• Streaming Now: PERAB Meeting with the President

    Cammie Croft
    November 02, 2009
    11:13 AM EST

    Starting at 11:10am, the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) will hold a meeting with the President to discuss long-term, innovation based ideas to sustain growth and continue to create jobs of the future.  Watch the meeting live at Whitehouse.gov/Live.

    [UPDATE: This event has now concluded. Watch the video below or read the transcript.]

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  • Streaming Live at 9:00 AM – Clean Energy Forum with Secretary Salazar

    Katelyn Sabochik
    Katelyn Sabochik
    November 02, 2009
    08:33 AM EST

    Starting at 9:00, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will host a Clean Energy Economy Forum with stakeholders from 39 States across the country. Deputy Secretary David Hayes and other top Department of Interior officials will be featured speakers at the forum, which will include a focus on the importance of renewable energy and job creation on public lands, climate impact and adaptation, and efforts to support and maintain the treasured landscapes of America in the emerging clean energy economy.

    Watch live here at WhiteHouse.gov, or watch and take part in the live chat through Facebook. The White House will be monitoring the chat, taking questions, and incorporating feedback from chat participants during the event.

     

    Katelyn Sabochik is New Media Director for the Department of the Interior

  • Trick or Treat

    Kori Schulman
    Kori Schulman
    November 01, 2009
    05:21 PM EST

    Last night, the President and First Lady hosted Halloween festivities at the White House for local school children, military families and White House staff. Check out a slideshow from the event last night and also some snapshots of past Halloweens at the White House, thanks to the White House Historical Association.

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    Caroline and John Jr. visit President Kennedy in the Oval Office on Halloween

    Caroline and John Jr. visit President Kennedy in the Oval Office on October 31, 1963. John F. Kennedy Library. October 31, 2063. (by John F. Kennedy Library)

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    Fall decorations in the State Dining Room on October 30, 1958. Abbie Rowe, National Park Service. October 30, 2058. (by Abbie Rowe, National Park Service)

    U.S. Marine band in costume at a Halloween party

    U.S. Marine band in costume at a Halloween party on October 31. 1969. United States Marine Band. October 31, 2069. (by United States Marine Band)

    Tricia Nixon hosts a Halloween carnival at the White House for Washington children

    Tricia Nixon hosts a Halloween carnival at the White House for Washington children in 1969. Nixon Presidential Materials Project, NARA. October 31, 2069. (by Nixon Presidential Materials Project, NARA)

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    Children wear costumes and hold balloons at a White House Halloween party on October 31, 1969. White House Historical Association. October 31, 2069. (by White House Historical Association)