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- President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speak about reforming U.S. tax codes at the White House. They intend to close tax havens and remove tax incentives which cause jobs to be shipped overseas. Obama also discusses foreign tax cheats and the need to cut the loopholes which encourage them.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-05-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Georgia Congressman John Lewis recalls his involvement in the early days of the modern civil rights movement, and being inspired by Dr. King, John F. Kennedy and an elementary school teacher who encouraged him to read. Lewis reflects upon his work and what receiving the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom signifies.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-02-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Carter begins with an announcement by the Inquiry Board that an impasse exists in coal strike; enjoins miners to return under 80 day cooling off period under Taft-Hartley; asks that Somalia withdraw its troops from Ethiopia; answers questions on African arms, strike resolution, the Middle East, the American Jewish community, tax policies, natural gas deregulation, the Marston case, and decline of the dollar abroad.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-03-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama discusses the fundamental issues facing the nation in a speech at the Associated Press luncheon held in Washington, D.C. Obama recounts the record of the Bush administration then reminds listeners of his own administration's record on cutting regulation, reducing the budget, and expanding a social safety net. He challenges the record of the Republican party and the policies they have espoused recalling Lincoln's charge that, "through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves." Obama lays out the consequences of approving the Republican budget plan. Obama is questioned by Dean Singleton, chair of the AP board of directors, about several issues including the pending decision by the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act. Obama says he expects the Court to follow precedence.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama honors Rebecca Mieliwocki, a 7th-grade English teacher in California's Luther Burbank High School, as the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, and thanks all the finalists for their hard work and dedication each and every day in the classroom. Mieliwocki thanks the President for the award and recognizes that there are thousands of teachers across the country as deserving as she.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-04-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama calls on Congress to extend tax cuts for the 98 percent of Americans making less than $250,000 while allowing the cuts for the wealthiest two percent to expire. Obama suggests that the ten years of tax breaks did not result in more jobs as promised and will not if they are continued. He declares that 97 percent of small businesses fall under the $250,000 threshold.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-07-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama speaks at the opening of an industrial trade show in Hannover, Germany. Obama talks about the importance of a strong, unified Europe and about European migration. He also announces he is sending additional U.S. Special Operations Forces to Syria as part of the campaign to combat ISIL. Obama says that he will deploy up to 250 additional personnel and urges other European nations to increase their contributions as well. Held in the Hannover Messe Building 35.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama addresses the people of Vietnam in a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Obama talks about improving U.S.-Vietnamese relations, praises the advances Vietnam has made in recent years, and argues for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. He also talks about the progress Vietnam has made in insuring human rights.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-05-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama delivers a national security speech and discusses his administration's approach to counter-terrorism, including efforts to target ISIS, the Iran nuclear deal, and closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. Held at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-12-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George Bushs first State of the Union Address. Frequently interrupted by applause following statements on the freedom of Panama, Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovaki, and proposals regarding the homeless and disabled, the American worker, and improving high schools while aiming at a 90% graduation rate by 2000, cut Capital gains tax, preserve social security, get health costs under control, rid the land of bigotry and hate, cutting armed forces in Europe to 190,000. Cites 70% more funds for fighting drugs. Encourages Americans to talk with their grandparents.
- Date Issued:
- 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection