Obama guidance, press schedule Feb. 6, 7, 2016. Springfield visit Wednesday

Below, from the White House….

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 5, 2016

WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AND SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2016

On Saturday and Sunday, the President has no public events scheduled.

Saturday’s In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CNN

Print: Politico

Radio: SRN

Sunday’s In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: FOX

Print: Real Clear Politics

Radio: Sirius XM

Saturday, February 6, 2016

EST

11:00AM Pool Call Time

Sunday, February 7, 2016

EST

11:00AM Pool Call Time

Schedule for the Week of February 8, 2016

On Monday, the President will host President Sergio Mattarella of Italy at the White House. Italy is a valued NATO Ally and a close partner on a broad range of global challenges. During their meeting, the leaders will discuss our shared efforts to counter ISIL and the global refugee crisis. They will also exchange views on economic developments in Europe, the importance of concluding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and other issues of mutual interest.

On Tuesday, the President will attend meetings at the White House.

On Wednesday, nine years after he announced his candidacy for president, the President will return to the place where his political career began by traveling to Springfield, Illinois. Now in the final year of his second term, the President looks forward to addressing the Illinois General Assembly about what we can do, together, to build a better politics – one that reflects our better selves. In the evening, the President will travel to the San Jose, California area, where he will remain overnight.

On Thursday, the President will attend a DSCC event and a DNC event. Later in the day, the President will travel to the Los Angeles area to tape an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and attend DNC events and will remain overnight.

On Friday, the President will travel to the Palm Springs, CA area, where he will remain overnight. On Monday, February 15th and Tuesday, February 16th, the President will host a summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, CA to continue important conversations about the Asia-Pacific region. Following the conclusion of the summit, the President will return to Washington, D.C.

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