden at Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
2:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please — please, have a seat. Good afternoon. And welcome to the White House. I know this is a — not a — it’s kind of an old place for some of the guys that are coming here, but thank you all very much. And to all the Cabinet members…
State of the Union 2024
President Biden’s State of the Union Address (The President presents his prepared remarks to Speaker Johnson.) Your bedtime reading. Tony! Thank you. Looking for Jill. Good evening. Good evening. If I were smart, I’d go home now. Mr. Speaker, Madam Vice President, members of Congress, my fellow Americans. In January 1941, Franklin Roosevelt came to…
Background Press Call Previewing Day Two of the President’s Trip to the Middle East
Via Teleconference 8:00 P.M. IDT MODERATOR: Good evening, everyone. Apologies for our delay in this, and we appreciate everyone’s flexibility and bearing with us. And thank you for joining our NSC background call to preview day two of the President’s trip to the Middle East. As a reminder of the ground rules, this call will…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:39 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Friday. We’ve made it. Okay, as you all know, the President is headed to Warsaw on Monday night, where he will meet with Poland’s President Duda and the leaders of eastern flank NATO Allies to reaffirm the United States’ unwavering…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, December 7, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:00 P.M. EST MS. JEAN-PIERRE: It’s almost like you guys were not expecting me to be out. (Laughter.) Q You caught us off guard. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t know. Q Day 625 of the administration — MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I don’t know, right? Q — and it finally happened. Q …
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, March 16, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 3:09 P.M. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. Good afternoon. A couple of items for all of you at the top. Today marks one year since eight people — six of them women of Asian descent — were tragically killed by a gunman who attacked three Asian-run businesses. In the…
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, October 4, 2022
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:43 P.M. EDT MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Sorry for a very long two minutes. Apologize for that. (Laughter.) I am aware — I know, I know. Apologies. Okay. Tomorrow, President Biden and First — the First Lady will travel to Fort Myers, Florida,…
Remarks by President Biden at the Presentation of the 2021 National Humanities Medals and National Medals of Arts
East Room 4:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello! (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Please — please have a seat. And, you know, I’m going to say, starting off — and say, “Good evening.” I think they thought we’d take longer in the other room. (Laughter.) Good afternoon/evening — close. Vice President Harris,…
Ambassador Susan E. Rice Video Remarks to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
As Prepared For Delivery: Hello, everyone. I want to thank our co-chairs, Secretary Becerra and Ambassador Tai; our executive director, Krystal Ka’ai; all of our commissioners; and everyone joining this inaugural meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. I’m honored to speak with you as you begin your…