THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2009

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing, the Economic Daily Briefing, and meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press. These meetings are closed press. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will have lunch in the Oval Office.

Later, President Obama will meet with a family struggling to afford the cost of college and underscore his commitment to cutting wasteful spending from the federal student loan program by ending taxpayer subsidies to banks. The President will discuss the strain that rising tuition costs are placing on middle class families, and his proposal to end the private Federal Family Education Loans program that lines the pockets of the banks who serve as middlemen while costing the American people $5 billion a year. This event is pooled press.


In-Town Travel Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: FOX
Print: Salon
Radio: VOA
Magazine Photo: Newsweek


EDT

9:00AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press

10:30AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press

12:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT have lunch
Oval Office
Closed Press

1:30PM THE PRESIDENT delivers statement on higher education
Diplomatic Room
Pooled Press (Pre-Set 12:30PM - Final Gather 1:00PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)


Briefing Schedule

2:15PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs


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