THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 24, 2012

WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012

On Saturday the President has no public events scheduled.

On Sunday, the President and First Lady will welcome the National Governors Association to the White House for the 2012 Governors' Dinner. The Vice President and Dr. Biden will also attend. There will be pool coverage.

Saturday's In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: ABC

Print: MediaNews

Radio: ABC

Sunday's In-Town Travel Pool

Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP

TV Corr & Crew: CBS

Print: Baltimore Sun

Radio: AP

Saturday, February 18, 2012

EST

7:45AM Pool Call Time

Sunday, February 19, 2012

EST

11:00AM Pool Call Time

7:10PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host the 2012 Governors' Dinner; THE VICE PRESIDENT and DR. BIDEN also attend

State Dining Room

Pooled Press (Gather Time 6:50PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)

**Pool should dress in dark suits for this formal event**

Schedule for the Week of February 27, 2012

On Monday, the President and the Vice President will host a meeting with the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room. The First Lady and Dr. Biden will also deliver remarks.

On Tuesday, the President will deliver remarks at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, DC.

On Wednesday, the President and First Lady will host a dinner at the White House to honor our Armed Forces who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn and to honor their families. This dinner--an expression of the nation's gratitude for the achievements and enormous sacrifices of the brave Americans who served in the Iraq War and of the families who supported them--will include men and women in uniform from all ranks, services, states and backgrounds, representative of the many thousands of Americans who served in Iraq.

On Thursday, the President will travel to Nashua, New Hampshire, and deliver remarks on the economy. In the evening, the President will attend campaign events in New York City.

On Friday, the President will travel to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to visit with wounded service members.

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