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- President Obama speaks to reporters about his briefing with with nearly two dozen advisers and aides including Cabinet officials and CDC Director Tom Frieden on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases of the disease in the U.S. Obama promises additional training and resources to deal with the emergency and describes his efforts to rally assistance from Japan and several European nations. The meeting was called after the discovery of a second Ebola case in the U.S. involving a nurse who traveled by airplane shortly before her symptoms appeared. Held in the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a press conference and talks about the latest steps to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Iraqi Army successes with coalition forces, and intelligence material acquired from recaptured towns. He also discusses current efforts to halt the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, and answers questions from the press about ISIL, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegations that the U.S. paid a "ransom" to Iran for the release of Americans prisoners and his record on commuting prison sentences. Held at the Pentagon in Alexandria, VA.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama speaks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about honoring the pledge of never again by doing everything we can to prevent mass atrocities and genocide. He discusses steps his administration is taking to make this a reality. Obama is introduced by writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, and Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Clinton reacts to the terrorist bombing of American housing quarters in Saudi Arabia.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-06-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama, in his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, outlines his administration's proposed legislative efforts to provide middle class Americans with paid sick leave, a free community college education, and an improved technological infrastructure and a free and open internet. Obama also vows coordinated attacks on terrorism and foreign cyber attacks, and halting America's large contributions to global warming. Speaker of the House John Boehner introduces the President.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-01-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama, speaking at the Pentagon, provides an update on the progress against the terrorist group ISIL, and answers two questions from unidentified reporters.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Donald Trump delivers an address in which he talks about the spirit of the Polish people and their enduring relationship with the U.S., the "age of terrorism" and Russia's "destabilizing activities" in Ukraine. Trump also says that he stands firmly behind NATO, but warns that other members must do more to defend Europe. Held at the historic Krasinski Square in Warsaw. Trump is introduced by First Lady Melania Trump.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, President Obama, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev make a statement at the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea about a trilateral agreement between the three counties to secure loose nuclear material and prevent it from becoming vulnerable to smuggling or to potential terrorist plots. Nazarbayev and Medvedev use interpreters.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George W. Bush gives his annual State of the Union address, now with the newly appointed Madame Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. President Bush speaks of the "No Child Left Behind" Act, hoping to improve education and make it available to more children. He also proposes a reform to make health care more affordable to Americans. He suggests establishing a foreign-workers visa, which allows immigrants to work in the country for a certain amount of time, in order to enforce immigration laws. On the topic of oil, Bush says we must take on board new technologies. Bush hopes America will reduce it's oil use by 20% in the next ten years. The main focus of President Bush's speech was the war on terror. Bush asks that Congress give the new strategy for Iraq a chance. He says, "it is important that we work together, so our nation can see this great effort through." Bush asks for an addition of 92,000 troops in the armed forces and marine corp in the next five years. He hopes to organize a volunteer civillian reserve corp with critical skills that are willing to do their part in the war effort. Bush goes on to say that America is responsible to help other countries like Cuba, Burma, and Darfur find peace. He says America must work with Africa against the AIDS epidemic.
- Date Issued:
- 2007-01-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers remarks after meeting with Spencer Stone, Alex Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler, the three Americans who helped subdue a gunman on a packed French train in August.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection