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Today: President Obama’s Facebook Town Hall

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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Today: President Obama’s Facebook Town Hall

Today, at 4:45 p.m. EDT (1:45 p.m. PDT), President Obama is holding a “Shared Responsibility and Shared Prosperity” Facebook town hall event and you are invited! You can watch the event live and submit your questions on the White House Facebook page:

http://facebook.com/WhiteHouse

After the event, be sure to stay tuned for our Women and Technology panel with White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and the Startup America panel with Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Austan Goolsbee. Learn more about these events and find out how you can get involved.

Photo of the Day

President Barack Obama is introduced during a town hall meeting at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Va., where he spoke about his vision for reducing the debt and bringing down the deficit, April 19, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

9:20 AM: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

10:05 AM: The President departs the White House

10:40 AM: The President departs Andrews Air Force Base en route to San Francisco, California

4:30 PM: Countdown to the Facebook town hall with President Obama

4:45 PM: The President participates in a Shared Responsibility and Shared Prosperity town hall hosted by Facebook to discuss his vision for bringing down our deficit

6:15 PM: Women in Technology panel

7:20 PM: Startup American panel

9:15 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DNC event

11:30 PM: The President delivers remarks at a DNC event

Indicates events that will be live streamed on White House.com/Live

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