THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 17, 2010

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010

In the morning, the President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

Later in the morning, the President will drop by a meeting hosted by the Vice President to discuss the new START treaty and why it is in our national security interest that the Senate approve it this year. Attendees will include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry; Senator Richard Lugar; former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, James Baker, and Henry Kissinger; former Secretaries of Defense William Cohen and William Perry; former National Security Advisor General Brent Scowcroft; Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright; and Senator Sam Nunn. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of this meeting in the Roosevelt Room.

Later, the President and the Vice President will meet with Congressional Democratic Leadership in the Oval Office. The President will then meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.

In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press.

In the evening, the President will travel to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the NATO and EU summits. The departure from the South Lawn is open press.

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CBS

Print: Newsday

Radio: FOX

Out-of-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CBS

Print: AFP

Radio: NPR

EST

9:00AM In-Town Travel Pool Call Time

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT drops by a meeting to discuss the new START treaty

Roosevelt Room

Pool Spray at the Bottom (Gather Time 9:50AM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

10:45AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Congressional Democratic Leadership

Oval Office

Closed Press

11:45AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

Closed Press

3:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner

Oval Office

Closed Press

11:15PM THE PRESIDENT departs the White House en route Andrews Air Force Base

South Lawn

Open Press (Pre-set 10:45PM - Final Gather 11:00PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

11:30PM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Lisbon, Portugal

Out-of-Town Travel Pool Coverage (Call Time 9:30PM - Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)

Briefing Schedule

TBD Press Secretary Gibbs will convene an off-camera gaggle in the Brady Press Briefing Room