The President: My fellow Americans, this week I
traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to lay a wreath
at the grave of Andrew Jackson on the 250th
anniversary of his birth.
Jackson was an American hero first as a brilliant
general whose crushing defeat of the British at
New Orleans saved our independence in the War of
1812, and later as the 7th President of the United
States when he fought to defend the forgotten men
and women from the arrogant elite of his day.
Does it sound familiar?
The memory of his leadership lives on in our
people, and his spirit points us to a
better future.
This week I also traveled to the Willow Run
Plant in Michigan.
At that facility during the second World War, the
Ford Motor Company built not cars,
but entire airplanes.
At one point, workers there produced complete
B-24 Liberator every single hour.
Hard to believe.
Today on that site is a new facility where the
cutting edge cars of the future will be tested, and
this week, the old plant was filled once again with
thousands of workers and engineers.
I was there to share the good news for the American
automobile industry.
We announced that we will be reversing an eleventh
hour executive action from the previous
administration that was threatening thousands of
auto jobs in Michigan and across America,
and I mean threatening.
It was very, very sad to see.
In fact, we are setting up a task force in every
federal agency to identify any unnecessary regulation
that is hurting American
businesses and American jobs.
The first two job reports of my administration show
that we've already added more than half a
million new jobs.
The days of economic surrender for the United
States are over.
For too long, special interests have made money
shipping jobs over seas.
We need a new economic model.
Let's call it the American Model.
Under this model, we will lower the burden on
American business, but in exchange, they must hire
and grow America and American jobs.
This will be a win-win for our companies
and for our workers.
Let's buy American and hire American.
Let's create jobs in America.
Let's imagine new industries, and let's
build a beautiful future together.
Among the workers building B-24 Bombers at the Willow
Run Plant during World War II was one tough lady.
You've might've heard of her.
They called her Rosie the Riveter, and when Rosie's
country called her, she answered the call.
Rosie was famous for her toughness and her
strength, and for the words that were emblazoned
above her famous image.
It said very simply, we can do it.
If Americans unite and find again within our
nation the soul of Rosie and the spirit of Jackson,
I have no doubt that we can do it, and do
it like never before.
Thank you.
Enjoy your week.