President : Gates eager for incident to be ` ` teaching moment '' to improve racial relations . Gates ' attorney , Charles Ogletree , said the professor never made such a remark . President says he hopes incident provides ` ` a teachable moment '' President says professor has no immediate plans to sue Cambridge University . Union asked President to apologize to ` ` all law enforcement ' '' offended .
President : Gates eager for incident to be ` ` teaching moment '' to improve racial relations . President says he hopes incident provides ` ` a teachable moment '' President says professor has no immediate plans to sue Cambridge University . Union asked President to apologize to ` ` all law enforcement ' '' offended .