THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2011
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011
In the morning, the President will travel to Cleveland, Ohio. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport are open press.
In Cleveland, the President will convene a Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in association with Cleveland State University and northeast Ohio economic development organizations JumpStart and NorTech. In his State of the Union address, President Obama spoke of the need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build our competitors in order to sustain our leadership and secure prosperity for all Americans. The Forum will be an opportunity for the President and his economic team to hear directly from small business owners and leaders about their ideas for how we can continue to grow the economy, put Americans back to work, and win the future. Cabinet members attending the event include Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, SBA Administrator Karen Mills and CEA Chair Austan Goolsbee. NEC Director Gene Sperling will also attend.
The President will deliver opening remarks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University. The President’s remarks are open press.
The Winning the Future Forum on Small Business will include breakout sessions, including sessions on entrepreneurship, access to capital, workforce development, exports and clean energy. The President will attend a few of the breakout sessions. There will be limited travel pool coverage of these sessions.
Later, the President will deliver closing remarks at the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University. The President’s remarks are open press.
Later in the afternoon, the President will return to Washington, DC. The departure from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the arrival on the South Lawn are open press.
The President and the Vice President will then meet with Secretary of Defense Gates in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: Daily Caller
Radio: AURN
Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: CNN
Print: McClatchy
Radio: FOX
EST
8:45AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
9:35AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Andrews Air Force Base
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 9:05AM – Final Gather 9:20AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
9:50AM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Cleveland, Ohio
Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Call Time 8:30AM – Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)
11:00AM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Open Press
11:35AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the opening session of the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business
Cleveland State University
Open Press
12:05PM THE PRESIDENT attends breakout sessions
Cleveland State University
Limited Travel Pool Coverage
1:55PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at the closing session of the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business
Cleveland State University
Open Press
3:10PM THE PRESIDENT departs Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Open Press
4:20PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage
4:35PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Pre-set 4:05PM – Final Gather 4:20PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
4:45PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of Defense Gates
Oval Office
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air Force One
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