The letter Senator Kennedy sent me

President Barack Obama <info@mail.whitehouse.gov
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On a day in early September of 2009, I received the following letter from Senator Edward Kennedy. He'd written in May of that year, shortly after he learned that his illness was terminal. He asked that it be delivered to me upon his death.

It is a letter about the cause of his career -- what he called "that great unfinished business of our society" -- health care reform.

"What we face," he writes, "is above all a moral issue; that at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country."

Senator Kennedy never stopped asking what he could do for his country. Today, tens of millions of Americans are better for it.

And while Teddy didn't live to see his life's work signed into law, more than five years after its passage, the spirit of his words ring true. This is, fundamentally, about the character of our country. Doing right by one another.

It's who we are.

Tomorrow, I will deliver remarks about health care in America. Get a history of where we've been, and let me know you'll be watching.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

President Obama Pays Tribute To Fallen Service Member At Arlington

 

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Our trip to Selma

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 Today, Barack, the girls, and I traveled to Selma, Alabama.
 
There, 50 years ago this month, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Congressman John Lewis, and so many other unsung heroes crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge -- standing up for voting rights and full equality under the law for all Americans.
 
It was an honor and a privilege to stand on that bridge and commemorate the heroes from a half century ago. But the legacy of Selma is not simply about our history -- it's about the march that continues today.
 
So I hope you'll take a moment to hear what Barack had to say today in Selma.
 
Thank you,
First Lady Michelle Obama
 

Tonight:

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Ahead of my State of the Union address tonight, I want you to know that I'm as fired up as I've ever been.
 
In just a few minutes, I'll deliver my State of the Union address to the nation.
Let me know you'll be tuning in at 9 p.m. Eastern:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/SOTU

Thank you.
 
President Barack Obama

You should know who these women are:

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You should know who these women are:

Katherine Johnson. Maria Klawe. Barbara McClintock. If none of those names sound familiar to you, it's time to change that.

Because the groundbreaking, and largely unsung, work and discoveries of these women -- and many more like them -- helped shape modern science. And inspiring more young women to pursue careers in science and technology starts with simply sharing these stories.

We've put together an interactive audio hub that allows you to do that easily: Listen to women from across the Administration tell the stories of their heroes. When you learn something new (and you will), pass this on.

Once you do, you can add an untold history of your own, and then make a commitment to honor the legacy of these remarkable women in the best possible way: by encouraging a young woman to pursue a career in science.

Incredible, inspiring stories like these ones can only fade into obscurity if we don't tell them. And the only way we'll see more like them is if we get the word out now.

Let's write these stories back into history permanently so that we can help create more of them.

 

I'm not done

Barack Obama
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Don --

A lot has changed in the six years I've been president.

As I look ahead at my final two years in office, I want you to know two things:

1.) I'm so proud of the progress we've made together so far. Thank you. Because of folks like you, we've been able to accomplish incredible things -- change that is making people's lives better today. That's the reason we do this work.

2.) I'm not done. I won't stop fighting for the American people until the day I leave this office. That's a promise.

No matter how much partisan gridlock gets in the way or how powerful some special interests seem, I know we can keep making real, lasting change.

I can't do it alone. That's as true today as it was at the start.

Don, I hope you're ready to go -- say you'll keep fighting alongside OFA any way you can in 2015:

http://my.barackobama.com/Recommit-for-2015

Thank you,

Barack Obama

Cuba

 

 Yesterday, after more than 50 years, we began to change America's relationship with the people of Cuba.

We are recognizing the struggle and sacrifice of the Cuban people, both in the U.S. and in Cuba, and ending an outdated approach that has failed to advance U.S. interests for decades. In doing so, we will begin to normalize relations between our two countries.

I was born in 1961, just over two years after Fidel Castro took power in Cuba, and just as the U.S. severed diplomatic relations with that country.

Our complicated relationship with this nation played out over the course of my lifetime -- against the backdrop of the Cold War, with our steadfast opposition to communism in the foreground. Year after year, an ideological and economic barrier hardened between us.

That previous approach failed to promote change, and it's failed to empower or engage the Cuban people. It's time to cut loose the shackles of the past and reach for a new and better future with this country.

I want you to know exactly what our new approach will mean.

First, I have instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to immediately begin discussions with Cuba to re-establish diplomatic relations that have been severed since 1961. Going forward, we will re-establish an embassy in Havana, and high-ranking officials will once again visit Cuba.

