President Obama speaks at the White House Rural Economic Forum and talks about why he got into public service.

More on the talks: to.pbs.org President Obama said in a Friday evening news conference that he will call leaders to the White House for a Saturday morning meeting, shortly after House Speaker John Boehner walked away from debt negotiations.

Footage of his speech on May 1st 2011 In The White House

President Barack Obama speaks out on jobs, gas prices, re-election, even Donald Trump. For more, click here: blogs.abcnews.com

The President speaks to the press before a meeting on his framework to reduce the deficit by trillion over twelve years with Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, the chairmen of his bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. April 14, 2011.

Speaking in Santiago, Chile, President Obama hails Latin America as a "region on the move," growing in both economic and diplomatic clout, and calls for continuing to find paths for joint economic growth and cooperation between the United States and the region. March 21, 2010.

President Obama addresses a meeting of the President's Export Council as they discuss strategies to meet the President's goal of boosting the economy and creating jobs by increasing American exports. December 9, 2010.

President Obama and Vice President Biden meet with newly elected governors from both parties at Blair House and express their desire to work together to continue the economic recovery and create new jobs. December 2, 2010.

The President makes a statement to the press after reaching an agreement with Congress to extend tax cuts for all Americans while also extending unemployment benefits to help those looking for work. December 6, 2010.

President Obama and Vice President point to the resurgence of the American auto industry as an example of leading the country into economic recovery as they visit the Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant in Kokomo, IN. November 23, 2010.