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Tuesday, February 28, 2012


Stepping Up When Duty Called

President Obama invited six special senior citizens to visit the White House to honor as unsung heroes, in recognition of Black History Month. These individuals strengthen their communities through extraordinary everyday acts of service -- reliably committed, but seldom recognized.

Watch our interviews with these six amazing Americans in "Honoring Unsung Heroes" [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/28/honoring-unsung-heroes-during-black-history-month?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=topper&utm_campaign=daily ]:

Honoring Unsung Heroes [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/28/honoring-unsung-heroes-during-black-history-month?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=daily ]

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]:

Watch: Behind the Scenes at Red, White and Blues at the White House [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/27/watch-behind-scenes-red-white-and-blues-white-house-0?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
Check out BB King, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger and other legendary musicians as they prepare to perform at the White House.

Small Manufacturers Driving Job Creation, Economic Growth [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/27/small-manufacturers-driving-job-creation-economic-growth?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs have been created since the start of 2010 and there are currently about 229,000 job openings in the manufacturing sector, according to data from the Labor Department.

Training Workers with the Skills Employers Need [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/02/27/training-workers-skills-employers-need?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=daily ]
Vice President Biden, joins the Community College to Career (CC2C) Tour at Davidson County Community College, in Thomasville, NC, in support of Dr. Biden and Secretary Solis' efforts to rally education and business partnerships that provide workers with skills for success.

Today's Schedule

"All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)."

*10:30 AM:* The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

*11:30 AM: *The President delivers remarks at the United Auto Workers conference Washington Marriott Wardman Park WhiteHouse.gov/live [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/live?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=live&utm_campaign=daily ]

*12:30 PM:* Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney WhiteHouse.gov/live [ http://www.whitehouse.gov/live?utm_source=022812&utm_medium=live&utm_campaign=daily ]

*12:45 PM:* The President and the Vice President meet for lunch

*4:30 PM: *The President and the Vice President meet with Secretary of Defense Panetta

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