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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. [46]
[2] [3] One notable [4] example came in 2012, when a picture of a man spilling food with the "Thanks Obama" caption was popular. In December 2012, the /r/thanksobama subreddit was created. [5] By 2015, it seemed the meme had run its course [2] after Obama used it in a BuzzFeed video. [6]
On Nov. 26, 2014, President Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys, Virgil and Homer, ... The near-50-pound turkeys were spared from a Thanksgiving Day feast and sent to retire at Morven Park in Virginia.
U.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech likening the struggles of the Maccabees to those of the Pilgrims. [31] Macy's included a giant dreidel in its Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. [4] The Dirty Sock Funtime Band wrote a song, "Hannukah, O Hannukah (Introducing the Menurkey!)", and included it in a show in New York City. [32]
Obama brought up the reports while giving an impassioned speech in support of Vice President Kamala Harris in ... 'Beatles '64' arrives on Disney+ Thanksgiving weekend: Here's what to expect.
Elizabeth Alexander recites a poem during President Obama's swearing-in ceremonies at the US Capitol on January 20, 2009. - Ron Edmonds/AP
September 2009 Barack Obama speech to a joint session of Congress; December 2015 Oval Office address; B. Barack Obama Selma 50th anniversary speech;
News analysis: Obama’s speech passes the torch to Harris – and lays some well-placed blows on Donald Trump after years of silence In 2004, Obama was a Democratic outsider. Twenty years later ...