Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, and Commissioner of Social Security Kenneth Apfel discuss the results of the Medicare and Social Security Trustees annual meeting and annual reports.

Signs in front of homes that are indicators of the housing market crisis include foreclosure signs, bank auction notices, and builder pays closing costs offers.

[Campaign 2008: KEATING ECONOMICS Obama for America AD -] [WASHINGTON, DC USA] Barack Obama Campaign commercial - Keating Economics: John McCain and the making of a Financial Crisis

INT BROLL PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ECONOMIC REMARKS / CUTS AND TRAVEL POOL WASHINGTON, DC Wednesday, September 18, 2013 At the Business Roundtable, President Obama addresses CEOs from leading U.S. companies to discuss the nation's economic recovery and his administration's fiscal plans. These remarks are made on the five-year anniversary of 2008 financial crisis.

U.S. President George W. Bush speaks at a press conference about the financial crisis and the economic bailout package that the government will pass. PLEASE NOTE VIDEO & AUDIO OF NEWS ANCHORS & REPORTERS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING

[CAMPAIGN 2008: JOHN MCCAIN CAMPAIGN AD "READY"] [WASHINGTON, DC USA] Script of "Ready" ANNCR: It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. But there's a phone ringing in the White House and this time the crisis is economic. Home foreclosures mounting, markets teetering. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama just said they'd solve the problem by raising your taxes. More money out of your pocket. John McCain has a better plan. Grow jobs, grow our economy not grow Washington. It's 3 a.m., time for a president who is ready. 4/2/08 WEB

Majority leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd speak about the financial crisis. The New York Stock Exchange and the marquis for Washington Mutual bank.

[CAMPAIGN 2008: JOHN MCCAIN CAMPAIGN AD "SERVICE"] [WASHINGTON, DC USA] Script of "Ringing" Announcer: It's 3 am, and your children are safe and asleep. But there's a phone ringing in the White House and this time the crisis is economic. Home foreclosures mounting, markets teetering. John McCain just said the government shouldn't take any real action on the housing crisis, he'd let the phone keep ringing. Hillary Clinton has a plan to protect our homes, create jobs. It's 3 am, time for a president who's ready. Hillary Clinton: I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. 4/2/08

President George W. Bush speaks about the necessity of a financial bailout for the stock market. The House of Representatives votes down a bailout bill just days before.

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[CAMPAIGN 2008: HILLARY CLINTON AD "RINGING"] [WASHINGTON, DC USA] Script of "Ringing" Announcer: It's 3 am, and your children are safe and asleep. But there's a phone ringing in the White House and this time the crisis is economic. Home foreclosures mounting, markets teetering. John McCain just said the government shouldn't take any real action on the housing crisis, he'd let the phone keep ringing. Hillary Clinton has a plan to protect our homes, create jobs. It's 3 am, time for a president who's ready. Hillary Clinton: I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. 4/2/08

President George W. Bush speaks about the necessity of an economic bailout package to be signed by Congress. PLEASE NOTE VIDEO & AUDIO OF NEWS ANCHORS & REPORTERS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR LICENSING

[CAMPAIGN 2008: HILLARY CLINTON AD "RINGING"] [WASHINGTON, DC USA] Script of "Ringing" Announcer: It's 3 am, and your children are safe and asleep. But there's a phone ringing in the White House and this time the crisis is economic. Home foreclosures mounting, markets teetering. John McCain just said the government shouldn't take any real action on the housing crisis, he'd let the phone keep ringing. Hillary Clinton has a plan to protect our homes, create jobs. It's 3 am, time for a president who's ready. Hillary Clinton: I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message. 4/2/08