On Tuesday evening, Obama spoke directly to the American public from the Oval Office for the first time in his presidency.
It is the traditional venue for presidents to address the nation’s most difficult and dire challenges, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to 9/11 and now, in the President’s words, “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced”.
After outlining plans to stop the ongoing spill, repair the damage it has caused, hold BP accountable and reform regulatory agencies to prevent such a disaster from happening again, Obama tried to make America face up to its fossil fuel addiction.
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