Remarks by President Obama at the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Symposium

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012 – 4:21 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  (Applause.)  Please have a seat.  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Everybody, please have a seat.  (Applause.)  Thank you.

Well, good afternoon everybody.  It is wonderful to be back.  Secretary Panetta, thank you for the introduction.  Last week at the White House we had our first Cabinet meeting since the election, and it…