Research source BO05
Remarks by the President at Sandy Hook Interfaith Prayer Vigil
- Author / issuing institution
- Barack Obama; Office of the Press Secretary
- Publisher
- Archived Obama White House
- Original publication date
- 2012-12-16
- Type
- speech_transcript
- Date accessed
- 2026-10-17
- Language
- en
- Factual summary
- At the Newtown vigil Obama acknowledged bereaved families, praised responders and community support, and committed to work on preventing further shootings.
- Reliability, relevance and limitations
- Evidence of public communication at one event. Seek family perspectives and follow-up actions; eloquence does not establish consistent empathy or successful prevention.
- Passage reference
- Speech at Newtown High School, passages on families and prevention
- Archival reference
- NARA archived Obama White House
Linked profiles and claims
- Barack Obama
People · BO05-C1: At the Newtown vigil Obama acknowledged bereaved families, praised responders and community support, and committed to work on preventing further shootings. — Passage: Speech at Newtown High School, passages on families and prevention
Crisis · BO05-C1: At the Newtown vigil Obama acknowledged bereaved families, praised responders and community support, and committed to work on preventing further shootings. — Passage: Speech at Newtown High School, passages on families and prevention