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These inspiring quotes from U.S. presidents will help you reflect on our history this Presidents Day. ... and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment ...
At an event marking the upcoming 10th anniversary of the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., former President Barack Obama reflected on what he still considers the worst day he spent in office.
Obama should be remembered for his failures as much as his successes “Obama will always hold a special place in the hearts of Democrats, but that doesn’t mean they’re loving every aspect of ...
"You didn't build that" is a phrase from a 2012 election campaign speech delivered by United States President Barack Obama on July 13, 2012, in Roanoke, Virginia. In the speech, Obama said: "Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges.
"Yes we can", used by Barack Obama as a slogan during the 2008 presidential campaign. Two years earlier, Obama's friend Deval Patrick had used the similar "Together We Can" in a successful campaign to become Governor of Massachusetts. "Thanks, Obama", Internet meme often used humorously to blame President Obama for any unfortunate occurrence.
The Obama presidency saw a major thaw in relations with Cuba, which the United States embargoed following the Cuban Revolution and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Starting in the spring of 2013 secret meetings were conducted between the United States and Cuba, with the meetings taking place in the neutral locations of Canada and Vatican City. [380]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
Obama's 2013 State of the Union Address was, in the words of CNN's Rebecca Sinderbrand, "a companion to the ideological offensive in his inauguration speech." The New York Times added: "Obama did not match the lofty tone of his inauguration speech, but the address was clearly intended to be its workmanlike companion.