Second, I have also instructed Secretary Kerry to review Cuba's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism -- a review guided by the facts and the law. At a time when we are focused on threats from ISIL and al Qaeda, a nation that meets our conditions and renounces terrorism should not face such a sanction.

Third, we'll take steps to increase travel, commerce, and the flow of information to -- and from -- Cuba. These steps will make it easier for Americans to travel to Cuba. They will make it easier for Americans to conduct authorized trade with Cuba, including exports of food, medicine, and medical products to Cuba. And they will facilitate increased telecommunications connections between our two countries: American businesses will be able to sell goods that enable Cubans to communicate with the United States and other countries.

Learn more about the steps we're taking to change our policy.

These changes don't constitute a reward or a concession to Cuba. We are making them because it will spur change among the people of Cuba, and that is our main objective.

Change is hard -- especially so when we carry the heavy weight of history on our shoulders.

Our country is cutting that burden loose to reach for a better future.

Thank you,
President Barack Obama

President Obama Delivers A Statement On Cuba

 

 

President Obama Delivers A Statement On Cuba

 

"Change is hard -- in our own lives, and in the lives of nations. And change is even harder when we carry the heavy weight of history on our shoulders. But today we are making these changes because it is the right thing to do. Today, America chooses to cut loose the shackles of the past so as to reach for a better future -- for the Cuban people, for the American people, for our entire hemisphere, and for the world." 

-- President Obama, December 17, 2014

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President Signs Legislation Ending Nazi Benefit Checks

 

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House Grudgingly Approves Arms For Syrian Rebels

 

  

Rebel fighters make improvised mortar shells inside a weapons factory in the southern countryside of Idlib, Syria Sept. 9, 2014.  

  

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Walk with the President



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Friday, May 23, 2014

 

Walk with the President

 

In case you missed it, the President headed to the nearby Department of the Interior on Wednesday, and decided to do something different:

 

He walked over instead.

 

On the way, he talked with all sorts of people who weren't expecting to meet the President of the United States of America.

 

We think you'll enjoy it. Take a look - and then pass it on:



P.S.-- Check out the latest "West Wing Week" to see what else happened at the White House this week.

 

Stay Connected

America's great outdoors

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America's great outdoors

 

Two years ago, President Obama set an ambitious goal: to attract 100 million international visitors to the United States each year by the end of 2021.  Here's where we are:

 

More than 70 million travelers from around the world visited the U.S. in the last year alone--and they spent more than $180 billion.  That's huge, and it means big things for our economy. 

 

It's part of the great news the President is sharing at the Baseball Hall of Fame in  Cooperstown, New York today.  And it's one of the reasons he designated a new National Monument in New Mexico yesterday--permanently protecting nearly 500,000 acres as part of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks.  

 

In honor of the occasion, the Department of the Interior took over our @WhiteHouse Instagram account yesterday to share some of their favorite photos of our great American outdoors.

 

See these incredible photos -- and learn more about President Obama's plan to grow America's economy through tourism.  

  

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What Senate Republican​s did today:

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What Senate Republicans did today:

 

Earlier today, Senate Republicans blocked a vote to raise the minimum wage for 28 million hardworking Americans.

 

Whether or not this issue personally affects you, chances are you know someone for whom this would make a difference.

 

So if you believe raising the wage is the right thing to do, it's time to add your voice to this debate.

 

Share this graphic with your family and friends and let them know you think this is important.

 

We know what the folks who stand to benefit from raising the wage actually look like -- and the answer might surprise you: The average worker who would benefit is 35 years old, and more than half are women.

 

It's a single mother trying to make sure her kids have enough to eat. It's a college student working to pay her way through school. And they deserve a raise.

 

Help us get the word out. This issue is too important to ignore.

 

Stay Connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have Barack's back, Don?

Michelle Obama

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Don --

Four years ago today, Barack signed the Affordable Care Act into law.

Since then, millions of people have signed up for quality, affordable health care -- in many cases for the first time. Today, young people can stay on their parents' health care while they pursue their dreams, 129 million Americans with pre-existing conditions are newly protected against discrimination, lifetime caps on coverage are a thing of the past; and the rate of uninsured Americans has steadily dropped.

All of this happened because of you -- and I hope you'll take a moment to be proud of everything you achieved.

Did you take a moment? Good. Now we've got to get back to work, because we're not done yet.

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Michelle

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