UPDATED….. WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama added a meeting with embattled Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki to his Friday schedule, the second face-to-face with Shinseki as the VA health care scandal swells and more members of Congress are calling for his resignation.
Earlier: President Barack Obama on Friday gets a status report on his My Brother’s Keeper Task Force, lunches with Vice President Joe Biden and then heads to FEMA headquarters for a briefing on hurricane preparedness. And speaking of lunches: Obama’s Thursday lunch with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was left off his public schedule.
From the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force report: “The My Brother’s Keeper Task Force was established to develop a coordinated Federaleffort to improve significantly the expected life outcomes for boys and young men of color (including Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans) and their contributions to U.S. prosperity, so that all youth have an equal opportunity at the American dream. It is important to note that there is significant diversity within and among these groups of the population. Differences of language status, income, disability, sexual orientation and many other factors influence the identity and experience of these young people, just as any other population.”
Below, from the White House….
UPDATE 3:
Briefing Schedule
1:30PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
UPDATE 2:
Later in the morning, the President will deliver a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room. This statement is open press.
Afterward, the President will meet with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force to receive a 90-day report on its progress. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of this meeting in the Roosevelt Room.
11:15AM THE PRESIDENT delivers a statement
Brady Press Briefing Room
Open Press
11:30AM THE PRESIDENT meets with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force
Roosevelt Room
Pool Spray at the bottom (Final Gather 11:45AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
UPDATED:
In the morning, the President will meet with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Shinseki in the Oval Office to receive an update on the situation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This meeting will be closed press.
10:15AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary Shinseki
Oval Office
Closed Press
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
UPDATE 2:
Later in the morning, the President will deliver a statement in the Brady Press Briefing Room. This statement is open press.
Afterward, the President will meet with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force to receive a 90-day report on its progress. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of this meeting in the Roosevelt Room.
11:15AM THE PRESIDENT delivers a statement
Brady Press Briefing Room
Open Press
11:30AM THE PRESIDENT meets with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force
Roosevelt Room
Pool Spray at the bottom (Final Gather 11:45AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
UPDATED:
In the morning, the President will meet with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Shinseki in the Oval Office to receive an update on the situation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This meeting will be closed press.
10:15AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary Shinseki
Oval Office
Closed Press
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2014
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014
In the morning, the President will meet with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force to receive a 90-day report on its progress. There will be a stills only pool spray of this meeting in the Roosevelt Room.
In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.
Later in the afternoon, the President will attend a hurricane preparedness meeting at FEMA Headquarters. There will be a pool pray at the top of this meeting.
In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: The Root
Radio: NBC
EDT
9:30AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time
11:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force
Roosevelt Room
Stills Only Pool Spray (Final Gather 10:40AM – Brady Press Briefing Room)
1:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet for lunch
Private Dining Room
Closed Press
2:15PM THE PRESIDENT attends a hurricane preparedness meeting
FEMA Headquarters, Washington, DC
In-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Gather Time 1:30PM – North Doors of the Palm Room)
Briefing Schedule
1:00PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
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