DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 23, 2009

 

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009

 

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing, the Economic Daily Briefing, and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will have lunch in the Oval Office.

 

Later, President Obama will meet with a family struggling to afford the cost of college and underscore his commitment to cutting wasteful spending from the federal student loan program by ending taxpayer subsidies to banks.  The President will discuss the strain that rising tuition costs are placing on middle class families, and his proposal to end the private Federal Family Education Loans program that lines the pockets of the banks who serve as middlemen while costing the American people $5 billion a year. This event is pooled press.

 

 

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: Salon

Radio: VOA

Magazine Photo: Newsweek

 

 

EDT

 

9:00AM          In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

 

9:30AM          THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing

                        Oval Office

Closed Press

 

10:00AM        THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

                        Oval Office

                        Closed Press

                          

10:30AM        THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

                        Oval Office

                        Closed Press

 

12:30PM         THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT have lunch

                        Oval Office

                        Closed Press

 

1:30PM          THE PRESIDENT delivers statement on higher education

                        Diplomatic Room

                        Pooled Press (Pre-Set 12:30PM – Final Gather 1:00PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

                       

 

Briefing Schedule

 

2:15PM           Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

 

 

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