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- President Obama talks about issues affecting U.S. relations with Israel at the tenth annual Saban Forum titled, "Power Shifts: U.S.-Israel Relations in a Dynamic Middle East." The discussion focuses on the deal made with Iran to curtail their nuclear weapon production and the reactions of Israel and other countries to the deal. Other topics include Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and the agreement with Syria to destroy its chemical weapons. Obama is interviewed by Haim Saban. Hosted by the Brookings Institution Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-12-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hold a joint press conference in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Abbas, speaking through an interpreter, expresses hope for peace and an end to occupation with a two state solution. He calls the continued expansion of Israeli settlements illegal. Obama praises the progress in the Palestinian Authority controlled areas and reminds listeners of the monetary support provided by the U.S. He renews a pledge of seeking peace through direct negotiations with the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry. This is Obama's first trip to Palestine as President.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-03-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- King Hussein of Jordan meets Yitzhak Rabin of Israel in the Rose Garden prior to signing the historic peace treaty between their nations. The order of speakers is Bill Clinton, King Hussein, and Yitzhak Rabin.
- Date Issued:
- 1994-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama addresses the press before speaking with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and Former Senator George Mitchell (D-ME) on the Middle East and Senator Mitchell's upcoming trip there. Obama says the administration hopes that the trip will aid in developing a ceasefire can be ensured between Israel and Palestine.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack H. Obama speaks to the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism held in National Harbor, Maryland. Obama says his administration has done more than any other to support Israel and his commitment to Israel is "unshakable." He talks about the shared American values of hard work, responsibility, and helping others and the need to promote the dignity of all people, feed the hungry, and protect human rights and democracy around the world. Other topics of discussion include sanctions against Iran and its nuclear program and the Middle East peace process.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-12-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush participates in a video teleconference with the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Leaders and Brigade Combat Commanders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Bush describes the current actions being taken in Iraq such as the implementation of "an innovative strategy" that combines the U.S. military with civilian expertise in order to build a society that will lay the foundation for peace." Bush thanks the military and the PRTs for their service.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Clinton addresses the people of Israel from Tel Aviv following the anti-terrorism conference in Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Date Issued:
- 1996-03-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- United States President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe deliver remarks following a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial in Japan. Obama describes the horrors of World War Two and the destruction of the first atomic bomb and says that the U.S. and Japan have made choices since the Hiroshima bombing that should give the world hope and that the world needs to change its mindset about war and work toward peaceful cooperation. Prime Minister Abe, via a translator, talks about his address to the U.S. Congress in 2015 on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two and about the friendship between the U.S. and Japan.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Following an introduction by First Lady Michelle Obama, President Obama speaks to a gathering of Irish youth as he delivers remarks to the people of Northern Ireland. Obama highlights the hard work, dialogue, and institutional development they have undertaken together to advance peace and prosperity in the North. Obama jokes about his name being mistaken as Irish. He reflects on the strong connections between the U.S. and Ireland and promises continued support for ongoing efforts to eliminate the sectarian strife. Held in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton previews his last State of the Union address giving the credit for economic improvement to the American people and Congress. Clinton talks about his administration's place in history, Middle-East peace, poverty reduction, health insurance, and opportunities for college education. He reacts to George Bush's comments about reversing Clinton Era policies. Clinton acknowledges his personal failures but criticizes the "Whitewater" investigation as bogus and expensive and says it was all about power. He says he doesn't know if the outcome would have been different if he had been truthful about the Lewinsky affair. Clinton believe Hillary will be successful in her bid for the Senate. On "News Hour."
- Date Issued:
- 2000-01-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection