President Obama’s Prominent Speeches

Audiovisual Records

• Communications Agency, White House (WHCA)
  • Multiple Series
    • 2009 - First Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, January 29, 2009, White House, Washington, DC
    • Address to a Joint Session of Congress, February 24, 2009, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • “A New Beginning” Speech, June 4, 2009, Cairo University, Egypt
    • Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 9, 2009, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2009, New York, NY
    • Speech on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, December 1, 2009, West Point, NY
    • 2010 State of the Union Address, January 27, 2010, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, March 23, 2010, White House, Washington, DC
    • Speech on Space Policy, April 15, 2010, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, FL
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2010, New York, NY
    • Signing of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, December 22, 2010, White House, Washington, DC
    • “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America,” [Memorial Event for the victims of the Tucson shooting], January 12, 2011, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    • 2011 State of the Union Address, January 25, 2011, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Statement on the Release of President Obama’s long-form Birth Certificate statement, April 20, 2011, White House Press Room, Washington, DC
    • Announcing Statement Announcing the Death of Osama Bin Laden, May 2, 2011, White House, Washington, DC
    • Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 8, 2011, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 21, 2011, New York, NY
    • Remarks at the Dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, October 16, 2011, The National Mall, Washington, DC
    • 2012 State of the Union Address, January 24, 2011, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2012, New York, NY
    • Remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, September 25, 2012, New York, NY
    • Statement on the Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, December 14, 2012, White House Press Room, Washington, DC
    • 2013 - Second Inaugural Address, January 21, 2013, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • 2013 State of the Union Address, February 12, 2013, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, January 19, 2013, Berlin, Germany
    • Remarks at “Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service” [Memorial Event for the victims of the Boston Bombing attack], April 18, 2013, Boston, MA
    • Remarks following the Court Verdict on the shooting of Trayvon Martin, July 19, 2013, White House Press Room, Washington, DC
    • Speech Remarks at the “Let Freedom Ring” Ceremony celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 2013, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2013, New York, NY
    • Remarks at the Memorial Service for Nelson Mandela, December 10, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • 2014 State of the Union Address, January 28, 2014, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Keynote Address at the Civil Rights Summit, April 10, 2014, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, TX
    • Remarks Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2014, Normandy, France
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2014, New York, NY
    • 2015 State of the Union Address, January 20, 2015, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery Marches, March 7, 2015, Selma, AL
    • Remarks on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on the Affordable Care Act, June 25, 2015, Rose Garden, White House, Washington, DC
    • Remarks on the Supreme Court’s Decision on Marriage Equality, June 26, 2015, Rose Garden, White House, Washington, DC
    • Honoring the Life of Reverend Clementa Pinckney, June 26, 2015, College of Charleston, SC
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 28, 2015, New York, NY
    • Address to the Nation on Keeping the American People Safe, December 6, 2015,Oval Office,  White House, Washington, DC
    • Remarks at a Naturalization Ceremony, December 15, 2015, National Archives, Washington, DC
    • 2016 - State of the Union Address, January 12, 2016, US Capitol, Washington, DC
    • Statement to the People of Cuba, March 22, 2016, Havana, Cuba
    • Remarks at a Wreath-Laying Ceremony in Hiroshima Peace Park, May 27, 2016, Hiroshima, Japan
    • Address to the United Nations General Assembly, September 20, 2016, New York, NY
    • Remarks at the Dedication of the National Museum of African American History, September 24, 2016, Washington, DC
    • Farewell Address, January 10, 2017, Chicago, IL