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Jill Biden
Speeches
The Women's Conference- Oct. 26, 2010
October 26, 2010
Thank you, Brigadier General Miller, for that warm introduction. And thank you to Maria for the invitation to be here today and to all of the organizers who have worked so hard to make this event possible. It is wonderful to stand before such an amazing group of women. I am excited to join you and I'm especially happy to be here with my wonderful partner and dear friend, First Lady Michelle Obama. Michelle and I have been on an amazing journey together, partnering on issues related to military families, […]
Jill Biden
Speeches
Virgina Community College System's 2015 New Horizons Conference- April 1, 2015
April 1, 2015
Good afternoon! Thank you so much, Glenn, for that warm introduction. I can truly say I feel right at home with all of you. You are not just an audience of community college educators, faculty members and administrators—you all are my peers! Many of my students are just like yours—determined to improve their lives, to provide for their families, and make a difference in their communities. So, being here today is particularly exciting for me. Community college teachers are a special breed of cat. We take this responsibility home. It […]
Jill Biden
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
Villanova University Commencement- May 27, 2014
May 27, 2014
Father Donohue, thank you for that honor. Thank you, Dr. Hicks, for that very kind introduction. Good afternoon, everyone! It's wonderful to be here at Villanova to celebrate such an important day with each one of you and your families. To my fellow teachers: congratulations on finishing another successful year. I also want to recognize members of the military who are graduating today. Thank you for your service. As Second Lady, as a lifelong educator, and as a proud Villanova graduate, it is truly my honor to be here with […]
Jill Biden
categories: Commencement/Baccalaureate Address, Speeches
Navajo Technical College Commencement- May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Good morning, everyone! Ya'aa'tey shi Din'e. It's wonderful to be here in New Mexico to celebrate such an important day with all of you! Thank you, Roselyn, for that very kind introduction. Dr. Guy, thank you for hosting me here today. Last night, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet President Shelly and his wife, Martha, and see the students from Dine Bi Olta Elementary School and Miyamura High School perform the basket and ribbon dances. The dances were beautiful. Thank you, President Shelly and Council Delegate Simpson for having […]
Condoleezza Rice
Speeches
Remarks at the World Economic Forum- Jan. 23, 2008
January 23, 2008
Thank you very much. Thank you, Klaus, for that terrific introduction. I’m tempted to ask if you are the conductor and to say that it is a very good thing if no one misses any notes, the piano or the orchestra. I want to applaud you for everything that you’ve done to put this World Economic Forum together and to make it a place where people come to share ideas, and ideas that can indeed lead to a better world. It is a wonderful gathering of civil society, of business, […]
Condoleezza Rice
Speeches
9/11 Commission Opening Statement- April 8, 2004
April 8, 2004
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I thank the Commission for arranging this special session. I thank you for helping us to find a way to meet the nation's need to learn all that we can about the September 11th attacks, while preserving important constitutional principles. The Commission, and those who appear before it, have a vital charge. We owe it to those that we lost, and to their loved ones, and to our country, to learn all that we can about that tragic day, and the events that led […]
Dianne Feinstein
categories: Floor Speech - U.S. Senate, Speeches
Alleged CIA Computer Tampering- March 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
Over the past week, there have been numerous press articles written about the Intelligence Committee’s oversight review of the Detention and Interrogation Program of the CIA, specifically press attention has focused on the CIA’s intrusion and search of the Senate Select Committee’s computers as well as the committee’s acquisition of a certain internal CIA document known as the Panetta Review. I rise today to set the record straight and to provide a full accounting of the facts and history. Let me say up front that I come to the Senate […]
Elizabeth Warren
categories: Campaign Speech, Speeches
Campaigning for Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati- June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016
Whoa! Thank you! Thank you for that warm welcome. I am always happy to come to Ohio. It is always good to be in the home state of my great friend and your great Senator, Sherrod Brown! And it is good to be in the state that’s going to send Ted Strickland to the US Senate in November! Yes! I’m here today because I’m with her. Yes, her. We’re all here today because we’re with her and we’re going to work our hearts out to make Hillary Clinton the next […]
Mary Elizabeth “Tipper” Gore
Speeches
Remarks at the Women's History Month Ceremony- March 5, 1998
March 5, 1998
Thank you, Secretary Cohen, for that introduction. One hundred and fifty years ago, when the struggle for women's rights began, it was often said that a woman's chief job in life was to raise virtuous sons who would then go out into the world and fight the battles, win the wars, and do the right things. Just as in battle, the fight often comes down to one decisive moment. For women’s rights, that took place seventy-five years later, when the suffragists faced losing ratification on women's voting rights by one […]
Jill Biden
Speeches
White House Summit on Community Colleges - Oct. 5, 2010
October 5, 2010
Hello. Good afternoon, and welcome to the first ever White House Summit on Community Colleges. I'm Jill Biden, and I'm proud to stand here today as a community college professor. This is an historic and exciting opportunity for all of us in the community college world. For years I have said that community colleges are one of America's best-kept secrets. Well, with the President of the United States shining a light on us, I think that secret is out. (Laughter.) Today's summit is an important next step in our efforts […]