Due to inclement weather, the President will motorcade to JBA. Please review updated guidance below.
9:25AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Final Gather 9:00AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2012
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
In the morning, the President will travel to Boulder City, Nevada. The departure from the South Lawn and arrival at McCarran International Airport are open press.
While in Boulder City, the President will visit the Copper Mountain Solar 1 Facility, the largest photovoltaic plant operating in the country with nearly one million solar panels powering 17,000 homes. The President will highlight his Administration’s focus on diversifying our energy portfolio, including expanding renewable energy from sources like wind and solar, which thanks in part to investments made by this Administration is set to double in the President’s first term. The President’s tour of the facility will be pooled press and the President’s remarks are open press.
In the afternoon, the President will depart Boulder City, Nevada en route Roswell, New Mexico. The departure from McCarran International Airport and arrival at Roswell International Air Center Airport are open press.
Later, the President will travel to oil and gas production fields located on federal lands outside of Maljamar, New Mexico, an area home to more than seventy active drilling rigs. While in Maljamar, the President will highlight the Administration’s commitment to expanding domestic oil and gas production, which has increased each year he has been in office, with domestic oil production currently at an eight year high and domestic natural gas production at an all-time high. The President’s remarks are pooled for television, and open to pre-credentialed stills and correspondents.
In the evening, the President will depart Roswell, New Mexico en route Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The departure from Roswell International Air Center Airport and the arrival at Tinker Air Force Base are open press. The President will spend the night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: CS Monitor
Radio: NPR
Out-of-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Tribune
Radio: NPR
EDT
8:45AM In-Town Pool Call Time
9:40AM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
Open Press (Final Gather 9:20AM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
9:55AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Las Vegas, Nevada
Out-Of-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Out-of-Town Travel Pool Gather 8:30AM–Virginia Gate, Joint Base Andrews)
PDT
11:40AM THE PRESIDENT arrives Las Vegas, Nevada
McCarran International Airport
Open Press
1:10PM THE PRESIDENT tours Copper Mountain Solar 1 Facility
Boulder City, Nevada
Travel Pool Coverage
1:20PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at Copper Mountain Solar 1 Facility on his Administration’s focus on diversifying our energy portfolio
Boulder City, Nevada
Open Press
2:50PM THE PRESIDENT departs Las Vegas, Nevada en route Roswell, New Mexico
McCarran International Airport
Open Press
MDT
5:20PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell International Air Center Airport
Open Press
6:15PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the Administration’s commitment to expanding domestic oil and gas production
Maljamar, New Mexico
Pooled for Television, and Open to Pre-Credentialed Stills and Correspondents
7:35PM THE PRESIDENT departs Roswell, New Mexico en route Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Roswell International Air Center Airport
Open Press
CDT
9:50PM THE PRESIDENT arrives Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tinker Air Force Base
Open Press
Briefing Schedule
Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle on Air Force One
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