The President on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

President Obama Speaks on the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Xavier University, New Orleans, Louisiana
August 29, 2010 3:00 PM EDT

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President Barack Obama, with daughters Malia and Sasha and First Lady Michelle Obama, arrive in New Orleans to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
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U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (2nd R) after stepping off Air Force One with First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Sasha (C) and Malia in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.
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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu greets President Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha and Malia as First Lady Michelle Obama talks to Rep. Joseph Cao and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal after arriving in New Orleans to commemorate the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010.
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U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010. ----REUTERS/Jim Young


US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet the crowd at Xavier University as they arrive to attend a ceremony on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital. ----JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images


US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet the crowd at Xavier University during a ceronomy on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital.
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U.S. President Barack Obama (C), First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and their daughters Sasha (3rd L) and Malia (2nd L) place a food order at Parkway Bakery and Tavern in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2010.
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US President Barack Obama speaks at Xavier University on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Columbia Parc Housing complex in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital.
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US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are greeted by Maude Smith to her house as they visit Columbia Parc Housing complex in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital.
----JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Image


US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Maude Smith's house at Columbia Parc Housing complex in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 29, 2010. Obama arrived in still-struggling New Orleans to join residents marking five years since flood waters driven by Hurricane Katrina inundated the famous jazz capital.
----JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images