BARACK OBAMA Today, after almost a century of trying — Today, after over a year of debate — Today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America — today. It is fitting that Congress passed this historic legislation this week. For as we mark the…

BARACK OBAMA Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders [have] fulfilled this duty. They’ve done so during periods of prosperity…

BARACK OBAMA Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and citizens of the world: I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility. It’s an award that speaks to our highest aspirations — that for all the cruelty and hardship of our world, we are not…

BARACK OBAMA Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of collapse.…

BARACK OBAMA Your Eminence, Vicki, Kara, Edward, Patrick, Curran, Caroline, members of the Kennedy family, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Today we say goodbye to the youngest child of Rose and Joseph Kennedy. The world will long remember their son Edward as the heir to a weighty legacy; a champion for those who had none;…

BARACK OBAMA «A New Beginning on US-Muslim Relations and Palestinian Israeli Conflict» I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a…

BARACK OBAMA President Obama: Please, be seated. Before we begin tonight, I just want to provide everyone with a few brief updates on some of the challenges we’re dealing with right now. First, we are continuing to closely monitor the emergency cases of the H1N1 flu virus throughout the United States. As I said this…

BARACK OBAMA President Obama: Thank you very much. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and the first lady of the United States, who’s around here somewhere. I have come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, but to speak frankly and directly to the men…

BARACK OBAMA Queridos conciudadanos: Me presento aquí hoy humildemente consciente de la tarea que nos aguarda, agradecido por la confianza que habéis depositado en mí, conocedor de los sacrificios que hicieron nuestros antepasados. Doy gracias al presidente Bush por su servicio a nuestra nación y por la generosidad y la cooperación que ha demostrado en…

BARACK OBAMA ¡Hola, Chicago! Si todavía queda alguien por ahí que aún duda de que Estados Unidos es un lugar donde todo es posible, quien todavía se pregunta si el sueño de nuestros fundadores sigue vivo en nuestros tiempos, quien todavía cuestiona la fuerza de nuestra democracia, esta noche es su respuesta. Es la respuesta…