The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office. They discussed how NATO could assist in training troops to fight ISIS

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White House: Statement By The President On The Passing Of Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow

In Crow, you’d say Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow was a bacheitche – a good man. The first of his people to go to college and earn a Master’s, he wore war paint beneath his uniform and an eagle feather beneath his helmet during World War II. His bravery in battle earned him the Bronze Star from America, the Legion d’honneur from France, and in 2009, I was proud to honor him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Yet I suspect his greatest honor was one he earned from his people: the title of war chief – the last Crow to hold that distinction.

Dr. Medicine Crow dedicated much of his life to sharing the stories of his culture and his people. And in doing so, he helped shape a fuller history of America for us all. Michelle and I honor 102 years of a life well lived, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the entire Crow Nation.

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A Tweet Or Two

48 yrs ago today, my friend, my brother, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, TN. The light of his life still shines.

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) April 4, 2016

48 years ago today Martin Luther King assassinated. His struggle for civil rights, nonviolence & justice lives on pic.twitter.com/fCTxgIfnhu

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) April 4, 2016

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https://twitter.com/thetrudz/status/716956989587394560

Birthday of writer and poet Maya Angelou (1928) #todayinblackhistory pic.twitter.com/AdRmF6nTFI

— SchomburgCenter (@SchomburgCenter) April 4, 2016

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LBJ’s letter to Coretta Scott King after her husband’s assassination, which occurred today 1968: pic.twitter.com/SbDDeXFF06

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 4, 2016

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed 48 years ago today. A look back at his speech about racial progress from 1965: https://t.co/PLklf2pdaC

— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 4, 2016

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"He was like a father, man. To all of us." - BG. Happy Birthday to the late great #MuddyWaters (📷 by Watt Casey) pic.twitter.com/BhT4aVD8Ve

— Buddy Guy (@TheRealBuddyGuy) April 4, 2016

https://twitter.com/MicahGrimes/status/716991561339420672

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Racism at the root of a government policy

Watergate co-conspirator & Nixon aide John Ehrlichman on why they started the "war on drugs"https://t.co/3wdSLjR72l pic.twitter.com/Vckwbzn8Xq

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonCHI) March 22, 2016

Remember when black people were called "conspiracy theorists" for saying the war on drugs was a deliberate attack on their communities?

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonCHI) March 22, 2016

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Today is the 2-year anniversary of 276 schoolgirls being kidnapped by Boko Haram. 219 still haven't been found. https://t.co/9mCnKlhClL

— Megan Hess (@mhess4) April 4, 2016

BREAKING: SCOTUS unanimously rejects Texas GOP attempt to limit voting power of Hispanics & other minority groups https://t.co/nSShQLktr4

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 4, 2016

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LBJ’s letter to Coretta Scott King after her husband’s assassination, which occurred today 1968: pic.twitter.com/SbDDeXFF06

— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 4, 2016

My Heartfelt Tribute to President Obama (@POTUS) for Great Service to Our Country, "Thank you sir!" WATCH: https://t.co/ltggz7y5tP

— Frank-STOP-Christian-Nationalists-Schaeffer (@Frank_Schaeffer) April 4, 2016

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Leaked documents detail how the wealthy and powerful hide money overseas https://t.co/CiDwLt6OHB pic.twitter.com/wXOWHdbVu2

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) April 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/KathViner/status/716687879855058944

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President Obama once again taking action while Congress abdicates its responsibilities and takes a paycheck

Pentagon to send about a dozen Guantanamo inmates to other countries soon https://t.co/nL7FeTwRf2

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2016

Just in: #Guantanamo parole board's cleared Yemeni Ayyub Ali Salih. Now, 37 of 91 captives on Gitmo transfer list. pic.twitter.com/5KFAx9CoOh

— Carol Rosenberg (@carolrosenberg) March 24, 2016

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Nobody should have to choose between losing a paycheck & caring for their family. I applaud @NYGovCuomo for taking a big step on paid leave.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) April 4, 2016

Thank you @POTUS for your unrelenting commitment to family leave. As NY goes, so do we hope goes the nation.

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 4, 2016

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“And this is the real news: Everyone is entitled to it—no matter the size of your workplace, no matter whether you have a full-time or part-time position. As soon as you’ve been an employee for at least six months, this time is yours (and your partner’s) to take. Better yet, the new law ensures that your job will be there when you get back. Until now, only workers who have met certain requirements at companies that employ more than 50 people have been given that protection. Thanks to this bill, that’s one less crisis for new moms and dads to worry about.”

New York just passed a great paid-leave policy for parents: https://t.co/KO7s9LaDxF pic.twitter.com/lPnntvzmVO

— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) April 1, 2016

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In this map I've circled the places you need to get blown up in if you want to make headlines: pic.twitter.com/mVMwTpA7Bq

— Duncan Trussell (@duncantrussell) March 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/HimoKash/status/715222763095633920

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Legalize it, sure, but if we do not address the huge racial disparities at the heart of the matter, the barrier between those who are allowed to open up pot shops and profit 1000% and those who are arrested for using the same drug that their white counterparts freely use, the issue is pretty much moot

Pot legalization hasn’t done anything to shrink the racial gap in drug arrests https://t.co/aDQDmFEYUW

— Post Economy (@PostEconomy) March 21, 2016

Took 85 yo black woman 2 years, 4 trips to DMV, 2 trips to SC & $86 to get voter ID in NC https://t.co/gahB0mKnjo pic.twitter.com/VUtA8YLdxT

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 14, 2016

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.@POTUS revealed that @google has made arrangements to upgrade Internet access in Cuba: https://t.co/bLwnUFLguV pic.twitter.com/Cgki8dT9fF

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONY) March 21, 2016

The back story on the Obama/Cuba secret negotiations is pretty nuts: https://t.co/nemk9vSNE6 pic.twitter.com/6uPIpWr8wS

— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) March 20, 2016

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A Trump rally pic.twitter.com/zIF69lGsk2

— zellie (@zellieimani) March 13, 2016

President Obama deconstructs every element of Trump.... And does so brilliantly, as a comedy routine. https://t.co/iEAGKT7Ejs

— Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal) March 13, 2016

Chat Away

https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/710687782914510848

Early Bird Chat

On This Day – Pete Souza: “Despite the haphazard framing, I love the expressions on the President and one-year-old Lincoln Rose Smith as she learns to walk in the Oval Office. This moment happened when former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith and her family stopped by for a departure greet and photograph with the President.” April 4, 2014

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Today

11:10: The President meets with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

4:55: Hosts a reception for Greek Independence Day, East Room

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