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1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,690 ♪♪ (Drum and Bugle Corps) ♪♪ 2 00:00:00,692 --> 00:00:02,092 Narrator: Welcome to the West Wing Week! 3 00:00:02,091 --> 00:00:03,921 Your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 4 00:00:03,925 --> 00:00:05,325 Pennsylvania Avenue. 5 00:00:05,325 --> 00:00:08,255 This week, the President visited Fort Bliss two years 6 00:00:08,258 --> 00:00:10,628 after he marked the end of major combat operations in 7 00:00:10,625 --> 00:00:14,255 Iraq; and visited with victims of Hurricane Isaac. 8 00:00:14,258 --> 00:00:16,728 Meanwhile, the White House released it's top secret beer 9 00:00:16,725 --> 00:00:20,955 recipe; and a new White House app; and "We the People" had 10 00:00:20,958 --> 00:00:22,928 its 3 millionth signature. 11 00:00:22,925 --> 00:00:27,595 That's August 31st to September 6th or "Engage!" 12 00:00:27,591 --> 00:00:30,721 On Friday, two years after his visit to Fort Bliss to mark 13 00:00:30,725 --> 00:00:33,395 the end of the combat mission in Iraq, the President 14 00:00:33,391 --> 00:00:36,161 returned to speak to the troops and discussed his 15 00:00:36,158 --> 00:00:38,688 commitment to our men and women in uniform as we begin 16 00:00:38,692 --> 00:00:41,192 to turn the page on a decade of war. 17 00:00:41,191 --> 00:00:44,991 The President: When I was here last, I made you a pledge. 18 00:00:44,991 --> 00:00:48,121 I said that as President, I will insist that America 19 00:00:48,124 --> 00:00:51,294 serves you and your families as well as you've served us. 20 00:00:51,291 --> 00:00:54,961 Because part of ending wars responsibly is caring for 21 00:00:54,958 --> 00:00:58,488 those who fought in it. 22 00:00:58,491 --> 00:01:04,321 For a decade you have served under the dark cloud of war. 23 00:01:04,325 --> 00:01:06,655 You've endured great loss. 24 00:01:06,658 --> 00:01:09,688 Good men and women have given their last full 25 00:01:09,692 --> 00:01:10,922 measure of devotion. 26 00:01:10,925 --> 00:01:12,555 But we Americans are strong. 27 00:01:12,558 --> 00:01:15,028 And we are resilient. 28 00:01:15,024 --> 00:01:16,024 And we have resolve. 29 00:01:16,024 --> 00:01:19,094 And now we can see a light ... 30 00:01:19,091 --> 00:01:21,491 the light of a new day on the horizon. 31 00:01:21,491 --> 00:01:24,661 And that's because of you. 32 00:01:24,658 --> 00:01:27,628 Narrator: On Saturday, the White House released a behind-the-scenes 33 00:01:27,625 --> 00:01:30,425 look at the home brewing process going on at the White House. 34 00:01:30,425 --> 00:01:33,625 Over the last few weeks, the Internet has been buzzing 35 00:01:33,625 --> 00:01:36,325 about the White House Honey Ale and the White House Honey 36 00:01:36,325 --> 00:01:39,295 Porter, two of the beers brewed on the grounds. 37 00:01:39,291 --> 00:01:42,691 Until now, chefs have kept the recipe bottled up. 38 00:01:42,692 --> 00:01:45,462 But in response to an outpouring of public interest, 39 00:01:45,458 --> 00:01:48,558 including thousands who signed a petition on "We the People" 40 00:01:48,558 --> 00:01:51,128 the White House's online petition platform, we decided 41 00:01:51,124 --> 00:01:53,824 we'd better hop to it and pop the top on this 42 00:01:53,825 --> 00:01:55,055 tightly held secret! 