Central Perk: 2 Sessions of White House Office Hours Today: When Can You Check In?

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2 Sessions of White House Office Hours Today: When Can You Check In?

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

2 Sessions of Office Hours Today: When Can You Check In?

This week, the White House is holding office hours to answer questions directly from the public, live via Twitter. Today, there will be two separate sessions with Senior Directors on the National Economic Council - the first with Jason Furman (1 p.m. EDT), and the second with Brian Deese (3 p.m. EDT). Follow @WhiteHouse for the latest updates or submit a question using the hashtag #WHChat.

Check out yesterday's questions and answers and see the full office hours schedule here.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

9:30 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:00 AM: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney

12:00 PM: The Vice President chairs a regular meeting of senior officials to assess progress in Iraq

3:00 PM: The President meets with Secretary of Treasury Geithner

3:30 PM: The President meets with Secretary of State Clinton

Indicates event will be streamed at WhiteHouse.gov/live