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- President Clinton declares that the state of the Union is good. Topics addressed include the lowest unemployment since 1957; a balanced budget; a budget surplus, 60% of which will go toward saving Social Security, 16% to Medicare,11% to Universal Savings Accounts; a 6-fold increase in scholarships to guarantee college to all interested Americans; school rebuilding and teacher accountability; patients' Bill of Rights; nuclear test ban; conservation; Americorps; campaign finance reform. Hillary Clinton is honored for her work with children.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-01-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack H. Obama speaks at a Democratic Party fund-raising event held at Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. Obama talks about his 2012 re-election campaign, the state of the economy, and his vision for growth. Technical difficulties at the start of the speech cause a brief loss of signal and Obama is first heard praising Chicago mayors past and present.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-04-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 2012 Presidential campaign. President Obama speaks at a campaign event held at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Obama talks about the presious night's presidential debate with Republican nominee Mitt Romney, calling Romney's economic plan a "sketchy deal" and a "one point plan." Obama criticizes the Republican platform then talks about the accomplishments of his administration and the improvement in the economy. He tells listeners they "can turn the clock back or continue to move forward."
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a news conference at the end of the G-20 Summit in Cannes, France and talks about an action plan for the Eurozone. Obama describes the plan which includes a pledge to boost the International Monetary Fund in order to help struggling Eurozone economies like Greece and Italy. He talks about the U.S. economy, the newly released U.S. unemployment figures, and his jobs bill. Obama then answers questions on the 2012 Presidential election, European stimulus spending, the U.S. economy and stock market, and Republican opposition to the jobs act.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-11-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Obama frames the choice confronting voters' this fall as one of the future direction of the country, not a referendum on the state of the economy. He acknowledges that the economy is not where it needs to be, but says he believes Mitt Romney's recipe for growth is wrong. Obama says the only way for the economy to recover is to have a strong and prosperous middle class. He emphasizes the refusal of Republicans to pass any economic plans that involved raising taxes for the wealthy.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-06-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1966-01-12T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama talks about the improving U.S. economy, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and the government shutdown and then is interviewed by Gerald Seib at the Wall Street Journal's annual CEO Council conference. Obama says his administration underestimated the complexity of the Healthcare.gov Web site and was burdened by a cumbersome federal information technology process. He also expresses optimism about passing an immigration bill, and outlines the offer aimed at halting Iran's nuclear program. Held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-11-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 2012 Presidential campaign. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney meet in their first debate of the 2012 campaign. PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer moderates. Lehrer breaks the time into six segments: three dealing with the economy and one each on healthcare, the role of government, and governing. Romney aggressively criticizes Obama and the state of the economy during his administration. Obama counters suggesting that Romney would only bring back the policies of the previous president which Obama alleges created the recession. Romney disavows several policies on which he had been campaigning like his proposal for a five trillion dollar tax cut. Obama reemphasizes the need to cut middle class taxes but restore higher rates on the wealthiest persons. Held at the University of Denver. Sponsored by The Commission on Presidential Debates.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-10-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- U.S. President Bill Clinton delivers a speech reflecting on the progress made during his eight years in office. Clinton highlights the reductions made in the national debt and unemployment rates, gains in average incomes, and greater support to education and healthcare. He also notes the global strides made from bringing new nations into NATO and helping facilitate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Clinton gives praise to his wife, Hillary Clinton, and presidential candidate Al Gore. He calls on the American people to continue the era of prosperity started during his term by supporting Gore.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-08-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bill Clinton, in his first electronic Town Meeting since he took office, answers questions about Travelgate, the environment, the age of his staff, programs for poor children, China, the $200 haircut, the economy, his infatuation with Hollywood, cutting entitlements, cutting aerospace, gays in the military, health insurance, the homeless, and Chelsea's private school. On the "Morning Show."
- Date Issued:
- 1993-05-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection