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The Obama Administration

 

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The First Obama Cabinet

Secretary of State-- Hillary Rodham Clinton

Secretary of the Treasury-- Tim Geithner

Secretary of Defense --Robert Gates

Attorney General --Eric Holder

Secretary of the Interior-- Ken Salazar

Secretary of Agriculture-- Tom Vilsack

Secretary of Commerce-- Bill Richardson

 Secretary of Labor-- Hilda Solis

 Secretary of Health and Human Services-- Tom Daschle

 Secretary of Education-- Arne Duncan

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development-- Shaun Donovan

Secretary of Transportation-- Ray LaHood

Secretary of Energy --Steven Chu

Secretary of Veterans Affairs-- Eric Shinseki

Secretary of Homeland Security-- Janet Napolitano

Cabinet-Level Positions Not a Part of the Formal Cabinet

Vice President-- Joe Biden

White House Chief of Staff --Rahm Emanuel

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency-- Lisa P. Jackson

Director of the Office of Management and Budget-- Peter Orszag

Director of National Drug Control Policy TBD

Trade Representative-- Ron Kirk

Ambassador to the United Nations-- Susan Rice

 

 

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President Barack Obama's Letter to Congress on LRA Insurgency and U.S. Troops to Uganda October 14, 2011

President Obama's Visit to Afghanistan on March 21, 2010

Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech

Text and Video of President Obama's West Point Speech on Afghanistan Policy on December 1, 2009

President Barack Obama's Declaration of National Emergency over the H1N1 Swine Flu October 24, 2009--*New

Obama's new Sudan Strategy--Oct. 19, 2009

Address to the UN Security Council on September 24, 2009--*New

Filling Biden's Senate Seat----

President Barack Obama Bio--*Updated Jan. 22, 2009

Rahm Emanuel Bio--Obama's new Chief of Staff

Executive Orders of President Barack Obama

Presidential Records--Jan. 21, 2009

Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel--Jan. 21, 2009

2008 Presidential Race-*Updated Nov. 5, 2008

Mortgage Crisis and Bailout--New Section

Ron Howard's Video Endorsement of Barack Obama--Opie, Sheriff Taylor, and The Fonz endorse Obama in this nostalgic-feeling video.

The U.S. Federal Government

 

2008 Presidential Campaign

2008 Presidential Candidates--*New*Biographical and political information and analysis of the Presidential candidates for the 2008 election.

2008 Election Campaign Controversies, Events, and Issues

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2008 Iowa Caucuses

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American Political Parties

American Historical and Political Documents

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Barack Obama's Victory Speech, Nov. 4, 2008--President-Elect Obama's Victory Speech in Grant Park, Chicago the night of his election.

John McCain's Concession Speech, Nov. 4, 2008--John McCain's gracious speech congratulating Senator Barack Obama on his victory.

Obama Berlin Speech (text and video)--July 24, 2008

McCain NAACP Speech --July 16, 2008

Hillary Clinton's Concession Speech (text and video) --June 7, 2008

John Edwards' Concession (text and video) Speech--Jan. 30, 2008

Barack Obama and Joe Biden Speeches and Documents

Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009--President Obama's First Speech as President of the United States.

Barack Obama's Victory Speech, Nov. 4, 2008--President-Elect Obama's Victory Speech in Grant Park, Chicago the night of his election.

Presidential Proclamations

A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation-1st proclamationo of the Obama Administration

Executive Orders of President Barack Obama

Presidential Records--Jan. 21, 2009

Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel--Jan. 21, 2009

Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities --Jan. 22, 2009--Executive Order closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Review of Detention Policy Options --Jan. 22, 2009

Ensuring Lawful Interrogations --Jan. 22, 2009

President Barack Obama's Commencement Speech at the U.S. Naval Acadamy, May 22, 2009

 

Political Biofiles -Biography pages of American politicians and officeholders during the Obama Adminstration

Presidents of the United States--A listing of American Presidents, with links to biographical information.--New

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Barack Obama

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)---Incumbent Democratic Representative for the 10th District Congressional seat in Ohio.

Congressman Dave Reichert (R-WA-8th)--Incumbent Republican Candidate for the 8th District Congressional seat in Washington State

Patti Solis Doyle--Former campaign manager for Hillary Clinton who now works for Barack Obama's campaign.--New

Maria Shriver--Former award-winning television journalist, best-selling author, current First Lady of California, niece to President John F. Kennedy, and daughter of Vice-Presidential candidate Sargent Shriver.

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