THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
In the morning, the President and the First Lady will host a Veterans Day breakfast in the East Room. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend the breakfast. This is closed press.
Later, the President and the First Lady will visit Arlington National Cemetery. The President will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend the ceremony. This is open to pre-credentialed media only. Credentialing is being handled by Arlington National Cemetery Public Affairs; the deadline to request credentials has passed.
The President will then deliver remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki will introduce the President. The Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will also attend. This event is open to pre-credentialed media only. Credentialing is being handled by Arlington National Cemetery Public Affairs; the deadline to request credentials has passed.
In the afternoon, the President will meet with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Situation Room. This meeting is closed press. Expected attendees include:
Vice President Biden
Secretary of State Clinton
Secretary of Defense Gates
Ambassador Susan Rice, Permanent U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General James E. Cartwright, USMC, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
General David Petraeus, U.S. Central Command
General Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Commander in Afghanistan
Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
General James Jones, National Security Advisory
Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor
John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
Lieutenant General Douglas Lute, Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: NBC
Print: Ebony
Radio: AP
Travel Photo: TIME
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9:00AM Pool Call Time
9:05AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host Veterans Day breakfast
East Room
Closed Press
11:00AM THE PRESIDENT participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlington National Cemetery
Open to pre-credentialed media (Travel Pool Gather Time 10:15AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
11:25AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks
Memorial Amphitheater
Open to pre-credentialed media
2:30PM THE PRESIDENT meets with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan
Situation Room
Closed Press
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