THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 16, 2012

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2011

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

Later in the morning, the President will meet with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in the State Dining Room. There will be a pool spray for the President's remarks at the top of the meeting. The entire meeting will be streamed online at whitehouse.gov/live.

Following this meeting, the President will have lunch with the Vice President in the Private Dining Room. This lunch is closed press.

In the afternoon, the President will host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House. There will be a pool spray at the bottom of the meeting.

Later in the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will welcome the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals to the White House to honor the team and their 2011 World Series victory. The President and First Lady will also recognize the efforts by the Cardinals to give back to their community as part of their visit, continuing the tradition begun by President Obama of honoring sports teams for their efforts on and off the field. This event in the East Room is open press.

Later, the President and the Vice President will meet with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta 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: CBS
Print: The Hill
Radio: AP

EDT

9:30AM Pool Call Time

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press

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

11:05PM THE PRESIDENT meets with the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
State Dining Room
Pool Spray at the Top (Final Gather 10:30 AM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

12:30PM THE PRESIDENT and the Vice President meet for lunch
Oval Office
Closed Press

2:15PM THE PRESIDENT meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan
Oval Office
Pool Spray at the Bottom (Final Gather 2:30 PM - Brady Press Briefing Room)

3:05PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY honor the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals
East Room
Open Press (Pre-Set 1:50 PM, Final Gather 2:35 PM- North Doors of the Palm Room)

4:35PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Oval Office
Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

12:30 PM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

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