Obama speeches at colleges and high schools (01/20/09 – 09/15/10) Total: 47 Commencements: 7 Obamacare: 14 Economy/Jobs: 16 Green energy: 4 Education: 3 Candidate stumps: 6
September 14, 2010 – Julia Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School (Philadelphia) • encourages students to “write destiny,” stay in school, etc.
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/14/remarks-president-back-school-speech-philadelphia-pennsylvania
September 8, 2010 – Cuyahoga Community College (Parma, Ohio) • state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/08/remarks-president-economy-parma-ohio
August 9, 2010 – University of Texas (Austin) • discusses Race to the Top
• economic picture for graduates
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/09/remarks-president-higher-education-and-economy-university-texas-austin
July 9, 2010 – University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas) • stumps for Reid
• state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-economy-university-nevada-las-vegas
June 7, 2010 – Kalamazoo Central High School @ Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Mich.) • commencement
• Race to the Top
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-kalamazoo-central-high-school-commencement
June 2, 2010 – Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) • state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-economy-carnegie-mellon-university
May 22, 2010 – West Point Academy (West Point, N.Y.) • commencement
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-united-states-military-academy-west-point-commencement
May 9, 2010 – Hampton University (Hampton, Va.) • commencement
• “iPods, iPads, Xboxes, and Playstations”: information/news a distraction
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-hampton-university-commencement
May 1, 2010 – University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) • commencement
• “pundits shouting at each other,” “politicians calling each other names”
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-university-michigan-spring-commencement
March 30, 2010 – North Virginia Community College (Alexandria, Va.) • signing of Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-dr-jill-biden-signing-health-care-and-education-reconciliatio
March 25, 2010 – University of Iowa (Iowa City)
• commemorates Obamacare passage (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-health-insurance-reform-university-iowa-field-house-iowa-city-iow
March 19, 2010 – George Mason University (Fairfax, Va.) • stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-health-insurance-reform-fairfax-virginia
March 10, 2010 – St. Charles High School (St. Charles, Missouri) • stumps for McCaskill
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-health-insurance-reform-st-charles-mo
March 8, 2010 – Arcadia University (Glenside, Penn.) • stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-health-insurance-reform-arcadia-university
March 2, 2010 – Savannah Technical College (Savannah, Ga.) • state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-energy-efficiency-savannah-georgia
February 19, 2010 – Green Valley High School (Henderson, Nevada) • stumps for Reid
• town hall meeting
• defends auto bailouts, criticizes Wall Street, advocates for Obamacare (Health Care Reform) •
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-meeting-henderson-nevada
February 2, 2010 – Nashua High School North (Nashua, N.H.) • town hall meeting
• discusses jobs, green energy, PAYGO rule
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-meeting-nashua-new-hampshire-0
January 28, 2010 – University of Tampa (Tampa) • town hall meeting
• jobs, green energy, PAYGO rule
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-vice-president-town-hall-meeting-tampa-florida
January 22, 2010 – Lorain County Community College (Elyria, Ohio) • town hall meeting
• advocates for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform), jobs bill
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-during-town-hall-meeting-elyria-ohio
January 17, 2010 – Northeastern University (Boston) • stumps for Coakley
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-event-with-massachusetts-attorney-general-martha-coakley
December 4, 2009 – Lehigh Carbon Community College (Allentown, Penn.) • jobs, state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-economy-allentown-pa October 27, 2009 – Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.)
• stumps for Creigh Deeds
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-rally-creigh-deeds-norfolk-va
October 23, 2009 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston) • green energy/innovation
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-challenging-americans-lead-global-economy-clean-energy
October 21, 2009 – Fairleigh Dickinson University (Hackensack, N.J.) • stumps for Corzine
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-corzine-governor-rally October 16-17, 2009 – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)
• thanks Marines for service
• commemorates 20th anniversary of Points of Light
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-marine-corps-cadets October 15, 2009 – University of New Orleans (New Orleans)
• Recovery Act, state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-meeting-university-new-orleans
October 15, 2009 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School (New Orleans)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-students-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-charter-school-new-orleans-lou-0
September 21, 2009 – Hudson Valley Community College (Troy, N.Y.) • state of the economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-innovation-and-sustainable-growth-hudson-valley-community-college
September 17, 2009 – University of Maryland (College Park, Maryland) • stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-rally-health-insurance-reform-college-park-md
September 8, 2009 – Wakefield High School (Arlington, Va.)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-discussion-with-9th-graders-wakefield-high-school
August 15, 2009 – Central High School (Grand Junction, Colo.) • town hall meeting
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-health-care-grand-junction-colorado
August 11, 2009 – Portsmouth High School (Portsmouth, N.H.) • town hall meeting
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-health-insurance-reform-portsmouth-new-hampshire
August 3, 2009 – George Mason University (Fairfax, Va.) • post 9/11 GI bill
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-post-911-gi-bill-george-mason-university
July 29, 2009 – Broughton High School (Raleigh, N.C.) • town hall meeting
• defends Recovery Act
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-raleigh-north-carolina July 23, 2009 – Shaker Heights High School (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
• town hall meeting • defends Recovery Act
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Insurance Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-health-care-reform-town-hall July 14, 2009 – Macomb Community College (Warren, Mich.)
• state of the economy, jobs • American Graduation Initiative
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-american-graduation-initiative-warren-mi
July 1, 2009 – North Virginia Community College (Annandale, Va.) • town hall meeting
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Care Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-online-town-hall-health-care-reform
June 11, 2009 – Southwest High School (Green Bay, Wisc.) • town hall meeting
• stumps for Obamacare (Health Care Reform)
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-meeting-health-care-green-bay-wisconsin
May 22, 2009 – Naval Academy (Annapolis, Maryland) • commencement
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-us-naval-academy-commencement
May 17, 2009 – University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana) • commencement
May 14, 2009 – Rio Rancho High School (Rio Rancho, New Mexico) • stumps for Obamacare (Health Care Reform) and credit card reform
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-rio-rancho-town-hall-credit-card-reform
May 14, 2009 – Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) • commencement
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-arizona-state-university-commencement
April 29, 2009 – Fox Senior High School (Arnold, Missouri) • town hall meeting
• jobs, state of economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-arnold-missouri-town-hall April 21, 2009 – The SEED School of D.C. (Washington, D.C.)
• signing of Ted Kennedy Serve America Act
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-signing-edward-m-kennedy-serve-america-act
April 14, 2009 – Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) • jobs, state of the economy
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-economy-georgetown-university February 18, 2009 – Dobson High School (Mesa, Arizona)
• state of the economy, mortgage crisis
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-mortgage-crisis February 9, 2009 – Concord High School (Elkhart, Indiana)
• stumps for stimulus bill
• http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-town-hall-elkhart-indiana
This research was conducted by Keith Cottingham, an intern at Young America’s Foundation’s
National Journalism Center, and reviewed by Young America’s Foundation team members.