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"We Must Tell Our Children"

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

"We Must Tell Our Children"

Yesterday, President Obama spoke at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum about honoring the pledge of "never again" by making sure we are doing everything we can to prevent and end atrocities and save lives.

After being introduced by Professor Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, the President spoke of the importance of telling our children -- and all future generations -- about the Holocaust:

We must tell our children. But more than that, we must teach them. Because remembrance without resolve is a hollow gesture. Awareness without action changes nothing. In this sense, "never again" is a challenge to us all -- to pause and to look within.

President Barack Obama tours the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., with Sara Bloomfield, museum director, and Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor, April 23, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

7:45 AM: The Vice President hosts a breakfast meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Naval Observatory

10:05 AM: The President honors the 2012 National Teacher of the Year and finalists at the White House, thanking them for their hard work and dedication each and every day in the classroom

10:35 AM: The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

10:50 AM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Chapel Hill, North Carolina

11:50 AM: The President arrives in North Carolina

1:15 PM: The President delivers remarks at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where he will continue to call on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling in July

2:20 PM: The President sits down for an interview for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon;" the full interview airs tonight

3:30 PM: The Vice President meets with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano at the White House

3:40 PM: The President departs North Carolina en route Colorado

7:10 PM: The President arrives Colorado

8:45 PM: The President delivers remarks at the University of Colorado at Boulder to discuss the need for Congress to act to prevent 7.4 million students with federal student loans from seeing their interest rates double on July 1

Indicates that the event will be live-streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/Live

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