Barack Obama actually said...

Laura A. Cordero, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.

I offer my best wishes to President Peres, Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the people of Israel as they celebrate their 63d Independence Day.

Jeffrey DeLaurentis, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.

From those first days in New Amsterdam, Jewish Americans have dedicated their innovation, creativity, and hearts to the greater good, contri...