[applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for Vice President was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [laughter] [applause] i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as a selected their Vice President al nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] and i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least kept her in the race with martha mitchell. [applause] so i congratulate you on your patience and i pay my respects to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, larry obrien and Yvonne Braithwaite burke. [applause] so tonight i accept your nomination with a full and grateful heart. [cheers] this afternoon i crossed the wide missouri to recommend a running mate of wide vision and deep compassion, senator tom eagleton. [cheers] [applause] im proud to have him at my side, and im proud to have been introduced a moment ago by one of the most eloquent
President obama talking about the economy. [applause] obama hello everybody. [applause] hello, hello. Please give kelly a big round of applause for that introduction . [applause] it is good to be back in elkhart. [applause] great to be back at concord high school. Go minutemen. I brought a couple of friends with me. Your senator, joe donnelly, is here. Here or, two nieces mayor tim, is here. I want to congratulate them for graduating tomorrow. I met a couple of the phallic the taureans, who seem like Outstanding Young ladies. My a couple of the valedictorians, who seem like Outstanding Young ladies. My two young my young daughter is graduating this week. I dont want to embarrass her. Down, iave a chair, sit have some stuff to say here. Doubtt going to talk to to talk about the fact that my daughter leaving me is breaking my heart. Im not here to talk about that. Im here to talk about the economy. I dont know if youve noticed, but this is an Election Year. And as a more colorful electio
President obama traveled to elkhart indiana, where he talked about the 2016 campaign and the economy at a speech economy in a speech at concorde high school. [applause] president obama hello everybody. [applause] hello, hello. Can everybody please give kelly a big round of applause for that great introduction . [applause] it is good to be back in elkhart. [applause] great to be back at concord high school. Go minutemen. I brought a couple of friends with me. Your senator, joe donnelly, is here. Mayor tim neese, is here. I want to congratulate them for everyoneulate graduating tomorrow. I met a couple of the valedictorians, who seem like Outstanding Young ladies. My older daughter graduates next week. , ithere are any parents here hope you can give me some not to cry too much at the ceremony and embarrass her. If you have a chair, sit down, i have some stuff to say here. [applause] im not going to talk about the fact that my daughter leaving me is breaking my heart. Im not here to talk
But up first f in two, tyre k senior took a job in the medical center. 14 years later. He has become a tireless leader in the massachusetts labor, health care and social justice movements, last month tyre k was named to the top massachusetts leadership post for 1199seiu United Healthcare workers east. And now directs a union of 52,000 Health Care Workers. As executive Vice President. Tyre k is the first africanamerican man to lead a major statewide union in the commonwealth. Tyre k joins us today to talk about taking the reigns of the most actively political union. Welcome to urban update. First, why doctors appointment start by tells about your telephone operator unallieding the 1199. Until 2002 i started out is there, i didnt really know much about unions. But i got very active through my oral background, through my grandmother and my mother. I ended up meeting veronica president prior to me. So i started out as a shop steward or what we call a dell gad. In 2004 i was able to work on
Lot of these companies do not want to give up. There was a bill passed last fall in the senate after years of wrangling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government , but only after they have sanitized it. President obama held a youth town hall meeting at the horticultural halls of london. Many in the crowd by members of the u. S. Embassies Young Leaders u. K. Initiative discussing the relationship between the u. S. And the United Kingdom. This is an hour and 20 minute. [applause] good morning. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am a representative of big leaders u. K. Initiative spearheaded and i am so excited, honored and privileged to welcome and introduce president barack obama. An organization filled the next obamas, the next David Cameron spending the next steve jobs. This Initiative Reiterates our admiration as future entrepreneurs in the Technology Generation for leaders of the world to recognize the power of our voices. They are engendering