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January 18 – holds the final press conference of his presidency, at the White House's James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. [112] [113] January 19 – commutes the sentences of 330 nonviolent drug offenders, the most acts of clemency ever granted in a single day by any U.S. president. [114]
The day after the press conference, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that Obama felt "pretty good" about his decision to wear the suit. [18] Fashion designer Joseph Abboud , who had previously made suits for Obama, praised Obama for the decision, saying that "You don't want to look the same every day of your life.
Barack Obama's farewell address was the final public speech of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, delivered on January 10, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EST. [1] [2] The farewell address was broadcast on various television and radio stations and livestreamed online by the White House. An estimated 24 million people watched the address ...
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The president met with national security officials at the Pentagon Thursday to discuss the the United States' fight against the Islamic State group.
Helen Amelia Thomas (August 4, 1920 – July 20, 2013) [1] was an American reporter and author, and a long-serving member of the White House press corps.She covered the White House during the administrations of ten U.S. presidents—from the beginning of the Kennedy administration to the second year of the Obama administration.
On July 19, 2013, President Obama gave a speech in place of the usual White House daily briefing normally given by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. In the 17-minute speech, President Obama spoke about public reaction to the conclusion of the George Zimmerman trial , racial profiling , and the state of race relations in the United States ...
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan visits the White House, and President Obama holds a press conference to announce legislation honoring the achievements of former President Ronald Reagan. [206] June 3 – President Obama visits with King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia on his way to Cairo, Egypt to make a speech introducing himself to the Muslim world. [207]