U.S. President Barack Obama holds a Facebook town hall
President Barack Obama takes questions from Facebook employees and other users via the Internet during a Town Hall forum hosted by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and held at Facebook’s headquarters in Palo Alto, CA. Obama talks about new ways to have conversations via the Internet, the economy, the Federal deficit and the budget. Zuckerberg asks where cuts to the federal budget should be made. Obama explains the reasons for the deficit then talks about steps in the short term and long term to reduce it. Other topics covered include these: health care costs, the Republican budget proposal, infrastructure investment, education, trade, and green energy.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright
- Date
- 2011-04-20
- Hosts
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Zuckerberg, Mark, 1984-
- Subjects
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Budget deficits
Commerce
Communication and technology
Debts, Public
Education and state
Infrastructure (Economics)--Finance
Internet
Medical care, Cost of
Renewable energy sources--Government policy
United States
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:04:09
- Venue Note
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Recorded at the headquarters of Facebook in Palo Alto, CA, Apr. 20, 2011.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 16544
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8835939
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