WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The following are Friday’s schedules for the White House, Treasury, USTR, the State Department and Capitol Hill as well as U.S. economic data and Federal Reserve events:
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024
In the morning, the President will receive the President’s Daily Brief. This meeting will be closed press.
In the afternoon, the President and the First Lady will travel to the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. The departure from the South Lawn will be open press. The departure from Joint Base Andrews will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival at Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be open press.
Later, the President and the First Lady will deliver remarks at a campaign event. This event in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania will be open press.
After, the President and the First Lady will depart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and travel to Wilmington, Delaware. The departure from Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will be covered by the out-of-town pool. The arrival at Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware will be covered by the supplemental pool.
In-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: McClatchy
Radio: AURN
Out-of-Town Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: Daily Mail
Radio: NPR
Supplemental Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP, NYT
TV Corr & Crew: ABC
Print: The Hill
EST
10:00 AM THE PRESIDENT receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Closed Press
10:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time
12:45 PM Out-of-Town Pool Call Time
Joint Base Andrews Overhang
1:00 PM Supplemental Pool Call Time
1:40 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather 1:30 PM – Palm Room Doors)
2:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Joint Base Andrews en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joint Base Andrews
Out-of-Town Pool
2:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Open Press
5:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY deliver remarks at a campaign event
Philadelphia area, Pennsylvania
Open Press
7:45 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Philadelphia, Pennsylvania en route to New Castle, Delaware
Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Out-Of-Town Pool
8:00 PM THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive in New Castle, Delaware
Delaware Air National Guard Base, New Castle, Delaware
Supplemental Pool
EST
Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will gaggle aboard Air Force One en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (The transcript of Thursday’s press call by NEC Dir Brainard at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2024/03/07/press-call-by-national-economic-advisor-lael-brainard-and-senior-administration-officials-previewing-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-address-and-economic-agenda/)
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TREASURY DEPT –
Friday – – Secretary Yellen has no public engagements
STATE DEPT
Friday – 10:45 a.m. Secretary Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the Department of State.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
4:30 p.m. Secretary Blinken hosts an International Women’s Day Reception at the Department of State.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE FOR REMARKS)Final access time for video cameras, stills, and writers is 3:50 p.m. at the 23rd street entrance.
The remarks will be streamed live on the Department homepage and YouTube Channel.
Headquarters press briefings, when held on weekdays, occur around 1:15p ET and are livestreamed at State.gov. The transcript of Thursday’s digital briefing w/acting deuty assistant secty Gainer, Bureau of African affairs, is at: https://www.state.gov/digital-press-briefing-with-david-gainer-acting-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-state-bureau-of-african-affairs-and-brad-brooks-rubin-senior-advisor-to-the-office-of-sanctions-coordination/
USTR –
Friday – Ambassador Katherine Tai has no public engagements.
.US HOUSE –
Friday – Back at 9a ET.
US SENATE
Friday – 10:00 a.m.: Convene and resume consideration of the House message to accompany H.R.4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, passage of which is necessary to avoid a partial govt shutdown at midnight.
UPCOMING US, JAPAN, CANADA ECONOMIC REPORTS AND FEDERAL RESERVE EVENTS
Friday, March 8 – 7a ET Fed’s Williams at LSE on connecting academics and policy
Friday, March 8 – 8:30a ET US employment situation
Friday, March 8 – 8:30a ET Canada employment
Friday, March 1 –13:00 ET US Baker Hughes Rig count
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