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- President Obama speaks at a Ford Motor Company assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, about jobs and the economy. He talks about the success of the 2009 bailout of the auto industry which he suggests improved the economic situation in Detroit and says that the economy is recovering overall across the country. Obama jokes with the audience about the Detroit Lions loss to the Dallas Cowboys and the scandal of the pass interference call that the officials overturned.
- Date Issued:
- 2015-01-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack Obama announces Chrysler's bankruptcy and says that the U.S. will provide the auto company with up to $8 billion in aid. Obama blames Chrysler's private debt holders for forcing the bankruptcy decision and also says he has given Chrysler thirty days to finalize a partnership with Italian automaker Fiat or the government loans will be called.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Obama speaks at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Obama pledges a major investment in science and technology, and announces what he called "the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history." He hopes to devote more than three percent of the nation's gross domestic product to research and development, saying the United States would exceed levels achieved at the height of the "Space Race," which included U.S. astronauts landing on the moon in 1969. He also announces a renewed commitment to education in math and science, saying students' scores in those subjects will improve over the next decade so they can better compete internationally. Obama speaks to the H1N1 swine flu crisis saying it is, "a cause for concern" but "not a cause for alarm."
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama holds a town meeting in Costa Mesa, California, where he discusses the economy and budgeting plans for 2010. In the budget, Obama calls for investments in environmental pursuits, which will create jobs and combat climate change. President Obama takes questions from the audience referring to the allocation of the stimulus package to states, aid to small and responsible banks, plans for immigration policy, investments to education, and consumer protection around credit cards.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-03-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Barack H. Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign fund raising event in Washington, DC. Obama outlines the accomplishments of his administration including the Health Care Act, the auto company rescue, the student loan program, revoking "Don't ask, don't tell", ending U.S. involvement in Iraq, the destruction of al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden, and the creation of the new consumer financial protection agency. Obama speaks about challenges ahead that were decades in the making and that will take years to fix. Held at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
- Date Issued:
- 2012-01-09T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama talks about clean energy research and investment. Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, discusses the advantages of federal research grants. Paul Holland, CEO of Serious Materials, discusses the expansion of his green building materials corporation. President Obama outlines an energy program that draws on the administration's stimulus package for $39 billion at the Department of Energy and $20 billion in tax incentives for clean energy. He also talks about proposed budget spending to make permanent existing tax cuts for energy research and experimentation.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-02-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection