Author: Lynn Sweet

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2010

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010

In the morning, the President will depart Los Angeles, California. He will arrive in Washington, DC in the evening. The departure from Los Angeles International Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn are open press.

In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: St. Petersburg Times
Radio: VOA

Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Times

PDT

8:40AM THE PRESIDENT departs Los Angeles, California en route Andrews Air Force Base
Los Angeles International Airport
Open Press

EDT

4:05PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool

4:20PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 3:50PM – Final Gather 4:05PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

Briefing Schedule

Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton will gaggle aboard Air Force One

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WASHINGTON–Sarah Palin spoke Saturday in Washington, Ill., a small town near Peoria. The Peoria Journal Star Sarah Palin story is here.

Lynn Sweet column on Sarah Palin’s first Illinois public appearence is here.

Excerpt of Feb. 21 column: Will Sarah Palin play in Peoria? Except for a brief stop in Chicago to tape an Oprah Winfrey show last November, Palin’s first public appearance in Illinois will be April 17 in Washington, a town of about 14,000 near Peoria.

WASHINGTON–The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Goldman Sachs and one of its vice presidents for allegedly misstating and omitting key facts about a financal instrument called a collateralized debt obligation.

Here’s what I wrote on Oct. 8, 2008 about a 2007 private dinner then Sen. Barack Obama had with Goldman Sachs executives with Tom Brokaw:

WASHINGTON–On May 3, 2007, Barack Obama attended an event at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan that was not on his public schedule and is only now surfacing–a private dinner for Goldman Sachs traders with a discussion on issues moderated for the Wall Street firm by NBC’s Tom Brokaw.

Brokaw is the moderator of Tuesday’s second presidential debate between Obama and John McCain at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

The dinner was not a fund-raiser for Obama, then in the early stages of his Democratic primary campaign launched February, 2007. Brokaw interviewed Obama for about 45 minutes on mostly international issues. Brokaw received an honorarium, donated to charity. The Obama campaign called the event a “moderated conversation” when I inquired on Monday.

Brokaw’s appearance was arranged through Goldman Sachs–not the Obama campaign. It was the only session Brokaw did for Goldman. Brokaw’s honorarium was given to a charity.

The employees of Goldman Sachs collectively would go on to become the top contributors to the Obama campaign.

For Goldman Sachs and Obama complete post, click here.

WASHINGTON–Oprah Winfrey biographer Kitty Kelley, who lives here, hits Oprah’s town on Monday for a series of interviews and book signings.

Her sked:

–CBS-2 “Monsters and Money” WBBM-TV 6:15am
–“Don Wade & Roma” WLS Radio-890AM 7:00am
–“Mancow Muller Show” 8:00-9:00am
–WGN-TV 9 Midday News 11:30AM
–ABC-7 Noon WLS-TV
[Borders Book Signing 12:30-2:00, 150 North State St]
–Chicago Tonight WTTW-TV 4pm
[Borders Book Signing 7-9pm, 1500 16th Street

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2010

Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

On Thursday, President Obama will travel to New York City where he will deliver remarks at Cooper Union on Wall Street reform. Almost two years after the crisis hit and almost one year after the Administration first laid out a detailed plan for holding Wall Street accountable and protecting consumers, he will call for swift Senate action. The crisis has already wiped out trillions of dollars in family wealth and cost over 8 million jobs. The President will also remind Americans what is at stake if we do not move forward with changing the rules of the road as a part of a strong Wall Street reform package.

More details will be announced when they become available.

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

_______________________________________________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 18, 2010

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010

In the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. The President will then meet with Sudan Special Envoy General Scott Gration in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.

Later, the President will travel to Los Angeles, California. He will deliver remarks at a fundraising reception for Senator Boxer and the DNC at the California Science Center. There will be print pool coverage of his remarks. He will then deliver remarks at a fundraising reception for Senator Boxer and the DNC. There will be travel pool coverage of his remarks. The President will then travel to the Museum of Natural History, where he will deliver remarks at a fundraising dinner for Senator Boxer and the DNC. There will be travel pool coverage of his remarks.

