Obama Commencement

Obama Tells Graduates to Lower Expectations

Jerome Halligan | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy


Jerome Halligan

Many members of the audience seemed confused, offering only lukewarm applause when Mr. Obama was finished speaking.

Obama, Jack McCain Embrace At US Naval Academy Graduation (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 06.22.2009 | Style


President Obama promised members of the graduating class at the US Naval Academy Friday that they would never have to fight an unnecessary war. "I wi...

Obama Naval Academy Commencement Speech: President Speaks To Military Graduates

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics


ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday that, as their commander in chief, he...

Obama Graduation Speech 2009

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


Today at the White House daily press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced that President Obama will serve as commencement speaker at Arizo...

Obama Commencement Address 2009: Notre Dame

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


The Hill reports that Republican lawmakers who attended Notre Dame have now joined critics of the school's decision to invite President Obama to speak...

Obama Commencement Address 2009: U.S. Naval Academy (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama wants to assure graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy that he will invest not just in weapons but also ...

Obama Commencement Address 2009: Arizona State University

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


President Obama will speak at Arizona State University's 2009 commencement on May 13. About 8,000 students will be graduating from the Tempe public sc...