The First Family departs Honolulu, Hawaii

Date: 
1:45 AM
Local Time: 
8:45 PM HST January 3, 2011
Press Access: 
Open Press

President Obama holds a news conference

Date: 
4:15 PM

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Full name
Date of birth
Social security number
Country of citizenship

Members of the media WILL NOT receive a confirmation regarding their clearance. Please note, if the 3:00PM EST RSVP deadline is not met, clearance may not be granted.

Press Access: 
Open Press
Press Info: 
Pre-set will be at 3:15PM EST – Final Call will be at 3:45PM EST – Please gather in the Brady Press Briefing Room

The President meets with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner

Date: 
10:15 AM
Press Access: 
Closed Press

The President delivers remarks and signs the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010

Date: 
9:15 AM
Press Access: 
Pooled TV, Open to Correspondents
Press Info: 
Travel Pool Gather Time 8:40AM – North Doors of the Palm Room

The President meets with senior advisors

Date: 
10:30 AM
Press Access: 
Closed Press

The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Date: 
10:00 AM
Press Access: 
Closed Press

The President signs the middle-class tax cut bill

Date: 
3:50 PM
Press Access: 
Pooled TV, Open to Correspondents
Press Info: 
Pre-set 2:50PM – Final Gather 3:20PM – North Doors of the Palm Room

The President meets with leaders from the country’s largest labor organizations

Date: 
2:00 PM

Expected attendees include:
AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka
United Food and Commercial Workers President Joe Hansen (Chair, Change to Win)
National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel
United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President Gerald McEntee
Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry
United Auto Workers President Bob King
International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers President Ed Hill
National Association of Letter Carriers President Fred Rolando
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades President Jimmy Williams

Press Access: 
Closed Press