Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech

President Obama speaks in honor of the victims of the 2011 Tucson shooting.

Barack Obama, then-president of the United States, delivered a speech at the Together We Thrive: Tucson and America memorial on January 12, 2011, held in the McKale Center on the University of Arizona campus.

It honored the victims of the 2011 Tucson shooting and included themes of healing and national unity. Watched by more than 30 million Americans,[1] it drew widespread praise from politicians and commentators across the political spectrum and from abroad.

  1. ^ "More than 30 Million Watch President Obama’s Address at Tucson Memorial" NielsenWire, January 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-21.