The President will spend the night in Los Angeles.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: Salon

Radio: Talk Radio

Out-of-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: Washington Times

EDT

10:00AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

12:30PM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

Closed Press

1:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Sudan Special Envoy General Scott Gration

Oval Office

Closed Press

3:00PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Andrews Air Force Base

South Lawn

Open Press (Pre-set 2:30PM – Final Gather 2:45PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

3:15PM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Los Angeles, California

Out-of-Town Travel Pool (Call Time 1:30PM – Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)

PDT

5:25PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles International Airport

Open Press

6:00PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at fundraising reception for Senator Boxer and the DNC

California Science Center

Print Pool Coverage

6:40PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at fundraising event for Senator Boxer and the DNC

California Science Center

Travel Pool Coverage

8:45PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at fundraising dinner for Senator Boxer and the DNC

Museum of Natural History

Travel Pool Coverage

Briefing Schedule

1:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

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Below, from the White House…..

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 17, 2010

Statement by the President on Travel to Poland

“I spoke with acting President Komorowski and told him that I regret that I will
not be able to make it to Poland due to the volcanic ash that is disrupting air
travel over Europe. Michelle and I continue to have the Polish people in our
thoughts and prayers, and will support them in any way I can as they recover
from this terrible tragedy. President Kaczynski was a patriot and close friend
and ally of the United States, as were those who died alongside him, and the
American people will never forget the lives they led.”

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2010

WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
SATURDAY, APRIL 17 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010

On Saturday evening, the President will travel to Krakow, Poland. He will arrive in Krakow Sunday afternoon, where he will attend the State Funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska at St. Mary’s Basilica. The funeral will be covered by Host TV.

He will return to Washington, DC early Monday morning. The arrival is pooled press.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

EDT

8:30AM Pool Call Time

8:55PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Andrews Air Force Base
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 8:25PM – Final Gather 8:40PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

9:10PM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Krakow, Poland
Out-of-Town Travel Pool (Call Time 6:00PM – Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)

Sunday, April 18, 2010

CET

1:25PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Krakow, Poland
John Paul II International Airport
Travel Pool Coverage

2:00PM THE PRESIDENT attends State Funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska
St. Mary’s Basilica
Host TV Coverage

5:00PM THE PRESIDENT departs Krakow, Poland en route Andrews Air Force Base
John Paul II International Airport
Travel Pool Coverage

EDT

9:00PM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

Monday, April 19, 2010

EDT

12:15AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool

12:30AM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Pooled Press (Pre-set 12:00AM – Final Gather 12:15AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

Schedule for Week of April 19, 2010

On Monday, the President will travel to Los Angeles, California to attend fundraising events for Senator Boxer and the DNC. He will spend the night in Los Angeles and return to Washington, DC on Tuesday evening.

On Wednesday morning, the President will meet with the bipartisan leaders of the Senate and the bipartisan leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the White House to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Stevens. In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady together with the White House Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport will host members of the United States Olympic and Paralympic teams at the White House to congratulate them on their performance and thank them for representing the United States during the Vancouver Winter Games.

On Thursday, the President will attend meetings at the White House.

On Friday, the President and the First Lady will travel to Ashville, North Carolina where they will stay for the weekend.

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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

_______________________________________________________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 15, 2010

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing the Oval Office. This briefing is closed press.

Later, the President will deliver remarks at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors, which will be held at the Department of the Interior. He will address the challenges, opportunities, and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans and American families to the outdoors. This event is pooled for TV and still photographers and open to pre-credentialed correspondents. The deadline to request credentials has passed.

After returning to the White House, the President will meet with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include:

Vice President Joe Biden

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations (via videoconference)

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg

Deputy Secretary of State Jack Lew

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal Wolin

Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (via videoconference)

Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (via videoconference)

Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

General David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command

General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan (via videoconference)

Admiral Dennis Blair, Director of National Intelligence

CIA Director Leon Panetta

General James Jones, National Security Advisor

Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor

John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President

Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan

The President and the Vice President will then have lunch in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will host a meeting of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room to discuss a range of economic issues, including job creation and the President’s proposal to double the number of exports over the next five years. The Vice President will also attend. The President will discuss the urgent need to pass strong financial reform legislation, and the momentum behind reform efforts currently in the Senate. He will specifically address the steps we must take to strengthen oversight of derivatives, the same financial products that led to the near collapse of AIG, warning that the problems of the future will rest on the steps we take to address derivatives now. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting. The entire meeting will be streamed live at www.WhiteHouse.gov/live.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: ABC

