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- President George W. Bush speaks at the 2008 APEC CEO Summit in Lima, Peru. President Bush says that he recognizes the United States as a Pacific nation and that he has taken its involvement in APEC as a priority. Bush says that while the summit comes at a moment in global economic turmoil, it also arrives at a time of "unprecedented cooperation." Bush cites the vast success the East Asian markets have made in a single generation, increasing its share in the global economy to 55%. Bush says the United States embraces this new hope, believing that in this interconnected world, any advancement is a gain for all.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-11-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Presidential news conference following the G-20 Summit in London. President Barack Obama makes an opening statement in which he outlines the economic challenges ravaging the hyper-globalized world and says that it will take an international effort to restore the world economy. He then answers questions posed by an international press corps.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks during the opening plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea. Obama says the summit helps confront one of the world's greatest dangers and recounts previous agreements which have provided a framework for further cooperation. He says the future of the world depends on the actions taken by participants at the summit.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-03-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- 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
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- In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama pledges a new era of U.S. engagement at the United Nations and urges other leaders to join in action on several issues including global climate change and economic recovery. He also cautions other countries to give up their almost reflexive anti-Americanism which he says has served as an excuse for avoiding action on issues from terrorism to poverty.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-09-23T00:00:00Z
- 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
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- 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 Bush speaks with French President Sarkozy and European Commission President Barroso on the global financial crisis, during a meeting held at Camp David. Bush says, in the interconnected world, it is essential for the nations to solve the crisis together. President Sarkozy, speaking through an interpreter, calls for a summit, between the G8 and G5 nations, in order to find a worldwide solution to old, failed regulations. Sarkozy says, "We live in the 21st century, but we continue to apply 20th century rules." President Barroso says that the financial system's basic principles, regulations, and institutions need reform.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- George Bush answers questions about possible a summit with Gorbachev, international meetings on cleaning up the environment, Gorbachev's popularity in Europe, the role of Solidarity, interference in the internal affairs of other nations, access to Japanese markets, and the Oliver North sentence.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-07-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Bush speaks on the economy from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Bush explains how the current financial crisis unfolded in a series of events beginning over a decade ago in the combination of interest rates, loans, and the supply and demand of housing. The President goes on to explain how the government is handling the situation by inject hundreds of billions of dollars in new liquidity into the financial system, providing substantial new protections for responsible consumers, businesses and investors, and working with other nations to combat the global crisis.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-10-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection