President Barack Obama Speech - March 15, 2010: Health Care Reform

Remarks by the president on NASA at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.

The president delivers his State of the Union address, with Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

Remarks by the president in nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.

Remarks on Nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court - Barack Obama Speech May 26, 2009

Only a month after his inauguration, President Barack Obama gives an address before Congress on his initiatives for economic reform. The President discusses the three critical areas that he believes will impact the future economy—energy, healthcare, and education. He also stresses the importance of U.S. efforts in combating extremism in the Middle East.

President Barack Obama defends his proposed Health Care Reform Bill. He addresses a number of topics of the health care debate, including deficit spending, preexisting medical conditions, insuring illegal immigrants, and reforming malpractice laws.

About this speechBarack ObamaJanuary 20, 2009Source National Archives
Senator Dianne Feinstein introduces the Oath of Office, administered to Barack Obama by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts. After taking the oath, President Obama gives his Inaugural Address, touching on the history that brought the country to this moment and focusing on the hard work ahead for him, his administration, and the American people.

About this speechBarack ObamaJanuary 10, 2017Source The White House
President Barack Obama addresses a crowd in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, to discuss the state of democracy as he prepares to leave office. He argues that inequity, disparity, and discrimination threaten the democratic experiment in the United States, and he encourages people to stay involved in the democratic process. He focuses on the power of ordinary Americans to bring about change.