Print: Politics Daily/Sun Times

Radio: FOX

EDT

9:30AM Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

10:15AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors

Department of the Interior

Pooled for TV and still photographers and open to pre-credentialed correspondents (Travel Pool Gather Time 9:45AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

11:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan

Situation Room

Closed Press

12:45PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT have lunch

Private Dining Room

Closed Press

1:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with the PERAB

Roosevelt Room

Pool spray at the top (Gather Time 1:20PM -Briefing Room)

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MEXICO CITY — “These are the movers and shakers here in Mexico,” first lady Michelle Obama said as she sat down Thursday morning with a dozen student leaders from all parts of the nation at a former colonial-era hacienda here.
Most of the group had some extraordinary accomplishment in helping the underserved or the unfortunate, whether in education, health or the environment.

Billed as a roundtable discussion, there was no cross talk as Mrs. Obama worked her way around the rectangular table as the six men and six women each explained their special projects. Mrs. Obama’s offering for the group was her recounting of how, when she was coming up, during meetings, she would often find herself as the only African American at the table.

Maritza Aurora Morales Casanova — an environmental educator — told Mrs. Obama how hard it was to get attention for environmental issues and commented on gender roles.

“Behind a great man, there’s a great woman. I don’t believe that, I believe beside every great man there is a great woman,” she said.

“What would have happened to Diego Rivera without Frida Kahlo?” she asked, speaking of the famous Mexican artists. Or Pierre Currie without Marie, she said of the French physicists. Or, turning to the U.S., Bill Clinton “without Hillary?”

Mrs. Obama seemed touched. “What you have to know is you are the voices of inspiration,” she said. “You don’t need Bill Gates or Michelle Obama, although that’s nice sometimes. Young people in your communities are relating to you.”

This was Mrs. Obama’s last public event of her first solo official international swing that started Tuesday with her stop in Haiti. Mrs. Obama lifted off from Mexico City at noon en route to San Diego.

(Official White House Photos by Samantha Appleton)
MEXICO CITY–First Lady Michelle Obama was the guest of honor in a dinner Wednesday night hosted by Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala and husband, Mexico President Felope Calderon at Los Pinos, the presidential residence.

This was the third outfit of the day for both women.

First Lady Michelle Obama boarding aircraft Thursday at Mexico City (photo by Lynn Sweet)

Pool report by Lynn Sweet

MEXICO CITY–First Lady Michelle Obama wrapped up her first solo international official trip on Thursday, with wheels up from Benito Juarez International Airport at 12:01 p.m. local time, en route to San Diego, Calif.

Mrs. Obama’s motocade zipped from La Hacienda de los Morales to the airport on empty highways, arriving at 11:30 a.m. and proceeding to the Presidential Hangar.

A few minutes later, at 11:36 a.m., Mrs. Obama emerged from the terminal, accompanied by a Mexican protocol deputy, to be serenaded by a waiting group of boys and girls. She was wearing the same white pants and ivory jacket she had on during her morning roundtable with a group of a dozen Mexican youth leaders. She listened with cupped hands and clapped when the kids were done with two songs, in English and Spanish.

The songsters waving U.S. and Mexican flags were members of the Christel House choir, called the Polyphonic Chorus, a U.S. Embassy official told your pooler. The adorable children wore uniforms–blue jumpers and tan shirts for girls, blue sleeveless sweaters, blue pants and tan shirts for boys. Christel House was founded to help impoverished children.

Mrs. Obama’s departure greeters met her at the foot of the stairs to her aircraft: those identified by your pooler: U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual; Ambassador Julian Ventura, Undersecretary for North America; Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan and his wife, Veronica Valencia-Sarukhan.

She climbed the stairs alone. At the top of the stairway she paused, looked back and entered the plane.

President Obama and First Lady released their 2009 federal and State of Illinois income tax returns on Thursday; they reported adjusted gross income of $ 5,505,409. They donated $329,100 to 40 different charities.

Their return was prepared by the Chicago firm of Wineberg Solheim Howell & Shain, PC and signed by the Obamas on April 7.

Main link to the returns is here,where you can find links to the charities Obama donated his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize to.

below, from the White House….

