Happiness is …. meeting the First lady
Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville
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“…. and now he gets to call himself my husband”
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Full speech (thank you Bob!):
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First Lady Michelle delivers a heartfelt message in Chicago
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Today:
10:15AM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
11:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with members of the Financial Services Forum
12:05PM THE PRESIDENT holds a conference call with more than 100 local elected officials to discuss summer and year-round pathways to youth employment (Closed press)
2:10PM THE PRESIDENT awards Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, U.S. Army,the Medal of Honor; THE FIRST LADY also attends
2:55PM THE PRESIDENT meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Briefing Schedule:
11:30AM Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
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As politicians in Washington took a step toward tightening the nation’s gun laws Wednesday, first lady Michelle Obama sat down with Chicago high school students whose stories about violence brought her to tears.
Before the meeting began at Harper High School in West Englewood, Obama said she wanted to hear from each of the 22 students representing youth programs at the school and that she had as much time as they needed to take. She had come home to Chicago, she said, to do a lot of listening.
So for two hours, the first lady sat in the second-floor library media center, away from the news media, as students told story after story about the challenges of dodging bullets, avoiding gangs and — the thing they cannot take for granted — staying alive.
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President Obama high fives a youngster at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Feb. 4 (Photo by Pete Souza)
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The Marine One helicopter, with President Barack Obama aboard, top, prepares to land at Andrews Air Force Base (Photo: Cliff Owen)
Andrews Air Force Base (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)
(Photo: Cliff Owen)
…. with Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Al Franken and and Rep. Betty McCollum at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)
(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
(Photo: Hannah Foslien)
(Photo: Hannah Foslien)
A man holds up a gun control sign while President Obama’s motorcade passes on the way to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Special Operations Center (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)
Minneapolis Public Schools School Resource Officer Mike Kirchen, left, President Obama and Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau listen during a round table discussion at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Special Operations Center (Photo: Brendan Smialowski)
(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
(Photo: Brendan Smialowski)
President Obama enters the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center (Photo: Jeffrey Thompson)
(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
(Photo: Jim Mone)
(Photo: Elizabeth Flores)
President Obama greets law enforcement officials, including St. Paul Police Chief Thomas Smith, after speaking on ideas to reduce gun violence at the Minneapolis Police Department Special Operations Center (Photo: Scott Takushi)
11:50 ET: President Obama at Mentor High School, Ohio
Coverage has started at CNN
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Later today:
3:0 CDT: President Obama delivers remarks at The Delta Center, Milwaukee
5:25 CDT: Delivers remarks at Washington Park, Dubuque
10:40 ET: Delivers remarks at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow (with Bill Clinton)
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Lima, Nov 2
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Today:
EDT
9:15: President Obama departs the White House
10:40: Arrives Mentor, Ohio
* 11:50: Delivers remarks at Mentor High School *
2:15: Departs Mentor
CDT
2:25: Arrives Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* 3:0: Delivers remarks at The Delta Center, Milwaukee *
4:20: Departs Milwaukee
5:05: Arrives Dubuque, Iowa
* 5:25: Delivers remarks at Washington Park, Dubuque *
6:50: Departs Dubuque
EDT
9:45: Arrives Bristow, Virginia
* 10:40: Delivers remarks at Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow (with Bill Clinton) *
11:35: Departs Bristow en route Washington, DC
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Sunday:
EDT
8:0: Departs the White House
9:30: Arrives Concord, New Hampshire
10:25: Delivers remarks at Capitol Square, Concord
11:50: Departs Manchester, New Hampshire
2:50: Arrives Hollywood, Florida
3:40: Delivers remarks at McArthur High School, Hollywood
5:0: Departs Hollywood
7:10: Arrives Cincinnati, Ohio
7:55: Delivers remarks at 5th/3rd Arena, Cincinnati
9:10: Departs Cincinnati
MDT
9:50: Arrives Aurora, Colorado
10:25: Delivers remarks at Community College of Aurora at Lowry
11:30: Departs Aurora
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Monday: The President will travel to Madison, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio for campaign events. In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will travel to Des Moines, Iowa for a campaign event. In the evening, they will travel to Chicago where they will remain overnight.
Tuesday: The First Family will spend Election day in Chicago.
Wednesday: The First Family will return to Washington, DC.
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NYT Editorial: …. The truth is that Mr. Obama was right when he talked about “real progress” in the economy during a campaign swing in Ohio, where the state unemployment rate has declined from 8.6 percent a year ago to 7 percent recently. Republican obstructionism has made it much harder to achieve the improvement we have seen, but it has failed in its seeming intent to ensure stagnation.
That left Mr. Romney flailing around for a response. His proclamation that the economy was at a “virtual standstill” is believable only if you adopt Mr. Romney’s denial of stark reality. A candidate who could ignore Chrysler’s announcement of 1,100 new jobs in Toledo and claim that Chrysler was moving jobs to China can just as easily see a flat line in an upward trend.
…. Republicans have been determined to keep the economy as weak as possible to hurt Mr. Obama’s campaign. The Republicans’ last-minute tactic has been a cynical one — to make it clear that they will continue obstructing Mr. Obama if he wins. That is a hollow argument for Mr. Romney. And it does not change the fact that Mr. Romney has no good ideas and Mr. Obama has plenty.
Full editorial here
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12:55 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at Springfield High School, Ohio
Livestream * C-Span * CBS * CNN
Streaming has started at CBS & CNN
PDT
1:20: President Obama arrives Los Angeles
2:0: Attends a campaign event at a private residence (closed press)
6:05: Delivers remarks at the Nokia Theater, Los Angeles (pooled for television)
9:15: Delivers remarks at the Ritz-Carlton, LA (print pool coverage)
President Barack departs the White House, October 7 (UPI/Olivier Douliery)
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