43 00:01:55,058 --> 00:01:56,488 (swish...pop) 44 00:01:56,491 --> 00:01:59,521 Chef Sam Kass: So we're very proud of our new tradition here and we hope 45 00:01:59,525 --> 00:02:01,155 it lasts for years to come. 46 00:02:04,191 --> 00:02:06,591 Narrator: On Monday, the President visited St. John the Baptist 47 00:02:06,591 --> 00:02:09,491 Parish in Louisiana to take in the damage from 48 00:02:09,491 --> 00:02:11,891 Hurricane Isaac and meet with officials responding 49 00:02:11,892 --> 00:02:13,222 to the disaster. 50 00:02:13,224 --> 00:02:15,494 The President highlighted the extraordinary work done by 51 00:02:15,491 --> 00:02:18,321 local first responders who worked around the clock to 52 00:02:18,325 --> 00:02:20,355 rescue residents stranded by high water. 53 00:02:20,358 --> 00:02:24,028 The President: Some of the folks that we just walked by literally had 54 00:02:24,024 --> 00:02:25,594 to be saved by boat. 55 00:02:25,591 --> 00:02:27,861 They were in their homes, trapped. 56 00:02:27,858 --> 00:02:29,528 The waters came in so quickly. 57 00:02:29,525 --> 00:02:33,395 But because of the great work of law enforcement, National 58 00:02:33,391 --> 00:02:37,661 Guard, Coast Guard, making sure that folks were out in 59 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:40,988 rescue mode rapidly, even in some cases at risk to their 60 00:02:40,991 --> 00:02:43,621 own lives, no lives were lost. 61 00:02:43,625 --> 00:02:45,895 Narrator: Over the past two years the number of people visiting 62 00:02:45,892 --> 00:02:49,492 WhiteHouse.gov on their mobile devices has tripled. 63 00:02:49,491 --> 00:02:52,621 So on Tuesday, in order to meet this growing demand, the 64 00:02:52,625 --> 00:02:56,295 White House relaunched an entirely new White House app. 65 00:02:56,291 --> 00:02:58,661 Now it's even easier to see what's going on 66 00:02:58,658 --> 00:03:00,758 at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 67 00:03:00,758 --> 00:03:03,728 And you never have to miss an episode of a certain weekly 68 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:05,795 video series ever again! 69 00:03:05,792 --> 00:03:06,762 Ad Voice: (voiceover -- directly from the Obama 70 00:03:06,758 --> 00:03:09,988 Administration in the White House blog and the briefing room. 71 00:03:09,991 --> 00:03:12,061 Receive alerts when speeches, press briefings and other 72 00:03:12,058 --> 00:03:14,088 special events are about to take place and watch 73 00:03:14,091 --> 00:03:15,061 them live. 74 00:03:16,825 --> 00:03:19,195 You can download the official White House app on iPhone, 75 00:03:19,191 --> 00:03:22,391 iPad or Android devices from the App Store in Google Play. 76 00:03:26,224 --> 00:03:28,254 Narrator: Later, the folks at WhiteHouse.gov announced 77 00:03:28,258 --> 00:03:29,958 another milestone. 78 00:03:29,958 --> 00:03:32,258 "We the People" has crossed the 3 million 79 00:03:32,258 --> 00:03:33,988 signature threshold. 80 00:03:33,991 --> 00:03:37,391 This tool offers a powerful and simple way to petition 81 00:03:37,391 --> 00:03:40,191 the Obama White House on a range of issues. 82 00:03:40,191 --> 00:03:43,391 If a petition gathers enough signatures, policy officials 83 00:03:43,391 --> 00:03:45,621 review it and publish an official response 84 00:03:45,625 --> 00:03:46,725 from the White House. 85 00:03:46,725 --> 00:03:49,425 It's the easiest way to make your voice heard and you can 86 00:03:49,425 --> 00:03:53,095 check it out at WhiteHouse.gov/wethepeople. 87 00:03:53,091 --> 00:03:55,791 On Wednesday, the White House hosted a special session of 88 00:03:55,792 --> 00:03:58,522 "Office Hours" on Twitter with White House Curator 89 00:03:58,525 --> 00:04:00,295 Bill Allman. 