President Obama and Vice President Biden’s Tax Returns
Posted by Norm Eisen on April 15, 2010 at 12:20 PM EDT

Today, the President released his 2009 federal income and gift tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax return jointly and reported an adjusted gross income of $ 5,505,409. The vast majority of the family’s 2009 income is the proceeds from the sale of the President’s books. The Obamas paid $1,792,414 in federal income tax. The President and First Lady also reported donating $329,100 to 40 different charities. The largest reported gifts to charity were $50,000 contributions to CARE and the United Negro College Fund. In addition, the President donated his $1.4 million Nobel Prize funds to 10 charities. The President and First Lady also released their Illinois income tax return and reported paying $163,303 in state income taxes.

The President and First Lady’s federal and state tax returns
The Internal Revenue Code provides that if the recipient of the Nobel Prize directs the Nobel Committee to donate the prize income directly to charity, as the President did, the recipient does not have to recognize the prize as income on his federal income tax return. The President is not permitted to take a charitable deduction on the value of the prize since it is not included in his income.

Portion of the President and First Lady’s returns related to the Nobel Prize
The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden also released their 2009 federal income tax returns, as well as state income tax returns for both Delaware and Virginia. They filed joint federal and Delaware income tax returns. Dr. Biden filed a separate non-resident tax return for the state of Virginia. Together, they reported an adjusted gross income of $333,182. The Bidens paid $71,147 in federal income taxes for 2009. They paid $12,420 in Delaware income taxes and $1,477 in Virginia income taxes. The Bidens contributed $4,820 to charity, in both monetary and in-kind donations.

The Vice President and Dr. Biden’s federal and state tax returns (PDF)
Norm Eisen is Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform

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(photo by Lynn Sweet)

MEXICO CITY–First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday morning hosted a roundtable discussion with a dozen young Mexicans from around the country, each telling their own personal, passionate story about how they are trying to help their communities.

Mrs. Obama was seated around a long table at the historic La Hacienda de los Morales, a restaurant and event venue dating back to the Spanish here in the 16th century. A U.S. State Department translator perched next to Mrs. Obama translated as the “stories” were told in Spanish. The press was provided simul-cast translations via a woman sitting at a table in a glass booth; transmitted via wireless devices with ear phones.

Said Mrs. Obama, who seemed taken with the personal stories: There is “power in their voices,” she told the group. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico assembled the panel.

The don’t need Bill Gates, they don’t need Michelle Obama, Mrs. Obama said in praise.

Mrs. Obama, who flew from Washington to Haiti on Tuesday in her first solo international swing to tour the destruction from the Jan. 12 earthquake, said her parting thought to young people: learn the virtue of patience.

“When I went to Haiti, the only thing that happens in an instant is destruction.”

Mrs. Obama is wrapping up her Mexico stay–she landed her Tuesday night–doing interviews with Telemundo and Univision. From there, her motorcade zips to the airport to fly to San Diego, where she shifts back to her signature domestic program, combating childhood obesity in the California event.

From East Wing guidance: First Lady Michelle Obama will visit a community farm that is supported by the California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative.

The Building Healthy Communities Initiative is targeting 14 geographically diverse areas across the state with significant, strategic, and sustained investments to transform these underserved communities into healthy communities.

The First Lady will meet with community farmers and volunteers, tour the garden, and give remarks.

She is expected to return to Washington Thursday night.

MEXICO CITY–First Lady Michelle Obama debuted on Wednesday her international “youth engagement” agenda during a speech to college and high school students here. In an interview with six print reporters–counting me–Mrs. Obama said she wasn’t sure how her youth agenda will develop. Read my column on Mrs. Obama’s appeal to Mexico’s youth here.

MEXICO CITY — On her first trip to Mexico, first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday talked about Chicago’s Mexican-American communities in Pilsen, Little Village and the Southeast Side.

“Growing up in Chicago on the South Side, I lived next to one of the largest Mexican-American communities in the city,” Mrs. Obama said in a session with six print journalists following her in Mexico.

We’re on the campus of Universidad Iberoamericana, and Mrs. Obama just delivered a speech to college and high school students to inspire them to help others. She ended her address with the rousing battle cry of President Obama’s 2008 presidential quest — “Si, se puede — Yes we can” — but the crowd did not light up the way a U.S. audience would because I just don’t think they got the reference to either the campaign or to the phrase, originated by Cesar Chavez, the labor leader.

