THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 6, 2009

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2009

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing and the Economic Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.

Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks on the terminations, reductions, and savings in the FY2010 budget in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. This event will be pooled for TV and open to correspondents.

Afterwards, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

Then, the President will meet in the Oval Office with Rev. Al Sharpton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich to discuss education reform. This meeting is closed press. Rev. Sharpton, Mayor Bloomberg, and Speaker Gingrich will visit the stakeout location after the meeting at approximately 1:30PM.

Later, the President will meet with Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer in the Oval Office. The President will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.

The President will hold a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of the meeting.

Also tomorrow, the President will sign a proclamation for National Day of Prayer.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CBS

Print: CQ

Radio: CBS

Magazine: TIME

EDT

9:00AM Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

9:50AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Economic Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

10:35AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on the budget

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Pooled TV, Open to correspondents (Pre-set 9:30AM - Final Gather 10:00AM -

Stakeout Location)

11:05AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

Closed Press

12:45PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Rev. Al Sharpton, Mayor Michael

Bloomberg, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich to discuss education

reform

Oval Office

Closed Press

(Rev. Sharpton, Mayor Bloomberg, and Speaker Gingrich will be at the stakeout location around 1:30)

2:00PM THE PRESIDENT meets with CEA Chair Christina Romer

Oval Office

Closed Press

2:45PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Oval Office

Closed Press

4:15PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Oval Office

Pool spray at the bottom (Gather Time 4:05PM - Briefing Room)

Briefing Schedule

1:45PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

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