Good night from the Reuters Daybook. Please add and
update the following to the Reuters Diary for the Week Ahead
for Saturday, October 6 through Friday, October 12:
Saturday, October 6
VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN’S SCHEDULE
+In Wilmington, Delaware for debate prep (through
Wednesday, Oct. 10).
No public events are scheduled.
Sunday, October 7
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE (early schedule)
In Washington and Los Angeles (all times are local)
+11 a.m.: Departs the White House en route Joint Base
Andrews. South Lawn. Open press. The final gather time is 10:40
a.m. at the north doors of the Palm Room
+11:15 a.m.: Departs Joint Base Andrews en route Los
Angeles. Out-of-town travel pool coverage. The call time is 9:30
a.m. at the Virginia Gate, Joint Base Andrews.
1:20 p.m. PT: Arrives at Los Angeles International
Airport, Los Angeles, Calif. Open to pre-credentialed media.
Media check-in to restricted airfield is at gate 437B. Media
arrive no later than 11 a.m. Media RSVP at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/af1/arrival/losange
les/ca/10-7-12 by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 5.
+2 p.m. PT: Attends a campaign event. Private residence,
Los Angeles. Closed press
+6:05 p.m.: Delivers remarks at a campaign event. Nokia
Theater, Los Angeles. Pooled for TV. Open to pre-credentialed
stills and correspondents.
+9:15 p.m.: Delivers remarks at a campaign event.
Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles. Print pool coverage
+Note: Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air
Force One. The president remains overnight in Los Angeles.
10 a.m. — THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS(ABC):
Obama campaign senior adviser and former White House
press secretary Robert Gibbs; and Romney campaign senior adviser
Ed Gillespie discuss “the new jobs report and the latest in the
2012 presidential contest.”
A roundtable discussion about the latest jobs report and
all the week’s politics, with Democratic strategist James
Carville; Republican strategist Mary Matalin; New York Times
columnist Paul Krugman; Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy
Noonan; and ABC News senior political correspondent Jonathan
Karl. Question topics include, “Has Romney’s strong first debate
performance re-shaped the presidential race? Will Obama change
his approach for the remaining debate showdowns this month? And
as unemployment drops to 7.8 percent, will positive economic
signs hurt Romney’s case against President Obama’s leadership on
the economy?”
Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly discusses his debate on
Saturday with Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart.
Note: The transcript for the show is available every
Sunday after 10:30 AM EST at: http://abcnews.go.com/thisweek
Monday, October 8
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE
In California (all times are local)
8:50 a.m.: Departs from Los Angeles International
Airport, Los Angeles, Calif. Open to pre-credentialed media.
Media check-in to restricted airfield is at gate 437B. Media
arrive no later than 7 a.m. Media RSVP at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/af1/departure/losan
geles/ca/10-8-12 by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 5. (Contact:
Aimee Jasculca, 310-699-7789)
9:45 a.m.: Arrives at International Terminal at Meadows
Field Airport, 1401 Skyway Drive, Bakersfield, Calif. Open to
pre-credentialed media. Pre-set: 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Media access:
8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Media who wish to cover the departure
must remain on-site. RSVP at http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/af1/arrivaldepartur
e/bakersfield/ca/10-8-12 by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 5.
(Contact: Stephanie Temaat, 202-503-5360,
)
+10:35 a.m.: Tours the Memorial Garden. Ch ¡vez National
Monument, Keene, Calif. Pool coverage
11:15 a.m.: Delivers remarks to announce the
establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument.
National Chavez Center, Villa La Paz, 29700 Woodford-Tehachapi
Road, Keene, Calif. Open to pre-credentialed media. Pre-set: 4
a.m. to 5 a.m. Media access: 8 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. RSVP at http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/potus/remarks/chave
znationalmonument/10-8-12 by 5 p.m. EDT Friday, October 5.
(Contact: Stephanie Temaat, 202-503-5360,
or Joanna Rosholm, 203-503-5911,
).
+12:35 p.m.: Departs International Terminal at Meadows
Field Airport in Bakersfield, Calif. en route San Francisco.
Media info remains the same as for his arrival to the airport.
1:40 p.m.: Arrives at San Francisco International
Airport, North Access Road and Clearwater Drive, San Francisco,
Calif. Open to pre-credentialed media. All media media must
arrive no later than 11 a.m. in order to be swept and escorted
onto the tarmac. Media must RSVP at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/arrivaldeparture/sa
nfrancisco/ca/10-8-12 by 5 p.m. EDT Friday, October 5.
