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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]
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.
President Barack Obama said farewell to the American people a little more than a week before Donald Trump took the Oval Office.
After the prophecy failed, he changed the date three more times. [106] 1941 Jehovah's Witnesses: A prediction of the end from the Jehovah's Witnesses, a group that branched from the Bible Student movement. [107] 1943 Herbert W. Armstrong The first of three revised dates from Armstrong after his 1936 prediction failed to come true. [106] 1947
Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Evan Jenkins for TIME
Former President Barack Obama played the role of elder statesman in last night’s keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, conveying a message of hope, admiration and determination.
Supporters cheering as Obama delivers his speech in Grant Park. In his speech, Obama reflected on the hard times of the campaign and the "challenges that America would face ahead." TV coverage of the speech showed Jesse Jackson and Oprah Winfrey weeping in the crowd. [13] [14] Obama's speech also marked the first time a President-elect referred ...
Criticism of the May 21 prediction ranged from serious critique to ridicule. Theology professor Matthew L. Skinner, writing at the Huffington Post, noted the "long history of failed speculation" about the end times and cautioned that end-of-the-world talk can lead Christians to social passivity instead of "working for the world's redemption". [35]