from BLOGGER posting at Obama Food-o-rama:
During a midday news conference on Friday March 11, President Obama spoke about the US response to the devastating magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck Japan over night.
"I'm heartbroken by this tragedy," President Obama said, adding that his childhood in Hawaii had made him very familiar with Japanese culture. He pledged any kind of assistance that Japan might need.
The President visited Japan in November of 2010, recreating a boyhood visit with his mother to the Great Buddha of Kamakura at Kotoku-in Temple.
President Obama was notified about the quake at 4:00 AM ET, according to the White House. Shortly after 6:00 AM, he issued a statement expressing his and the First Lady's condolences to the people of Japan, and promising US aid. At 9:20 AM, the President met with senior advisors for an Oval Office briefing, after tsunami waves had already struck his boyhood home of Hawaii.
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