Some are veterans. Some are volunteers. Some are entrepreneurs. In various ways, older Americans serve our nation and our communities.
This week, the President continued his Jobs & Opportunity tour, this time highlighting bold new efforts in education and manufacturing in Baltimore, gave the commencement address at Morehouse College, invited the President of Myanmar, eight immigration reform advocates and DREAMers themselves, and Gershwin Prize winner Carol King and friends to the White House, and delivered a major counter-terrorism speech at the National Defense University.
President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Today at National Defense University, President Obama laid out the framework for U.S. counterterrorism strategy as we wind down the war in Afghanistan.
President Obama discussed how the threat of terrorism has changed substantially since September 11, 2011, and explained his comprehensive strategy to meet these threats.
Read his full remarks here or read a fact sheet about the President's speech here.
