THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 21, 2009

DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2009

EDT

9:30AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

Closed Press

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with Lieutenant General Karl Eikenberry, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, via videoconference

Situation Room

Closed Press

11:05AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors

Oval Office

Closed Press

12:30PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Speaker Nancy Pelosi for lunch

Private Dining Room

Closed Press

2:15PM THE PRESIDENT signs the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act

East Room

3:15PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner

Oval Office

Closed Press

3:45PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Oval Office

Closed Press

Briefing Schedule

12:30PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs