Search Constraints
« Previous |
1 - 10 of 12
|
Next »
Search Results
- Description:
- After touring a General Electric plant in Schenectady, NY, President Barack H. Obama speaks to workers and dignitaries about the importance of innovation in the global economy. Obama explains the need to export and highlights deals with Asia and India that will bring jobs to the U.S. He also announces that General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Immelt introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. He opens by paying tribute to entertainer Al Green by singing a line from the song "Let's stay together." Obama predicts that hard economic times will make his re-election difficult. He recounts a number of his accomplishments including the Affordable Health Care Act. Obama juxtaposes his policies and priorities with those of the Republicans and asks "where do we go from here?" He says that the country is in a race with the rest of the world for jobs and economic growth, but that we won't win by giving tax breaks to the wealthiest and expecting money to trickle down.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush speaks on the American Competitiveness Agenda at the 3M Corporate Headquarters in Minnesota. Bush discusses the uncertainty in America today due to the economy and emerging competitors in India and China. Bush says the way to make the U.S. a world leader again is to energize the economy with tax relief, keeping markets open, affordable medicine, and more research and development jobs. Bush provides examples of where government subsidized research has allowed the development of products that have changed and improved the way we live.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-02-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Obama talks about civility and the need for legislators to work together to insure that the U.S. can compete in a rapidly changing global economy. To sharpen the country's competitive edge, he calls for increased spending on education, infrastructure, clean energy technology, and high-speed Internet, while at the same time, in a nod to the burgeoning deficit, proposes a five-year freeze on domestic discretionary spending and a massive, cost cutting reorganization of the federal government. He also discuses health care, the tax code, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, national security, gays in the military, and immigration. Obama closes by saying that America is still a place where a person can rise from humble beginnings to achieve great things.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. He talks about the impact of business women on the economy and the steps that must be taken to ensure that America remains competitive over the long term. Obama also discusses the need to help women entrepreneurs get the best education and to obtain the necessary financing to market and build their own businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-10-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Obama talks about the state of the economy, recalls the origins of the recession and describes the progress made during his sixteen months in office. He defends his focus on education, infrastructure, health insurance coverage, reforming Wall Street, innovation and global competitiveness. He criticizes Republican efforts to stop his initiatives and suggests that the mid-term elections present an opportunity for voters repudiate Republican efforts.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit. He talks about the impact of business women on the economy and the steps that must be taken to ensure that America remains competitive over the long term. Obama also discusses the need to help women entrepreneurs get the best education and to obtain the necessary financing to market and build their own businesses.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-10-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- After touring a General Electric plant in Schenectady, NY, President Barack H. Obama speaks to workers and dignitaries about the importance of innovation in the global economy. Obama explains the need to export and highlights deals with Asia and India that will bring jobs to the U.S. He also announces that General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt will chair the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Immelt introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama speaks at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Obama talks about the state of the economy, recalls the origins of the recession and describes the progress made during his sixteen months in office. He defends his focus on education, infrastructure, health insurance coverage, reforming Wall Street, innovation and global competitiveness. He criticizes Republican efforts to stop his initiatives and suggests that the mid-term elections present an opportunity for voters repudiate Republican efforts.
- Date Issued:
- 2010-06-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. He opens by paying tribute to entertainer Al Green by singing a line from the song "Let's stay together." Obama predicts that hard economic times will make his re-election difficult. He recounts a number of his accomplishments including the Affordable Health Care Act. Obama juxtaposes his policies and priorities with those of the Republicans and asks "where do we go from here?" He says that the country is in a race with the rest of the world for jobs and economic growth, but that we won't win by giving tax breaks to the wealthiest and expecting money to trickle down.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection