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Team USA Visits the White House

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Team USA Visits the White House

On Friday, the President and First Lady welcomed the 2012 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House to honor their participation and success in this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

At an event on the South Lawn, Mrs. Obama told the athletes that she was impressed not only by the 200-plus medals they brought home, but also by their dedication and hard work leading up to the games.

President Obama -- who shared that he was able to catch some of the Olympic events thanks to mastering his DVR -- told the athletes that they "could not have been better ambassadors and better representatives for the United States and what we stand for."

Check out a video of the Team USA event and highlights from Twitter.

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

9:10 AM: The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily

9:45 AM: The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews

10:00 AM: The President departs Joint Base Andrews en route Cincinnati, Ohio

11:30 AM: The President arrives Cincinnati, Ohio

12:25 PM: The President delivers remarks at a campaign event

2:25 PM: The President departs Cincinnati, Ohio en route Columbus, Ohio

3:00 PM: The President arrives Columbus, Ohio

4:15 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at a campaign event

4:20 PM: The President delivers remarks at a campaign event

5:10 PM: The President attends a campaign event

6:40 PM: The President departs Columbus, Ohio en route Joint Base Andrew

7:50 PM: The President arrives Joint Base Andrews

8:05 PM: The President arrives the White House

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