The President: Is the
game about to start? Alright. Group: Shake Shack welcomes
you to West Wing Week. Narrator: Welcome to
the West Wing Week. Your guide to everything
that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue and beyond. The Vice President: So
actually it will be on TV. Children: Yeah! Narrator: It's May 16th-22nd. Straight A's? Woah! The Vice President:
Straight A's? Woah! Narrator: Since everyone
likes a casual Friday, The President and Vice
President dropped into a local Shake Shack, a hamburger chain
that has chosen to raise the minimum wage above $10.10
an hour for their employees. The Vice President:
Are you next in line? The President: Are you
buying everybody lunch now? (Laughter.) Male Speaker: Hey
man, how's it going? Do you need some help
with those french fries? Narrator: While there, they
visited with other customers, and grabbed burgers with four
workers who just completed a local infrastructure
project, and talked about how infrastructure investment
is the key to America's long term economic success. Meanwhile, the First Lady
traveled to Topeka, Kansas, to talk to education, ahead
of the 60th anniversary of the landmark
Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education. Topeka is home to the
historic case in which the Supreme Court's decision
outlaws racial segregation in our nations schools,
declaring education must be made available to
all on equal terms. Mrs. Obama: Surprise! Narrator: While on the tour,
she dropped in on High School student participating in
Wichita States Gear Up, a Department of
Education funded program, to help prepare more low income
students for higher education. Then she went across town to
address the graduating class of the Topeka Public Schools. On a Sunny Monday afternoon, the
President surprised a field of Little Leaguers by dropping in
on their pregame preparation. Male Speaker: Alright,
Mr. President, you know you've got to throw
out the ceremonial first pitch. Children: Yeah! The President: Am I
throwing out the pitch? Children: Yeah! Narrator: On Tuesday, The
President brought leaders in America business together
to discuss Select USA, an initative that the President
established by executive order, which seeks to highlight why
America is ripe for business and investment opportunity from
companies all around the world. Later that day, the First Lady
met up with the President for a photo shoot and sit down
interview in the Oval Office with Parade Magazine. The President: We'd like to
photoshop the grey hair out. Narrator: Meanwhile, on the
other side of the globe, the Vice President, Dr. Jill
Biden arrived in Bucharest on day one of the three day
trip to Romania and Cyrpus. The Vice President:
Good to see you. Male Speaker: Mr. Vice
President, welcome to Romania. Very good, sir. Very nice to meet you. Narrator: The next stop
was Otopeni Air Base, where the Vice President took a
tour of the military exercise Carpathian Spring, and
greeted the joint U.S. and Romanian participants before
addressing the international communities continued response
to Russia's illegal military intervention, and destabilizing
actions in Ukraine. Later, they stopped by a
pre-memorial day barbeque at the U.S. Embassy to thank
the staff and their families for their service. The Vice President: I can
take off my glasses here; is that okay? Do you want to
put my glasses on? (Laughter.) There you go. Narrator: On Wednesday, the
Vice President held a series of bi-lateral meetings. First, with the President of
Romania at Cutrochenny Palace, then with the Prime
Minister at Victoria Plaace, before addressing civil
society groups, students, and political leaders on
reaffirming America's commitment to strengthening democratic
institutions all across the region. Male Speaker: We have
a present for you. The Vice President: Oh! Thank you! Narrator: Later, the Vice
President and Dr. Biden traveled to Cyprus, the first Vice
President since Lyndon Johnson to visit, he took a moment on
the tarmac to reaffirm the U.S. support for a path to
unification of the Mediterranean island nation. Meanwhile, stateside, the
President addressed the White House Press Corps about the
review currently underway to ensure America's veterans have
access to the VA services and health care they deserve. The President then welcomed the
Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks to the White House to
honor the team and their Super Bowl victory, continuing the
tradition begun by the President of honoring sports teams for
their efforts to give back to their community. Later in the afternoon, the
President was heading over to the nearby Department
of the Interior, but he decided to
break with tradition, and take a springtime walk. On the way, he got a chance
to meet with all sorts of people who weren't
expecting to meet the President of
the United States. Female Speaker: Someone's going
to think you're like Wax. (Laughter.) Narrator: When he arrived
at his destination, he used his executive authority
to protect more of our pristine landscapes by designating the
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks region a national monument,
the second national monument he has designated this year,
and the 11th overall. On Thursday, the President
traveled to Cooperstown, New York, to the National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, where he discussed the
administration's new travel and tourism agenda. Meanwhile, back at
the White House, there was a first day of
issue dedication ceremony for the Harvey Milk stamp, while
on the other side of the world, the Vice President met
with Cypriot leaders, and Dr. Biden visited the
United Nations buffer zone. There, she took a tour of the
demilitarized zone separating Greek and Turkish Cypriots,
also known as the green line. So from the hallowed
halls of Cooperstown, to the Mediterranean
island of Cyprus, thanks for traveling
alongside us in this straight A's edition of
your West Wing Week. Female Speaker: Is this on TV? The Vice President:
Is this on TV? I don't know, I don't
think this one's on TV. Yes? Male Speaker: I only asked you
because that camera is there. The Vice President: Oh! Wait a minute, actually, that's
a White House camera man, so actually, it will be on TV. Children: Yeah! The President: You guys ready? Audience Members: Yeah! (Applause.) Female Speaker: Yeah, come on. The President: Am I allowed to slide over (inaudible) ? Male Speaker: Over the counter. Audience Members:
Thank you! (Applause.)
