President Obama official schedule and guidance, March 10, 2011. Bullying prevention conference

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 9, 2011

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011

In the morning, the President, the First Lady, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services will welcome students, parents, teachers and others to the White House for a Conference on Bullying Prevention. The conference will bring together communities from across the nation who have been affected by bullying as well as those who are taking action to address it. Participants will have the opportunity to talk with the President and representatives from the highest levels of his Administration about how all communities can work together to prevent bullying.

The President and the First Lady will meet with a small group of students and parents from the Conference on Bullying Prevention in the Oval Office. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting.

Afterwards, the President and the First Lady will deliver remarks at the Conference on Bullying Prevention in the East Room. The President and the First Lady’s remarks will be open press.

In the afternoon, the President will meet with a bicameral, bipartisan group of legislators to discuss the reauthorization of ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind. Meeting participants include Representatives Kline, Miller, Hunter, Kildee and Senators Harkin, Enzi, Bingaman, and Alexander. The President looks forward to working with this bipartisan group of leaders to revise the federal law so that it is more fair, flexible, and focused on helping all students to graduate ready for college and careers. There will be a spray for pool still photographers only at the top of the meeting.

Later in the afternoon, the President will meet with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner 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: FOX

Print: NY Post

Radio: Talk Radio

EST

8:00AM Pool Call Time

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY meet with students and parents from the Conference on Bullying Prevention

Oval Office

Pool Spray at the Top (Gather Time 9:45AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)

10:35AM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY deliver remarks at the Conference on Bullying Prevention

East Room

Open Press (Pre-set 9:15AM – Final Gather 10:00AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)

2:05PM THE PRESIDENT holds a meeting on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Roosevelt Room

Pool Stills Only Spray at the Top (Gather Time 1:50PM – Brady Press Briefing Room)

3:05PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner

Oval Office

Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

1:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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