What's Happening

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

Later in the morning, the President and the Vice President will host a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors in the State Dining Room. The remarks by Dr. Biden, the First Lady, the Vice President and the President will be pooled press.

In the afternoon, the President will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in the Oval Office to discuss the humanitarian, diplomatic, legal and other actions needed to put a stop to violence against civilians and to ensure that UN agencies and UN members mobilize to provide humanitarian assistance to Libya’s people. There will be a spray for pool still photographers only at the top of the meeting.

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and will then meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President will hold a meeting with the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the White House. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed at obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/live. Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of the Treasury in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the evening, the President and the First Lady will host music legends and contemporary major artists in the East Room for “The Motown Sound: In Performance at the White House,” a concert celebrating Black History Month and the legacy of Motown Records. The Vice President and Dr. Biden will also attend. This event is pooled press. Earlier in the day, the First Lady will welcome more than 100 students from California, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. to take part in an interactive student workshop event: “The Sound of Young America: The History of Motown.” The GRAMMY Museum’s Executive Director Bob Santelli will lead the students in a discussion about the history of Motown’s long-lasting legacy, ranging from its beginnings in the city of Detroit to its effect on the music industry. Featured performers from the evening event will share their experiences as well as answer student questions about the music and entertainment world.

In the morning, the President will travel to Cleveland, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport are open press.

In Cleveland, the President will convene a Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in association with Cleveland State University and northeast Ohio economic development organizations JumpStart and NorTech. In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of the need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build our competitors in order to sustain our leadership and secure prosperity for all Americans.  The Forum will be an opportunity for the President and his economic team to hear directly from small business owners and leaders about their ideas for how we can continue to grow the economy, put Americans back to work, and win the future. Cabinet members attending the event include Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, SBA Administrator Karen Mills and CEA Chair Austan Goolsbee.  NEC Director Gene Sperling will also attend.

The President will deliver opening remarks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University. The President’s remarks are open press.

The Winning the Future Forum on Small Business will include breakout sessions, including sessions on entrepreneurship, access to capital, workforce development, exports and clean energy. The President will attend a few of the breakout sessions. There will be limited travel pool coverage of these sessions.

Later, the President will deliver closing remarks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University. The President’s remarks are open press.

Later in the afternoon, the President will return to Washington, DC. The departure from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn are open press.

The President and the Vice President will then meet with Secretary of Defense Gates in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with a bicameral, bipartisan group of legislators to discuss the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as No Child Left Behind, in the Roosevelt Room. Meeting participants include Senators Tom Harkin, Mike Enzi, Jeff Bingaman, Lamar Alexander and Representatives John Kline, George Miller, Duncan Hunter, and Dale Kildee. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will also be in attendance. The President looks forward to working with this bipartisan group of leaders to revise the federal law so that it is more fair, flexible, and focused on helping all students to graduate ready for college and careers. There will be a spray for pool still photographers only. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet with House Democratic Leadership for lunch in the Oval Office. Meeting attendees include White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn. This lunch is closed press. Later, the President will sign the John M. Roll United States Courthouse Bill in the Oval Office. There will be a spray for pool still photographers only. Later in the afternoon, the President will travel to San Francisco, California. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at San Francisco International Airport are open press. In the evening, the President will meet with a number of business leaders in technology and innovation at a private residence. The meeting is a part of our ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can work together to win the future, strengthen our economy, support entrepreneurship, and get the American people back to work. The President and the business leaders will discuss our shared goal of promoting American innovation and discuss his commitment to new investments in research and development, education and clean energy. This meeting is closed press. The President will spend the night in San Francisco, California.