The President nominates Gen. Dempsey to be the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Admiral Winnefeld to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Gen. Odierno as Army Chief of Staff.
President Obama travels to Joplin, Missouri to meet with those in the community who lost so much in the devastating tornados and participates in a Memorial Service.
As part of his commitment to transparency, President Obama ordered that White House visitor records be released. This White House has released more than 1.3 million records to date.