The Obama Diary

On This Day: President Barack Obama talks with Thelma Maxine Pippen McNair, mother of Denise McNair, after signing H.R. 360 in the Oval Office, May 24, 2013. The legislation provides for the presentation of a congressional gold medal to commemorate the lives of the four young African American victims of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in September 1963 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Monday

9:15 EDT: The President hosts a breakfast in honor of Memorial Day, State Dining Room

11:0: Lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery

11:20: Delivers remarks

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On This Day: President Barack Obama greets people upon arrival at Des Moines International Airport in Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Tuesday

The President will hold a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg at the White House; the Vice President will also attend.

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On This Day: President Barack Obama, assisted by members of the U.S. military, lays a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westminster Abbey in London, England, May 24, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Wednesday

The President will travel to the Miami area for DNC events. The President will remain overnight in Florida.

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On This Day: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace in London, England, May 24, 2025 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Thursday

The President will visit the National Hurricane Center to receive the annual hurricane season outlook and preparedness briefing.

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On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron, wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron, talk before having tea in the private residence at Downing Street in London, England, May 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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Friday

The President will attend meetings at the White House.

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On This Day: First Lady Michelle Obama and Kerry Washington walk with students at Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2013. Savoy is one of eight schools selected for the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) Turnaround Arts Initiative. (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

Pete Souza: “This photograph was from the annual White House Science Fair. It shows the President posing with Girl Scout Troop 2612 from Tulsa, Oklahoma. I think the eight-year-old girls–Avery Dodson, Natalie Hurley, Miriam Schaffer, Claire Winton and Lucy Claire Sharp–are called ‘Brownies’. They had just shown the President their exhibit: a Lego flood proof bridge project. The fair celebrated the student winners of a broad range of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions from across the country.” May 24, 2025

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MoooOOOooorning!