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- President Baracck H. Obama speaks to a gathering at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. Obama jokes with the crowd then gets serious as he describes the link between higher education and economic prosperity. He calls on the United States to lead the world in the percentage of college graduates. He also describes the steps his administration has taken to make applying for financial aid easier and praises institutions that have kept costs down.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton proposes a universal $1,500 annual grant to all Americans who want two years of college. This is an excerpt from his commencement address at Princeton University.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, about student loan interest rates. Obama says that a college education is the best predictor of success in America. He proposes freezing the current interest rates on a popular federal loan for poorer and middle-class students. Obama calls for the states to make higher education more affordable and for Congress to protect Pell grants and expand work-study jobs.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama outlines a blueprint for making higher education more affordable, in a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Obama laments high education costs, promises to increase student aid, warns that colleges must keep tuition down.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a dinner meeting of Organizing for Action volunteers. Obama talks about his administration's efforts to push for legislation on student loans, immigration, and other issues. He reminds listeners of the American dream, "if you are willing to work hard you can make it" and says he ran to help get the country back to that ideal. Obama also talks about his upcoming speech in Galesburg, Illinois, to kick off a campaign to refocus national attention onto the economy. He encourages activists to be resolute and persevere. Held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Baracck H. Obama speaks to a gathering at the University of Texas in Austin, TX. Obama jokes with the crowd then gets serious as he describes the link between higher education and economic prosperity. He calls on the United States to lead the world in the percentage of college graduates. He also describes the steps his administration has taken to make applying for financial aid easier and praises institutions that have kept costs down.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama outlines a blueprint for making higher education more affordable, in a speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. Obama laments high education costs, promises to increase student aid, warns that colleges must keep tuition down.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at a dinner meeting of Organizing for Action volunteers. Obama talks about his administration's efforts to push for legislation on student loans, immigration, and other issues. He reminds listeners of the American dream, "if you are willing to work hard you can make it" and says he ran to help get the country back to that ideal. Obama also talks about his upcoming speech in Galesburg, Illinois, to kick off a campaign to refocus national attention onto the economy. He encourages activists to be resolute and persevere. Held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton proposes a universal $1,500 annual grant to all Americans who want two years of college. This is an excerpt from his commencement address at Princeton University.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-06-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks to students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, about student loan interest rates. Obama says that a college education is the best predictor of success in America. He proposes freezing the current interest rates on a popular federal loan for poorer and middle-class students. Obama calls for the states to make higher education more affordable and for Congress to protect Pell grants and expand work-study jobs.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection