President harris, First Lady Jill Biden and former first lady of california, maria shriver. [hail to the chief plays] [cheers and applause] greetings, everyone, and happy womens history month. [cheers and applause] to our incredible president , joe biden, who of course we all know is a tireless fighter for the safety and wellbeing of women, to our first lady, dr. Jill lifelong champion for Womens Health research, to the first second gentleman of the United States h who has been a powerful advocate for gender equity, and to the and all the extramarital extraordinary leaders and i will come to maria later. [laughter] it is an honor to be with all of yo this month and every month, we honor the women who shaped our nation and our world through their vision, courage, determination, and incredible skill, and upon whose broad shoulders we all stand. As many of you know, my mother was a scientist, and when she began her career only 7 of science and engineering phd graduates were women, and eve
Kaelin, singha Gladys Knight, and designer vera wang among others. Distinguished guests, the Vice President of the United States and mr. Douglas emhoff. [applause] distinguished guests, the recipient of the 2021 National Medal of arts. [applause] the recipients of the 2021 National Humanities medal. [applause] distinguished guests, the president of the United States, and dr. Jill biden. [applause] pres. Biden thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Im starting off to say good evening. Good afternoon, evening. Close. Vice president harris, second gentleman, former president selena meyer. [laughter] welcome to the white house. A sacred place for many reasons the residence of the first family, but it is really the peoples house. A place to work, national park, museum, art and artifacts capturing the soul of the nation for many years. Like this portrait of George Washington painted by gilbert stuart, it is the only object still here since the white house was opened in 1800. It is the onl
Distinguished guests, the Vice President of the United States and mr. Douglas emhoff. [applause] distinguished guests, the recipient of the 2021 National Medal of arts. [applause] the recipients of the 2021 National Humanities medal. [applause] distinguished guests, the president of the United States, and dr. Jill biden. [applause] pres. Biden thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Im starting off to say good evening. Good afternoon, evening. Close. Vice president harris, second gentleman, former president selena meyer. [laughter] welcome to the white house. A sacred place for many reasons the residence of the first family, but it is really the peoples house. A place to work, national park, museum, art and artifacts capturing the soul of the nation for many years. Like this portrait of George Washington painted by gilbert stuart, it is the only object still here since the white house was opened in 1800. It is the only object still here. I want you to know an irishman designed the wh
[applause] down. Good point. State. Yeah, state. Feels allpowerful all of a sudden. Okay. This is on. I dont need this. This of for someone else, correct . For me. Hello. Im selma blair, and im here before you today as a proud, disabled woman with my cane [applause] and my service dog scout by my side to celebrate the anniversary of the americans with disabilities act, and the rehabilitation act, the legacy of the leaders who came before. [applause] although i had symptoms since the age of seven, it took a lifetime of self advocacy to finally lead me to a diagnosis at age 46. After living most of my life in pain and selfdoubt, it was the late great judy [applause] without him we would not be here today, who taught me my worth. Looking out at allok of you, sen the people she meant toward, and befriended. I see the beauty of how she prepared the next generation of Community Leaders i stand how the alongside today. In my own disability advocacy, i have realized that these historic pieces
Already occurring, all over the country, all ideological views, all backgrounds. Events, of course, we have predictable, some of them. It comes from all over, exception, of course, from Donald Trumps white house and his allies. You all knew it was coming. You could have set your watches to it. Donald trump has already started his attacks, calling kamala, quote, nasty. Whining about how shes, quote, mean to his appointees. Its no surprise, because whining is what donald trump does best. Better than any president in american history. Is anyone surprised donald trump has a problem with a strong woman or strong women across the board . We know that more is to come. But lets be clear. If youre a working person, worried about whether or not youll have a job to go to, whether or not youll be able to pay your mortgage, pay your rent, worried about the poison in the air you breathe, the water you drink, worried about your civil rights, even your basic right to dignity, which is under attack wit