President Obama urges Congress to act on the "To Do List," specifically highlighting the need to invest in clean energy by extending and expanding tax credits that support clean energy manufacturing. May 24, 2012.
The White House Office of Public Engagement honors eleven individuals within the veterans' community, especially those who served in Vietnam, who are Champions of Change. These individuals have shown continued support for efforts to end veterans' homelessness, boost veterans' employment, treat problems with substance abuse, and develop treatment programs for those dealing with PTSD. May 24, 2012.
Description of the event. During National Small Business Week, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills joins a Google+ Hangout to announce the SBA video contest winners and discuss how SBA assistance helped their small business and what inspired their successes. May 23, 2012.
Nancy-Ann DeParle, the Deputy Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama, talks about her first job, the lessons she learned and how they still apply to her work today. Go find your first job at http://www.whitehous e.gov/summerjobs
President Obama delivers the commencement address at Joplin High School. Just hours after last year's graduation ceremony, the school was destroyed by a massive tornado that claimed the lives of one graduate and 160 others in Joplin. May 21, 2012.
President Obama awards Burt Bacharach and Hal David the annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at a concert & ceremony at the White House. Hear from some of the musicians who came to honor the songwriting duo and listen in on some of the classic Bacharach & David songs being performed.
