THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2010
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing, the Economic Daily Briefing, and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.
In the afternoon, the President will have lunch with business leaders in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.
Later, the President will meet with Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. They are expected to discuss their shared commitment to financial reform and economic recovery, and their continued work together in Afghanistan through NATO and on non-proliferation.
The President will then greet members of the President’s Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Roosevelt Room, and thank them for their work. This meeting is closed press.
The President will later meet with a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss energy in the Cabinet Room. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include:
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH)
Senator John Kerry (D-MA)
Senator George LeMieux (R-FL)
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
In the evening, the President and Prime Minister Papandreou will attend an East Room reception honoring Greek Independence Day. The First Lady will also attend. The President, Prime Minister Papandreou, and His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will deliver remarks. This event is open press.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: Politico
Radio: AURN
EST
9:30AM Pool Call Time
9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:00AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:30AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
12:15PM THE PRESIDENT has lunch with business leaders
Private Dining Room
Closed Press
2:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Prime Minister Papandreou of Greece
Oval Office
Closed Press
3:10PM THE PRESIDENT greets and thanks members of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Roosevelt Room
Closed Press
4:30PM THE PRESIDENT meets with a bipartisan group of Senators to discuss energy
Cabinet Room
Closed Press
5:30PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at reception honoring Greek Independence Day
East Room
Open Press (Pre-set 4:30PM – Final Gather 5:00PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
Briefing Schedule
1:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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