Mrs. Obama did not mention in her speech the cross-border drug problem that leaders in Mexico and the United States are grappling with. In Mexico, drug violence affects people under 30 the most.

She did discuss programs and strategies to reduce drug use in a morning private meeting with Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala, held in Los Pinos, the Mexican presidential residence.

Asked to comment on the drug war, Mrs. Obama, raised at 7436 S. Euclid, mentioned her South Side roots and seemed to want to throw the spotlight off the explosion of murders on the Mexican side of the border with the United States, blamed on feuding drug cartels.

“Drug violence exists on the South Side of Chicago, in L.A., you name any urban and rural environment,” she said.

Mrs. Obama was asked about her favorite Mexican neighborhood in Chicago, and the question spurred Mrs. Obama — in Mexico at this point less than 24 hours — to compare and contrast her impressions so far.

“Well, Pilsen, Little Village, is one of the favorites because that’s where you feel like you’re in a different neighborhood,” Mrs. Obama said.

Mrs. Obama was referring to two different Chicago communities, Pilsen, along 18th Street on the Near West Side, and Little Village, in South Lawndale.

In any case, a Mexican neighborhood in Chicago is not the same as Mexico City.

“It is very different from being here in Mexico City because this is where … the full culture of Mexico is on display. … The architecture in this city is bold, it’s modern, it’s colorful in ways that can’t be expressed in just a neighborhood; you know, one of, you know, 72 community areas in Chicago,” she said.

FOOTNOTE: I asked Mrs. Obama to clarify where on the Southeast Side of Chicago she was talking about — 91st and Commercial, she said.

“Ninety-first, where Goldblatt’s used to be,” she said, laughing. “We used to shop there.”

Said Mrs. Obama, “That was like the big shopping trip.”

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2010

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing the Oval Office. This briefing is closed press. The President will then meet with Secretary of Labor Solis and Mine Safety and Health Administrator Main in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Following the meeting, the President will deliver remarks on mine safety in the Rose Garden. This event is open press.

The President will later travel to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where he will tour a commercial rocket processing facility at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and deliver remarks on the bold new course the Administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human space flight at the Kennedy Space Center. There will be travel pool coverage of the tour. The President’s remarks are open press.

In the evening, the President will travel to Miami, where he will attend a DNC fundraiser at a private residence and deliver remarks at a DNC fundraiser at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. There will be travel pool coverage of the President’s remarks at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.

The President will return to Washington, DC at night. The arrival on the South Lawn is open press.

Also tomorrow, the White House will post the 2009 tax returns of the President and First Lady and Vice President Biden and Dr. Biden. The tax returns will be posted on the White House blog at www.WhiteHouse.gov/blog and released midday tomorrow.

In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Politico
Radio: CBS

Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Washington Post
Radio: NPR

EDT

9:30AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press

10:15AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of Labor Solis and Mine Safety and Health Administrator Main
Oval Office
Closed Press

10:50AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on mine safety
Rose Garden
Open Press (Pre-set 9:50AM – Final Gather 10:20AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

11:20AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Andrews Air Force Base
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set immediately following Rose Garden remarks – Final Gather 11:10AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

11:35AM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Cape Canaveral, Florida
Out-of-Town Travel Pool (Call Time 10:15AM – Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)

1:30PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Cape Canaveral, Florida
NASA Shuttle Landing Facility
Open Press

1:55PM THE PRESIDENT tours a commercial rocket processing facility
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Travel Pool Coverage

2:50PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the bold new course the Administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human space flight
Kennedy Space Center
Open Press

3:45PM THE PRESIDENT departs Cape Canaveral, Florida en route Miami, Florida
NASA Shuttle Landing Facility
Open Press

4:40PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Miami, Florida
Miami International Airport
Open Press

5:00PM THE PRESIDENT attends DNC fundraiser
Private Residence
Closed Press

7:10PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at DNC fundraiser
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Travel Pool Coverage

7:50PM THE PRESIDENT departs Miami, Florida en route Andrews Air Force Base
Miami International Airport
Open Press

9:55PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool

10:10PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 9:40PM – Final Gather 9:55PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

Briefing Schedule

Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton will gaggle aboard Air Force One

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MEXICO CITY–President Obama tapped Darryl McPherson to be U.S. Marshal for the Chicago-based Northern District of Illinois federal court. McPherson was the lead deputy Marshall for Judge Joan Lefkow after her husband was killed.

below, from the White House….

