Obama speaks at Ford Motor Co. (19 images)

U. S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with workers after speaking at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. In his remarks, Obama announced a $250 million loan guarantee to finance Ford exports as he defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry. UPI/Brian Kersey

U. S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with workers before speaking at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. In his remarks, Obama announced a $250 million loan guarantee to finance Ford exports as he defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry. UPI/Brian Kersey

President Barack Obama greets an assembly line worker Jeffrey Crook as he tours through the Chicago Ford Motor Company Plant August 5, 2010. UPI/Jeff Haynes/Pool

U. S. President Barack Obama walks past engines as he is introduced before speeking at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. In his remarks, Obama announced a $250 million loan guarantee to finance Ford exports as he defended his administration's bailout of the auto industry. UPI/Brian Kersey