Obama delivers keynote speech at SXSW

President Obama was at the Long Center in Austin on Friday to give a speech at SXSW Interactive. President Obama sat down with the Editor in Chief of The Texas Tribune, Evan Smith.

The two will had a conversation about civic engagement in the 21st Century.

SXSW's official event page says that, "The President will call on the audience to apply their ideas and talents to make technology work for us - especially when it comes to tackling big challenges like increasing participation in the political process and fighting climate change."

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