Pres WH - May 30 2014

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President Obama announces that he has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki during a press conference in the Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington

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Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson leaves the White House after being named by President Barack Obama to run the Veterans Affairs Department on an interim basis while President Obama searches for a replacement for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki who resigned Friday.

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President Barack Obama gives White House press secretary Jay Carney a hug after announcing that Carney will step down later next month, during a surprise visit to the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. The president announced Carney’s departure in a surprise appearance at in the White House press briefing room Friday. He said principal deputy press secretary Josh Earnest will take over the job

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Will miss my friend Jay Carney shown here on Air Force One this week. http://t.co/SNnPaAmUc4
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(@petesouza) May 30, 2014

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Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, share the stage and a laugh during the daily briefing at the White House

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President Barack Obama, flanked by Attorney Holder Eric Holder, Education Secretary Arne Duncan,and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker; speaks about a report from “My Brother’s Keeper,” an initiative to expand opportunity for young men and boys of color

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President Barack Obama attends a hurricane preparedness meeting at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC

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President Barack Obama speaks at a briefing at FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center to discuss the upcoming hurricane season while in Washington. (From L-R) are: Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, Obama and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.

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NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan, White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Craig Fugate, and White House counselor John Podesta attend a hurricane preparedness meeting at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington

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Pete Souza: Pres Obama reacts after seeing Jay Carney’s new beard

NBC News: Podium Shuffle: Carney Resigns As White House Press Secretary

President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance Friday to announce that his chief spokesman Jay Carney is leaving his post behind the podium. Obama called Carney one of his closest advisers and friends at the White House in remarks to the press in the White House briefing room. “In April, Jay came to me in the Oval Office and said that he was thinking of moving on, and I was not thrilled, to say the least,” he said. “But Jay has had to wrestle with this decision for quite some time.”

“I will continue to rely on him as a friend and an adviser after he leaves to spend as much of his summer as he can with his kids before he decides what’s next for him,” he added. “Whatever it is, I know he’s going to be outstanding at it.” Carney called holding the job “an honor and a joy for me.” Obama announced that communications deputy Josh Earnest will take over the job as the president’s press secretary.

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thank you press secretary jay ‘clark kent’ carney!

NBC News: Podium Shuffle: Carney Resigns As White House Press Secretary