Counselor Harriet Miers

In a post in January titled “Chris Christie’s David Souter and Harriet Miers?,” I objected to Gov. Christie’s nominations of Bruce A. Harris and Phillip H. Kwon to the New Jersey supreme court on the ground that they had “no public record of any ...  

As Ben Domenech noted in this morning's Transom, the Romney campaign has put Ed Gillespie in charge of finding a Vice President. That suggests to me Bob McDonnell remains the most likely choice — and it would be a ...  

Aboard Air Force One En Route Chicago, Illinois 8:23 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES:  Hi, guys.  All right, so I’ll just give you a readout of the bilat with Chancellor Merkel.  You saw obviously the communiqué and the briefing from earlier today, and the President’s statement.  I will say -- we noted this in the pool report -- that the meetings concluded with all the leaders moving into an adjacent room to watch the end of the Chelsea-Bayern...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:55 A.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon -- or good morning. (Laughter.) Only just. Thank you for being here, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome, as ever, to the White House and the Brady Briefing Room. Before I take your questions I just wanted to note an article that caught my eye not that long ago.   First of all, I would say that it's based on anonymous sources, so I'm not sure that it's true, and...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:35 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  Thanks for being here.  I’ll let everyone get settled.  Today, ahead of the 2012 hurricane season, which begins on Friday, June 1st, the President was briefed by Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security John Brennan, as well as Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and others on actions already taken...  

East Room 1:31 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you so much.  Well, good afternoon, everybody.  Thank you, Fred, for that introduction.  To President George H. W. Bush and Barbara, to all the members of the Bush family who are here -- it is a great privilege to have you here today.  And to President and Mrs. Bush, welcome back to the house that you called home for eight years. The White House is many things at...  

President George Walker Bush President George W. Bush is portrayed standing in the center of the Oval Office in the West Wing. His right hand rests on an armchair made for the White House in 1818 by District of Columbia cabinetmaker William King, Jr. A corner of the “Resolute desk,” presented to the White House by Queen Victoria in 1880, can be seen behind the chair. Over his right shoulder hangs a 1929 western painting, A Charge to Keep...  

East Room 2:12 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Everybody, please have a seat.  Have a seat.  Well, welcome to the White House, everybody.  And congratulations to the L.A. Galaxy on your third MLS Cup.  (Applause.)  Number three.    Before we start, I want to acknowledge an L.A. native and my outstanding Secretary of Labor -- I don't know how her game is, but she's a fan.  Hilda Solis is here.  (Applause.)  We’ve got...  

State Dining Room 3:12 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA:  Hey, again, guys.  I got to hang out with the kids earlier.  We got quick pictures, but we are excited to have you guys here at the White House.  We’re in the State Room.  The State Dining Room is where we greet special official guests, and you guys count as our special official guests.  We’re excited to have you here. I want to start by thanking all of you kids for joining us here at the...  

Aboard Air Force One En Route Newton, Iowa 1:18 P.M. CDT MR. CARNEY:  Good morning, everyone.  I hope you had a restful sleep last night in San Jose.  We are now making our way to Iowa.  Before I take your questions, I just want to mention a couple of things.  One, I'd like to announce that on Wednesday, May 30th, the President will sign the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank at the White House.  Additional details of the bill...  

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, May 29th, President Barack Obama will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  The Medal of Freedom is our Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.  The Medals will be presented at the White House in an...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:37 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing.  As you know, on Thursday President Obama will travel to Iowa, where he will highlight the latest item on his congressional "To-Do" list, urging Congress to support American jobs and manufacturing in the clean energy sector by passing legislation to extend the production tax credit, and...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 2:20 P.M. EDT   MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you for being here.  I know that I alone did not draw this substantial crowd, which is why I will immediately introduce and turn over the briefing to Tom Donilon, the President's National Security Advisor.   As you know, the United States is hosting the G8 and NATO summits this year -- the G8 at Camp David, NATO in Chicago.  And...  

President Obama will welcome President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines to the White House on Friday, June 8, 2012.  The Philippines is a long-standing friend and ally of the United States, and the President looks forward to discussing with President Aquino the close strategic, economic and people to people ties between our two countries, and our cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. The two leaders will also discuss ways to deepen...  

Accepts Honor During Visit with First Female Navy Submariners As part of the Joining Forces initiative to honor, recognize and serve military families, today at the White House President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with the U.S. Navy’s first contingent of women submariners to be assigned to the Navy’s operational submarine force. In 2009, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that for the first time in Navy history, women...  

East Room 5:17 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you!  (Applause.)  Well, welcome to the White House, everybody.  I hope you're having fun.  Excellent.  I want to recognize Ambassador Michael Oren, and thank him for his work representing our great friend, the state of Israel.  I want to recognize and thank all the members of Congress and the members of my administration who are here today.  I want to thank our musical guests, Rak Shalom...  

White House Press Filing Center McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois 3:00 P.M. EDT MR. RHODES:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Thanks for joining us.  We're very pleased today to be joined by two guests here -- General John Allen, who's the Commanding General of ISAF; and Doug Lute, who leads our Afghanistan-Pakistan policy at the White House. General Allen is here for a limited amount of time, so I think we'll begin by having the General...  

The White House Office of Communications ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release May 15, 2012 Remarks of Cecilia Muñoz, Domestic Policy Council Director, As Prepared for Delivery The Hamilton Project at Brookings National Press Club As prepared for delivery – Thank you.  And thank you to the Hamilton...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:31 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the White House.  It is awesome to see you all here.  Before I get started -- rather, before I take your questions, I have a readout of the President’s meeting with congressional leaders. Today, President Obama, over sandwiches from Taylor Gourmet, a shop many of you have sampled, met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority...  

East Room 3:45 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you very much.  Everybody, please have a seat, and welcome to the White House.  It is an extraordinary pleasure to be here with all of you to present this year’s Medals of Freedom.  And I have to say, just looking around the room, this is a packed house, which is a testament to how cool this group is.  (Laughter.)  Everybody wanted to check them out.  This is the...  

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:50 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  Welcome to the White House for your daily briefing.  I have no announcements to make at the top, so I will just take your questions. Ben Feller of the Associated Press. Q    Thanks, Jay.  I wanted to talk about Syria today.  Kofi Annan said after meeting with President Assad that we are at a tipping point.  And I'm wondering if the...