It looks like the Obama White House is taking transparency to a whole new level. Below yesterday’s "Daily Guidance" [the President’s public calendar that’s sent out daily], there were several internal White House email strings accidentally included. [whoops]
Here are a few highlights that were batted back and forth as the staff edited the document.
"Can we keep it and just change it to say before? Its good for us to say we are meeting with them." [as opposed to just faking the meeting]
"If we do, shouldn’t we note that the meeting is closed press?" [translation: Keep FoxNews away]
"Apparently Jewish here and in neighboring states are now calling wondering why they have not been invited." [and now even more of them are wondering that same thing]
Our favorite blunder comes at the end of the email string when one staffer had clearly had enough:
"Okay – can we move on now? There’s no sense picking over this anymore and to be frank, you all are boring me. Who needs a drink? PS: Who’s recording "Entourage" for the boss tonight? You know he doesn’t like to miss it." **
Hopefully this over transparency will become a regular occurrence.
UPDATE: From CNN: The White House says the error was made by a sleep-deprived staffer, adding that the staffer will not suffer repercussions for the mistake.
** We clearly made this part up. The other blunders, not so much.
Read the final version of the "Daily Guidance" after the jump…
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2009
DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2009
Tomorrow morning, President Obama will host a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room about the impact of historically low interest rates. Attending the meeting will be a handful of homeowners who have re-financed their homes and benefited from lower mortgage payments, as well as members of President Obama’s economic team. There will be a pool spray at the end of the meeting.
Later in the morning, the President along with Secretary Gates and Secretary Shinseki, will make an announcement highlighting a plan to improve the health care system for America ’s veterans. The audience for tomorrow’s announcement will include patients and health care providers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center , National Naval Medical Center ( Bethesda ) and the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. This event is pooled press. In addition, the leaders from Veterans Service Organizations (VSO) and Military Service Organizations (MSO) will also be in attendance and the VSO and MSO leaders will meet with the President briefly before his remarks.
In the afternoon, President Obama will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing, the Economic Daily Briefing, and have lunch with the Vice President. The President will also hold separate meetings with Treasury Secretary Geithner and Secretary of State Clinton in the Oval Office. These meetings are closed press.
In the Evening, the President and his family will mark the beginning of Passover with a Seder at the White House with friends and staff. This event is closed press.
Intown Pool
Wires: AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
Wire Photos: AP, Reuters, AFP
TV Corr & Crew: Fox
Print: Financial Times
Radio: AP
Magazine Photo: TIME
EST
9:30AM THE PRESIDENT attends Housing Refinance Roundtable
Roosevelt Room
Pool Spray at the Bottom (Gather Time 10:00AM – Briefing Room)
11:45AM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on improving veterans health care
EEOB Room 450
Pool Press (Pre-Set 10:30AM – Final Gather 11:25AM – Stakeout Location)
12:20PM THE PRESIDENT receives Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
12:50PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT have lunch
Oval Office
Closed Press
2:40PM THE PRESIDENT receives Economic Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
3:30PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Treasury Secretary Geithner
Oval Office
Closed Press
4:15PM THE PRESIDENT meets with Secretary of State Clinton
Oval Office
Closed Press
6:30PM THE PRESIDENT hosts Seder to Celebrate Passover
Old Family Dining Room
Closed Press
Briefing Schedule
3:00PM Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
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