(Contact: Erin Mulhall, 202-757-9827)
+4 p.m.: Attends a campaign event. The InterContinental
San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif. Closed press
+7:15 p.m.: Delivers remarks at a campaign event. Bill
Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, Calif. Print pool
coverage
+9:40 p.m.: Delivers remarks at a campaign event. Bill
Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco. Pooled for TV. Open to
pre-credentialed stills and correspondents.
+Note: Press Secretary Jay Carney will gaggle aboard Air
Force One. The president will remain overnight in San
Francisco.
Tuesday, October 9
UPDATES THROUGHOUT
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE
In California, Ohio and Washington
9:25 a.m.: Departs San Francisco International Airport,
North Access Road and Clearwater Drive, San Francisco, Calif.
en route Columbus, Ohio. Open to pre-credentialed media. All
media must arrive no later than 7 a.m. in order to be swept and
escorted onto the tarmac. RSVP at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/mediarsvp/arrivaldeparture/sa
nfrancisco/ca/10-8-12 by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, October 5.
(Contact for logistical and planning purposes only: Erin
Mulhall, 202-757-9827).
5:55 p.m.: Delivers remarks at a campaign event. The Oval
at Ohio State University, 181 South Oval Drive, Columbus, Ohio.
During the event, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas performs. The
contact for logistical and planning purposes (media only) is
Adrienne Pon at 650-319-5258 or Alex. Evans at
aevans@barackobama.com
Evening: Returns to the White House.
8:30 a.m. — (ARTS/LICHTENSTEIN) EVENT — The National
Gallery of Art holds a press preview of a new Roy Lichtenstein
art exhibit titled, “Roy Lichtenstein: A Retrospective.”
Participants include Earl Powell, director of the National
Gallery of Art; Allen Blevins, senior vice president and
director of Global Art and Heritage Programs for Bank of
America; Todd Walker, vice president of the Federal Government
Affairs and Government Affairs at Altria Client Service; Harry
Cooper, exhibition curator and head of the Department of Modern
Art at the National Gallery of Art; and a special guest speaker.
Highlights
9:20 a.m.: Remarks.
10 a.m.: Exhibit preview.
Location: National Gallery of Art, East Building,
401 Constitution Avenue NW
Contact: Sarah Holley, 202-842-6359
Note: RSVP to
ADDS LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
8:30 a.m. — (ETHIOPIA/DEMOCRACY) CONFERENCE — The
National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Woodrow Wilson
Center (WWC) hold a conference on “Toward a Democratic
Ethiopia.”
Highlights
9 a.m.: Dawit Kebede, editor-in-chief of
Awramba Times; Mahdere Paulos, executive director of the
Ethiopian Women’s Lawyers Association; and Abdulwahab Alkebsi,
director of Middle East and Africa at the Center for
International Private Enterprise, participate in a panel on
“Civil Society, Media and Political Space.”
10:30 a.m.: David Shinn, former U.S.
ambassador to Ethiopia and adjunct professor of international
affairs at George Washington University, participates in a
panel on “Strategic Opportunities and Policy Challenges.”
12:30 p.m.: Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Human Rights and Democracy Karen Hanrahan and Gregory
Simpkins, staff member for the House Foreign Affairs Committee
Africa, Global Health and Human Rights Subcommittee, deliver a
luncheon presentation.
Location: NED, 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800
Contact: 202-378-9700,
; 202-691-4000
(WWC)
Note: Register at
http://toward-a-democratic-ethiopia.eventbrite.com/
# by October
5.
9:30 a.m. — (NAVY/BIRTHDAY/MABUS) EVENT — Navy
Secretary Ray Mabus delivers remarks at a Navy birthday
celebration.
Location: The Pentagon, Courtyard
Contact: 703-697-5131
Note: Press without a Pentagon building pass
will be picked up at the River Entrance (Press Parking, Stop 1)
only. Arrive by 8:45 a.m. and call for an escort into the
building.
11 a.m. — (US/ELECTION/OBSERVERS) NEWS CONFERENCE —
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s
(OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
(ODIHR) holds a news conference to discuss a “limited election
observation mission” for the U.S. general elections on November
6.
Location: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 K
Street NW, ground floor, conference hall
Contact: Giovanna Maiola, 202-215-3351
Wednesday, October 10
UPDATES
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE (early schedule)
+TBA: Attends meetings at the White House.
Thursday, October 11
UPDATES
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE (early schedule)
In Miami and Washington
+Morning: Departs White House
Travels to Miami, Fla. for TBA campaign events.
+Evening: Returns to the White House
Friday, October 12
UPDATES
PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SCHEDULE (early schedule)
+TBA: Attends meetings at the White House.
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The Reuters Evening Message
October 5, 2012
REUTERS
(Reporting By Timothy Ryan)
