White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Holds White House Regular News Briefing

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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Holds White House Regular News Briefing

WHITE HOUSE REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

SPEAKER: WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS

[*] GIBBS: Good afternoon.

Let me, since I neglected to do this Friday when we met in my office, and I then neglected to do it yesterday on the plane, let me give you a dwindling week ahead, since if I forget it one more time we'll -- we'll be -- we'll be halfway there.

Tomorrow, the president will travel to New York City, where he will attend and deliver remarks at the memorial service for Walter Cronkite.

As many of you know, later that evening, the president will address a joint session of Congress regarding health care.

On Thursday morning, the president will hold a Cabinet meeting at the White House. The president and vice president will have lunch here also at the White House together.

Later, in the afternoon, the president will meet with the crown prince of Abu Dubai.

In the evening, the president will host...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Crown prince who?

GIBBS: Of Abu Dhabi. Excuse me. Crown prince of Abu Dhabi.

In the evening, the president will host the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

And on Friday, to mark September 11th, the president will hold meetings at the Pentagon, and then is expected to spend the weekend in Washington, D.C.

QUESTION: (inaudible) deliver remarks at the Pentagon?

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Oh, at the memorial?

GIBBS: Yes.

QUESTION: OK.

QUESTION: (inaudible) interrupted your weekend part. Camp David or...

(CROSSTALK)

GIBBS: Spend the weekend -- the guidance I have is spend the weekend in Washington.

QUESTION: Cabinet meeting on health care or broad subject?

GIBBS: Broad subject, but I anticipate the topic will -- will be one that is discussed.

QUESTION: Tomorrow night, will the president be definitive about a public option -- yes or no, what he might accept kind of in the middle? GIBBS: Let me discuss broadly what I think the president will -- will ...

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