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Thurs. Jan. 1 | President-elect Obama concludes vacation. |
Fri. Jan. 2 | |
Sat. Jan. 3 | Obama family moves to Washington, DC. |
Sun. Jan. 4 | President-elect Obama moves to Washington, DC. |
Mon. Jan. 5 | -President-elect Obama meets
with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,
and then with Democratic and Republican leaders, on Capitol Hill. -The RNC Chairman's Candidate Debate at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. |
Tues. Jan. 6 | -111th Congress convenes. |
Wed. Jan. 7 | -President George W. Bush hosts luncheon with President-elect
Obama and
former Presidents Clinton, Bush (41), and Carter at the White House. |
Thurs. Jan. 8 | -President-elect Obama delivers
a major speech on the economy (remarks). -Special joint session of Congress tallies the electoral votes and officially certifies the outcome of the election. [Public Law 110-430 changed the date] |
Fri. Jan. 9 | |
Sat. Jan. 10 | |
Sun. Jan. 11 | |
Mon. Jan. 12 | -President Bush holds his final press conference (transcript). -President-elect Obama meets with Mexico's President Felipe Calderón (statement). |
Tues. Jan. 13 | |
Wed. Jan. 14 | |
Thurs. Jan. 15 | -Senate votes to allow the release of the remaining $350
billion of funds for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). -House Democrats unveil $825 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill. -President Bush delivers his farewell address to the nation (transcript). |
Fri. Jan. 16 | President-elect Obama visits Cardinal Fastener in Bedford Heights, OH (near Cleveland) to sell his economic plan. |
Sat. Jan. 17 | -Official inaugural activities begin with whistle stop train
tour from Philadelphia to Washington, DC. -Obama announces Organizing for America. |
Sun. Jan. 18 | |
Mon. Jan. 19 | |
Tues. Jan. 20 | Inauguration
Day. |
Wed. Jan. 21 | President Obama's first
full day in office. -DNC Winter Meeting at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. |
Thurs. Jan. 22 | |
Fri. Jan. 23 | |
Sat. Jan. 24 | |
Sun. Jan. 25 | |
Mon. Jan. 26 | |
Tues. Jan. 27 | |
Wed. Jan. 28 | House passes the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1)
by a vote of 244-188. (reactions) -RNC Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC, Jan. 28-31. > |
Thurs. Jan. 29 | RNC Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC, Jan. 28-31. > |
Fri. Jan. 30 | RNC Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC, Jan. 28-31. > |
Sat.
Jan. 31 |
-RNC Winter Meeting at the Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC, Jan. 28-31. > |
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