What's Happening

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Reception in the Grand Foyer. The President’s remarks are pooled press. Later, the President will meet with his national security team for his regular monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include: The Vice President (via videoconference) Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State (via videoconference) Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff General James Jones, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Ambassador Susan Rice, United States Ambassador to the United Nations James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence Leon Panetta, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development Jack Lew, Deputy Secretary of State Neal Wolin, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Doug Lute, Special Assistant to the President and Coordinator for Afghanistan and Pakistan John Tien, Senior Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan General James Mattis, Commander, CENTCOM (via videoconference) General David Petraeus, Commander, International Security Assistance Force and Commander, United States Forces Afghanistan (via videoconference) Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan (via videoconference) Ambassador Anne Patterson, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan (via videoconference) In the afternoon, the President will meet with a family at their home in Fairfax, Virginia. There is travel pool coverage of the meeting. Following the meeting, the President will hold a discussion on the economy with families from the area. This discussion pooled for TV and still photographers and open to credentialed correspondents. Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. Later, the President will meet with Secretary of Defense Gates in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. In the evening, the President will continue a tradition started by President George W. Bush by honoring championship teams and student athletes from across the NCAA with a reception at the White House. The President will welcome student athletes from dozens of schools and various sports to congratulate them on their accomplishments in the classroom as well as on and off the playing field. In association with this event, various championship teams and players will be recognized for their efforts to give back to their communities, continuing an effort begun by President Obama of sports champions being commended for service as part of a White House visit. This event is open press.

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

Later in the morning, the President will hold a news conference in the East Room. This event is open press.

In the afternoon, President will meet with senior advisors 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, the President will travel to Cleveland, Ohio to deliver remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College West Campus. The President will update the American people on the state of the economy, talk about the progress we have made, and discuss some targeted proposals to keep the economy growing including extending tax cuts for the middle class, and investing in the areas of our economy where the potential for job growth is greatest. It took years to create our economic problems, and it’ll take more time than any of us would like to fully repair the damage. There are no silver bullets and anyone who is promising them is not being straight with the American people. But there are some ideas that will help the economy and help American families that are hurting and those proposals will be a part of the President’s remarks. Speaking in the city where Minority Leader Boehner recently detailed the Republican economic agenda, the President will lay out the choice between his ideas and the failed policies and failed philosophy that led us into this mess. The President’s remarks are open press.

In the afternoon, the President will return to the White House. The President’s departure from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and arrival on the South Lawn are open press. Later, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
 

In the morning, the President will deliver a statement to the press on the monthly job numbers. This statement is open press. In the afternoon, the President will travel to Camp David. The departure from the South Lawn is open press.