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>> we have a number of acknowledgments. first of all, i want to thank president dejoya for his leadership here and his hospitality. we also have here the secretary steven cho. my energy secretary. where is he? there he is over there. secretary ken salazar of the interior department. secretary tom vilsack. our agriculture secretary. ray la hood. our transportation secretary. lisa jackson. nancy sutley. the counsel on environmental equality director. a couple of great members of

It is great to be back in this hall. i don't know if there was anybody here when i was running for president came. we did a rally in this hall. was that three years ago? i did not have as much gray hair back then. that i'm certain of. jim doyle still had hair on his head. it's true. i want to make some acknowledgments. first of all, you have one of the best governors in the country and one of the most wonderful first ladies. jim doyle and jessica doyle are here. i want to acknowledge your

Sure, it many comfortable, but it can't even reach earth orbit. that is a strike contrast to the falcon 9 rocket we just saw on the launch pad that will be tested for the first time in the coming weeks. a couple other acknowledgments i want to make. we have got congresswoman sheila jackson-lee from texas visiting us. [applause] >> a big supporter of the space program. my director office of signs and technology policy, my chief science advisor, john holdren is here. and most of all i want to acknowledge your congresswoman suzanne cosmos. every time i meet with her, including the flight down her...

It is -- it is good to be back in iowa. it's a little colder than it is in d.c., i have got to admit. but i can feel spring coming. i want to make a couple of acknowledgments. first of all, university of iowa president dr. mason and the entire hawkeye community, thanks for hosting us. [applause] >> the outstanding governor of the state of iowa and the first lady. there he is back there. a couple of great friends, lieutenant governor patty judge. the cochairs of my campaign here in iowa, attorney general tom miller and treasurer mike

[laughter] i was looking forward to -- >> [inaudible] >> i'm still fired up, but we've been getting a lot of snow in washington, d.c., so i was looking forward to maybe 60, 70 degrees. [laughter] i guess i'll take 50. i want to, first of all, just make some acknowledgments of some wonderful leaders who are here. first of all, i want to thank president kathy love and the entire savannah tech community for their hospitality. [cheers and applause] i want to thank your governor who i just had the chance to see recently, hosted him in the white house with the other governors, mr. sonny perdue. [app...