White House Open for Questions (Audio)

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A panel of White House senior advisors answers questions about the President's address submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, as well as from a live in-person audience.

James Kvaal, Deputy Director of the White House Domestic Poilcy Council and students and teachers from three high-tech high schools participate in a Google+ Hangout moderated by Betsy Corcoran of EdSurge to demonstrate schools are using connected classrooms to improve the quality of the educations system.

Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation in the Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health; and Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency answer questions about the BRAIN Initiative, which aims to help researchers find new ways to treat, cure, and even prevent brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.

White House innovation advisor Tom Kalil joins a Google+ Hangout to discuss the Maker Movement with leading innovators and Makers from around the country.

In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook about the President's plans for immigration reform.

In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook about the President's plan to reduce gun violence.

In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook about the President's energy and environment policies.

In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook about the President's education policies.

In a virtual Q&A live from the White House, Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, answers questions submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook. about the President's plan to create jobs and strengthen the economy.

A panel of White House senior advisors answers questions about the President's address submitted by citizens via Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, as well as from the live in-person audience.

Cecilia Muñoz, the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, participates in a "Fireside Hangout" about immigration reform. Jose Antonio Vargas, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and founder of Define America, moderated the hangout, and participants included America Ferrera, Jim Wallis, Cristina Jimenez, and Shervin Pishevar.

The White House holds a Google+ Hangout highlighting AmeriCorps and public service, moderated by Macon Phillips, AmeriCorp Alum and Director of Digital Strategy at the White House, and Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. We apologize for the digital dropouts that occur in this video.

Director of the Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Munoz hosts an online Q&A moderated by National PTA President Betsy Landers.

In a live Google+ Hangout, USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan and White House Director of Public Engagement Jon Carson will join women leaders across the country to discuss local food and agriculture, answer questions submitted by the public, and launch the latest version of Compass, the interactive Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food map.

HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan hosts a Google+ Hangout moderated by Zillow to discuss the President’s plan that would help millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages and save thousands of dollars a year.

During National Small Business Week, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills joins a Google+ Hangout to announce the SBA video contest winners and discuss how SBA assistance helped their small business and what inspired their successes.

Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director of the National Security Council and Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy & Senior Advisor for Science, Technology, and Innovation, National Economic Council answer questions on the role of science, technology and innovation in global development.

Gene Sperling, Steve Case, and Aneesh Chopra answer questions about Startup America in a Google Hangout.

Senior Administration officials take questions from a live audience at the White House as well as from Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ about the President’s State of the Union Address.