THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 8, 2011

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011

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 visit Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Virginia, to announce first of their kind fuel efficiency standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles. The new standards will save American businesses, who operate and own these commercial vehicles, tens of billions of dollars in fuel costs, and will dramatically reduce oil consumption and cut pollution. The President's remarks at Interstate Moving Services will be open to pre-credentialed media.

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

In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg

Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: ABC

Print: Scripps Howard

Radio: ABC

EDT

9:00AM Pool Call Time

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

11:05AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on fuel efficiency standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles

Interstate Moving Services, Springfield, Virginia

Open Press (In-Town Travel Pool Gather Time 10:10AM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

2:50PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of the Treasury Geithner

Oval Office

Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

12:30PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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