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The speech was commemorated by American author and historian Douglas Brinkley in his 2005 book The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Modern U.S. presidents are often compared to Reagan when they give speeches on the anniversary of the Normandy landings.
President Obama participated in Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. [58] Nevada: Las Vegas Valley: May 26 President Obama made a speech at a fundraiser for the re-election campaign of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. [59] California: Los Angeles: May 27 President Obama delivered remarks at a fundraiser for the Democratic ...
On August 28, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech was commemorated by an all day event featuring various speakers including President Barack Obama and John Lewis, the only speaker from the original rally to remain living.
PARIS (AP) -- President Barack Obama issued a proclamation Thursday designating June 6, 2014, as D-Day National Remembrance Day. He called on Americans to honor those who fought and died so that ...
Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, September 2011; Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech; E. Barack Obama 2008 presidential election victory speech; F.
Delivered a speech at the Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR). [18] June 4–5, 2014: Brussels Met with King Philippe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo. Attended meetings of the G-7 leaders. [19] June 5–6, 2014 France: Paris, Omaha Beach, Benouville, Ouistreham: Met with President François Hollande. Attended the 70th anniversary of D-Day memorial ...
Barack Obama Day refers to two days of recognition in the United States in honor of Barack Obama, who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Obama was a member of the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004 and represented the state in the United States Senate from 2005 to 2008 before becoming president.
Media related to Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech at Wikimedia Commons; Tragedy in Arizona Video and transcript on the White House web site. "President and First Lady Honor Victims" video of memorial on C-SPAN.org "Obama's Tucson speech transcript: Full text of prepared remarks". The Washington Post. January 13, 2011.