Pool Reports by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today
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| June 10, 2024 11:56 |
Out of town pool report #1 Good morning, We now have a lunch lid until 3 pm. |
| June 10, 2024 15:26 |
Out of town pool report #2 The pool arrived at the president's home at 3:20 pm and has been swept. Expected to depart to DANG soon. |
| June 10, 2024 17:03 |
Out of town pool report #3 The motorcade is rolling at 5:01 pm and is on its way to DANG. The pool did not see the president get into his SUV. |
| June 10, 2024 17:06 |
Out of town pool report #4 The following was passed on by the White House: Traveling with the president via motorcade en route to Delaware Air National Guard Base: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 10, 2024 17:18 |
Out of town pool report #5 The motorcade arrived DANG at 5:14 pm. The president boarded Marine One at 5: 15 en route to JBA. We didn't see Marine One lift off. The pool loaded Ospreys at 5:17 and are now lifting to head to JBA. |
| June 10, 2024 17:22 |
Out of town travel pool #6 The White House passes this along: Traveling with the President aboard Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews: Bruce Reed, Assistant to the President & Deputy Chief of Staff |
| June 10, 2024 18:14 |
Out of pool #7 — JBA arrival Marine One landed at 6:10 pm at JBA. POTUS came down the stairs at 6:12 pm. He did not stop to take questions. He got into the beast at 6:13 pm. Greeting the president upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews: Colonel Angela Ochoa, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing |
| June 10, 2024 18:18 |
Out of town pool report #8– rolling from JBA The presidential motorcade began rolling from JBA to the White House at 6:15 pm. |
Pool Reports below by Jennifer Haberkorn, POLITICO
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| June 10, 2024 16:00 |
In-town pool #1: gathering Good afternoon. I'm your in-town pooler. We are gathering to ride to JBA in order to motorcade back to the White House with POTUS. The South Lawn is occupied by tonight's Juneteenth concert. |
| June 10, 2024 18:16 |
In-town pool 2- M1 land and rolling from JBA M1 landed at JBA at 6:08p. POTUS disembarked M1 moments later and immediately entered the beast. We're rolling from JBA. |
| June 10, 2024 18:40 |
In-town pool 3: White House arrival At 6:37p, the motorcade entered the north entrance of the White House. Pool saw the president enter the building immediately. |
Pool Reports below by Jonathan Lemire, POLITICO
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| June 10, 2024 18:58 |
In-town pool 4: Juneteenth concert gather Good evening, I am taking over as in-town pooler for the rest of the night. Pool was just escorted out to the South Lawn for the Juneteenth concert and POTUS remarks. It's overcast and pleasant. The lawn currently features a stage and a pair of video screens. A setup for a band is present and right now the loudspeakers are playing a mix of R&B hits. Hundreds of white chairs are arranged on the lawn and hundreds more people are milling about and sampling refreshments that include hot dogs, chips, drinks and other goodies. The event is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm, unclear when we will actually begin. |
| June 10, 2024 19:09 |
In-town pool 5: Juneteenth program From the White House, the evening's program and a list of some attendees: Program: Attendees: |
| June 10, 2024 19:40 |
In-town 6: Program begins At 7:37 pm, POTUS, the VP and SGOTUS were introduced and emerged from the White House. The president stopped to shake several hands on his way to his seat. Roy Wood Jr, the evening's emcee, then took the stage. The event - including the president's remarks - will be livestreamed on Whitehouse.gov Enjoy the show |
| June 10, 2024 20:13 |
In-town 7: Updated list of attendees From the WH, an updated list of attendees at the ongoing Juneteenth Concert: Attendees: The Second Gentleman |
| June 10, 2024 21:12 |
In-town pool 8: POTUS remarks POTUS took the stage at 9:03 pm. His brief remarks were live-streamed. "The White House lawn has never seen anything like this before," was his opener. POTUS saluted the artists performing tonight and praised all those who helped make it possible for Juneteenth to become a national holiday. He said he was "proud" to have signed it into law. But POTUS also warned about "old ghosts in new clothes" trying to take away rights and erase Black history. He then recalled his just-concluded visit to France for the D-Day commemorations and singled out Black units who fought there - and particularly one man, slain civil rights icon Medgar Evers. He then continued with his usual cry of America's best days being ahead. He wrapped at 9:09 pm. VP Harris spoke earlier in the evening before the music began. She touted a national effort to register voters on Juneteenth itself. And later, she was pulled up on stage to briefly dance with gospel singer Kirk Franklin. The concert is ongoing with our closing act, Charlie Wilson. Among the other bold-faced names spotted in the crowd: actor Billy Porter, talk show host Tavis Smiley and NBA big man Karl Anthony-Towns. |
| June 10, 2024 21:32 |
In-town pool 9: Event wraps Charlie Wilson was our closing performer and, after doing a couple of numbers, brought Patti LaBelle back on stage for the finale. POTUS also returned to the stage for the night's final song, re-emerging at 9:25 pm and standing near the back behind the musicians. He was chatting with VP Harris and smiling along. Once the music stopped, POTUS took the mic at 9:29 pm and bid the crowd good night. The president and the performers all then filed off the stage, ending the show. |
| June 10, 2024 21:50 |
In-town pool 10: Lid The White House called a lid at 9:49 pm. Good night, all. |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Pool Reports of June 10, 2024 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373129