Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 |
President Obama on
the Transition in Egypt
The President
speaks on the situation in Egypt and says the orderly transition "must be
meaningful, must be peaceful, and must begin now."
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Wing Week: "Dispatches from Sudan"
Travel alongside the President's Special Envoy to Sudan, General Scott Gration, and witness the historic referendum in South Sudan.
Travel alongside the President's Special Envoy to Sudan, General Scott Gration, and witness the historic referendum in South Sudan.
Race
to the Top Commencement Challenge: Winning the Future by Out-Educating the
World
President Obama kicks off the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge! Watch the video and find out how your school can apply.
President Obama kicks off the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge! Watch the video and find out how your school can apply.
The
Next Generation of Teachers
Education Secretary Arne Duncan writes about his trip to Morehouse College in Atlanta, and his shared belief with the President that education is the civil rights issue of our generation.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan writes about his trip to Morehouse College in Atlanta, and his shared belief with the President that education is the civil rights issue of our generation.
Today's Schedule
All times are
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
9:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the
Presidential Daily Briefing
10:00 AM: The President and the Vice President
receive the Economic Daily Briefing
11:00 AM: The President meets with senior advisors
11:35 AM: The President signs the New START Treaty
2:05 PM: The President meets with Senator McCain
3:45 PM: The President and the Vice President meet
with Secretary of State Clinton
4:45 PM: The President meets with Senator Bingaman
6:30 PM: The Vice President and Dr. Biden host a dinner
for new senators
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Wed., Feb. 9, 2011 |
Vice President Joe Biden points out landmarks to
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood as they ride an Amtrak train through
Claymont, Del., where the Vice President grew up, on the way to Philadelphia,
Pa., Feb. 8, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)
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Vice President
Biden travels to Philadelphia to announce a comprehensive plan to help the
nation reach President Obama’s goal of giving 80 percent of Americans access to
high-speed rail within 25 years.
The Department of
Energy is helping small businesses create jobs by making its Jaguar
Supercomputer available for innovative companies. One company is using the data
to make trucks more aerodynamic and improve fuel economy.
If you are pregnant
or a new mom and haven’t heard of text4baby, it’s time you got to know a happy
and healthy public-private partnership that is celebrating its first birthday
this month.
Today's Schedule
All times are
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
10:15 AM: The President and the Vice President
receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
10:45 AM: The President meets with senior advisors
12:30 PM: The President and the Vice President have lunch
with Speaker Boehner, Republican Leader Cantor and Republican Whip
McCarthy
2:30 PM: The Vice President meets with Prime Minister
Borut Pahor of Slovenia
3:45 PM: The President and the Vice President meet with
Secretary of State Clinton
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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 |
Let's Move!
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Let's Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama's initiative to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. You can learn more about the Let's Move! at LetsMove.gov.
First Lady Michelle Obama visits a second grade class
at the Burgess-Peterson Academy in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 9, 201. Mrs. Obama, who
marked the first anniversary of the 'Let's Move!' initiative, praised the
school for their efforts to promote healthy living. (Official White House Photo
by Lawrence Jackson)
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The Clean Air Act
gives the Environmental Protection Agency the necessary tools to protect our
families from a number of harmful pollutants that can cause asthma and lung
disease – especially in children.
Treasury Secretary
Tim Geithner lays out the economic advantages of infrastructure investment.
This series, Voices
of Health Reform, highlights how Americans are already benefiting from the
health reform law, the Affordable Care Act. This story is about Nan from
Chicago.
Today's Schedule
All times are
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
9:20 AM: The President departs the White House en route
Andrews Air Force Base
9:35 AM: The President departs Andrews Air Force
Base en route Marquette, Michigan
11:40 AM: The President arrives in Marquette,
Michigan
1:15 PM: The President views the Northern Michigan
University’s WiMAX demonstration
2:00 PM: The Vice President meets with police chiefs
from around the country to discuss law enforcement issues
3:00 PM: The President departs Marquette, Michigan
4:30 PM: The Vice President meets with
Representative Emanuel Cleaver
4:55 PM: The President arrives at Andrews Air Force Base
5:10 PM: The President arrives at the White House
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Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 |
White House White
Board: The National Wireless Initiative
In this White House
White Board, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers,
explains the National Wireless Initiative. This plan will help America
win the future by building a 21st Century infrastructure.
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Wing Week: "The New Electrification"
This week, the President puts forward plans to build up the nation's infrastructure, investing in things like high speed rail, and expanding broadband access so all of America's families will be equipped to win the future. The Prime Minister of Canada also dropped by.
This week, the President puts forward plans to build up the nation's infrastructure, investing in things like high speed rail, and expanding broadband access so all of America's families will be equipped to win the future. The Prime Minister of Canada also dropped by.
President
Obama on Egypt
The President releases a statement saying "the Egyptian government must put forward a credible, concrete and unequivocal path toward genuine democracy, and they have not yet seized that opportunity."
The President releases a statement saying "the Egyptian government must put forward a credible, concrete and unequivocal path toward genuine democracy, and they have not yet seized that opportunity."
The
President on the National Wireless Initiative: "We’re Going to Have to Up
Our Game, Marquette"
The President announces his plan to expand wireless coverage to 98 percent of Americans, while reducing deficit by nearly $10 billion by making more government spectrum available.
The President announces his plan to expand wireless coverage to 98 percent of Americans, while reducing deficit by nearly $10 billion by making more government spectrum available.
All times are
Eastern Standard Time (EST).
9:45 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily
Briefing
11:30 AM: The Vice President delivers remarks as part
of the McConnell Center's spring lecture series
(audio only)
Indicates events that will be live streamed on WhiteHouse.gov/live.
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