90 00:04:00,291 --> 00:04:02,521 He then took us over to the East Room to show us one of 91 00:04:02,525 --> 00:04:05,555 the pieces he had spoken about in an installment of "Catching 92 00:04:05,558 --> 00:04:08,388 Up With the Curator." 93 00:04:08,391 --> 00:04:11,521 Bill Allman: In the southeast corner is a great portrait of President 94 00:04:11,525 --> 00:04:12,525 Theodore Roosevelt. 95 00:04:12,525 --> 00:04:15,355 It was painted in 1903 by John Singer Sargent here at 96 00:04:15,358 --> 00:04:16,358 the White House. 97 00:04:16,358 --> 00:04:18,858 The story goes that Teddy Roosevelt was so busy all the 98 00:04:18,858 --> 00:04:22,158 time that he didn't have time to pose for his portrait and 99 00:04:22,158 --> 00:04:25,058 he came bounding down the staircase one day and the 100 00:04:25,058 --> 00:04:26,058 artist was working. 101 00:04:26,058 --> 00:04:27,658 And the artist said, Mr. President, when will you 102 00:04:27,658 --> 00:04:28,828 let me paint your portrait? 103 00:04:28,825 --> 00:04:30,725 And he said, paint me right now! 104 00:04:30,725 --> 00:04:32,695 And he put his and up on the newel post and was painted on 105 00:04:32,692 --> 00:04:34,292 the staircase. 106 00:04:34,291 --> 00:04:36,491 It's believed to be a true story except that that newel 107 00:04:36,491 --> 00:04:38,721 post doesn't show in any photograph of any White House 108 00:04:38,725 --> 00:04:42,495 staircase and so it may have been artistic license to paint 109 00:04:42,491 --> 00:04:43,991 it the way the artist did. 110 00:04:43,991 --> 00:04:46,461 Theodore Roosevelt was very active with the renovation of 111 00:04:46,458 --> 00:04:48,028 the White House in 1902. 112 00:04:48,024 --> 00:04:49,954 And this room had no carpets at that time and it was a 113 00:04:49,958 --> 00:04:53,028 great favorite of the Roosevelt children. 114 00:04:53,024 --> 00:04:56,394 They were known to roller skate on the beautiful parquet 115 00:04:56,391 --> 00:04:57,561 floor in the room. 116 00:04:57,558 --> 00:05:00,288 Theodore Roosevelt also used the room for Judo 117 00:05:00,291 --> 00:05:03,861 demonstrations and boxing matches and a variety of things. 118 00:05:03,858 --> 00:05:07,258 And today it's used for bill signings and press conferences 119 00:05:07,258 --> 00:05:10,828 and swearing-in ceremonies and anything else that needs 120 00:05:10,825 --> 00:05:11,825 to happen. 121 00:05:11,825 --> 00:05:13,825 Narrator: To find out more information on any of these topics or to 122 00:05:13,825 --> 00:05:17,025 see complete videos of these events, go to WhiteHouse.gov. 123 00:05:17,024 --> 00:05:19,124 And thanks again for checking out your West Wing Week! 124 00:05:19,124 --> 00:05:19,654 The President: -- the graphic. 125 00:05:19,658 --> 00:05:20,458 All right? 126 00:05:20,458 --> 00:05:23,458 I'm the master, I'm the master tweeter! 127 00:05:23,458 --> 00:05:24,228 White House Staff: Twoosh. 128 00:05:24,224 --> 00:05:25,124 White House Staff: Because you have no characters left, 129 00:05:25,124 --> 00:05:26,224 that's the perfect tweet. 130 00:05:26,224 --> 00:05:26,924 The President: That's the perfect tweet! 131 00:05:26,925 --> 00:05:27,825 White House Staff: That's the perfect tweet. 132 00:05:27,825 --> 00:05:28,525 The President: What's it called? 133 00:05:28,525 --> 00:05:29,125 White House Staff: A twoosh. 134 00:05:29,124 --> 00:05:29,724 The President: A twoosh? 135 00:05:29,725 --> 00:05:31,425 White House Staff: A twitter swoosh. 136 00:05:31,425 --> 00:05:32,155 The President: I twooshed!