Center for Strategic Communication

Tracking the Response to Isaac

(August 28 – Personnel in the National Guard Command Center in Arlington, Va., monitor the progress of Tropical Storm Isaac as it makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico. The NGCC, which serves as a hub that provides an overall tracking and coordination of...

President Obama Holds a Press Conference

President Barack Obama holds a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Aug. 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) In an unscheduled visit to the White House briefing room this afternoon, President Obama took...

More Help for Those Coping with the Drought

President Barack Obama tours the McIntosh family farm, which has been affected by the drought, in Missouri Valley, Iowa, Aug. 13, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Farmers in Iowa are among those struggling with the fallout from the historic drought....