Presidential Papers, January 2009

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Author: Barack H. Obama  | Date: January 29, 2009

Statement on Former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois
January 29, 2009

Today ends a painful episode for Illinois. For months, the State had been crippled by a crisis of leadership. Now that cloud has lifted. I wish Governor Quinn the best and pledge my full cooperation as he undertakes his new responsibilities.

NOTE: The statement referred to Gov. Patrick Quinn of Illinois, who assumed the Office of Governor upon former Governor Rod Blagojevich’s conviction on Articles of Impeachment by the Illinois Senate.

Categories: Statements by the President : Blagojevich, Rod, former Governor of Illinois.

Names: Blagojevich, Rod R.; Quinn, Patrick J.

Subjects: Illinois : Former Governor, impeachment; Illinois : Governor.

DCPD Number: DCPD200900035. WSPC File: dcpd-2009-00035.xml

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Chicago: Barack H. Obama, "Statement on Former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois," Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents [Collected for January 2009] in Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, January 20, 2009 Original Sources, accessed December 4, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3C2XXKE7HYPBM6X.

MLA: Obama, Barack H. "Statement on Former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois." Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents [Collected for January 2009], in Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, January 20, 2009, Original Sources. 4 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3C2XXKE7HYPBM6X.

Harvard: Obama, BH, 'Statement on Former Governor Rod Blagojevich of Illinois' in Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents [Collected for January 2009]. cited in January 20, 2009, Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents, January 20, 2009. Original Sources, retrieved 4 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3C2XXKE7HYPBM6X.