Darryl K. McPherson: Nominee for United States Marshal, Northern District of Illinois

Darryl McPherson is currently employed by the Department of Justice working for the U.S. Marshals Service in Chicago as Judicial Security Inspector. He has been with the Marshals Service since 1997. Mr. McPherson started as Deputy U.S. Marshal out of the Mobile, Alabama office until 1999 when he was promoted to his current position in Chicago. Mr. McPherson received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Spring Hill College in 1997.

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 14, 2010

President Obama Names Six to Serve as U.S. Marshals

WASHINGTON- Today, President Obama nominated Arthur Baylor, Michael R. Bladel, Kevin Carr, Kevin C. Harrison, Darryl K. McPherson and Henry L. Whitehorn Sr. to serve as U.S. Marshals.

“I am proud to nominate these outstanding public servants to serve as U.S. Marshals,” said President Obama. “Throughout their careers, they have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice, and I appreciate their continued willingness to serve and protect the American people.”

Arthur Baylor: Nominee for United States Marshal, Middle District of Alabama

Arthur Baylor is the Chief of Police of the Montgomery Police Department in Alabama. From 1998-2004, Mr. Baylor also worked for the Unified Judicial System as a Judicial Security Coordinator where he was the Deputy Marshal. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in 1977 and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice in 1990 from Troy State University.

Michael R. Bladel: Nominee for United States Marshal, Southern District of Iowa

Michael Bladel is the Law Enforcement Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Iowa. He served as the Chief of Police in Davenport, Iowa, from 2000-2007, and was a Police Officer there from 1971-1993. From 1993-2000, Mr. Bladel was the Sheriff of Scott County, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1971 and earned a Bronze Star. Mr. Bladel received a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice from St. Ambrose University in 1991. He earned an Associate’s degree from the Muscatine Community College in 1974.

Kevin Carr: Nominee for United States Marshal, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Kevin Carr currently works for the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Carr joined the Sheriff’s office in 1980, rising through the ranks from Deputy Sheriff to his current position as Inspector. He received his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management from Concordia University, Wisconsin in 1997.

Kevin C. Harrison: Nominee for United States Marshal, Middle District of Louisiana

Kevin Harrison is currently working for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the Assistant Special Agent in Charge. Prior to his employment with the DEA, Mr. Harrison worked as a trooper for the Louisiana State Police, from 1979-1986. In 1984, he was the Chief Deputy at Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana. Mr. Harrison received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Nicholls State University in 1976.

Darryl K. McPherson: Nominee for United States Marshal, Northern District of Illinois

Darryl McPherson is currently employed by the Department of Justice working for the U.S. Marshals Service in Chicago as Judicial Security Inspector. He has been with the Marshals Service since 1997. Mr. McPherson started as Deputy U.S. Marshal out of the Mobile, Alabama office until 1999 when he was promoted to his current position in Chicago. Mr. McPherson received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Spring Hill College in 1997.

Henry L. Whitehorn, Sr.: Nominee for United States Marshal, Western District of Louisiana

Henry Whitehorn, Sr., is the Chief of Police in Shreveport, Louisiana, a position he has held since 2007. He joined the Louisiana State Police in 1978, rising through the ranks to serve as Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Services and Louisiana State Police Superintendent. Mr. Whitehorn was a Patrolman with the St. Louis, Missouri, Police Department from 1977 to 1978. He also served as a sergeant with the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1977. In addition to professional training, Mr. Whitehorn earned a master’s degree in criminal justice from Grambling State University in 1989, and a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University – Shreveport in 1986.

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Michelle Obama at the Universidad Iberamericana (photo by Lynn Sweet)

MEXICO CITY–At a university here, First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday urged a group of Mexican students to “ensure that other young people have the opportunities they deserve,” a variation of a theme that is a standard in most of her speeches.

She spoke at the Universidad Iberamericana in the Santa Fe area of the city, near high rises housing corporate headquarters, condos and a U.S-style shopping mall. About 2,000 invited students–from a variety of high schools and other universities– crowded into courtyard at the Jesuit School, decorated with giant Mexican and U.S. flags.

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