Below, from the White House…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 24, 2016
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016
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 participate in a panel discussion as part of the White House Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Summit. The panel will be moderated by Dr. James Hamblin of The Atlantic. The summit will also feature remarks from patients, researchers and other PMI stakeholders and a discussion on the Million Veteran Program with Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. This event in South Court Auditorium is open press.
In the afternoon, the President will visit the State Department, which is hosting a meeting of his National Security Council (NSC). The NSC meeting, which follows offsite sessions at the Department of Defense and National Counterterrorism Center late last year, will focus on the global campaign to degrade and destroy ISIL as well as Syria and other regional issues. The NSC last met at the State Department to discuss ISIL in October of 2014. Afterward, the President will deliver a statement. There will be travel pool coverage of the meeting and statement.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: CBS
Print: CS Monitor
Radio: CBS
EST
9:30AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
10:00AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
11:10AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a panel discussion
South Court Auditorium
Open Press (Pre-Set 9:30AM; Final Gather 10:50AM – Stakeout Location)
3:35PM THE PRESIDENT holds a meeting with his National Security Council
State Department
Travel Pool Coverage (In-Town Travel Pool Gather 3:00PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
5:35PM THE PRESIDENT delivers a statement
State Department
Travel Pool Coverage
Briefing Schedule
1:00PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
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