Pool Reports by Jim Puzzanghera, The Boston Globe
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| October 21, 2024 12:02 |
In-town pool report #1 -- lunch lid The White House has called a lunch lid until 1:15 pm. |
| October 21, 2024 13:59 |
In-town pool report #2 -- briefing begins [APP Note: No additional text was included in this report.] |
| October 21, 2024 14:42 |
In-town pool report #3 -- briefing concludes FYI, the White House briefing room WiFi has been balky today so pool reports might be delayed a few minutes. |
| October 21, 2024 17:32 |
In-town pool report #4 -- gathering for National Arts and Humanities Reception Pool is gathering for the president's event (scheduled for 5:30 but obviously running late) honoring winners of the National Medals of Art and National Humanities Medals. The event will be streamed on the White House website and C-SPAN. The White House provided this background this morning. On Monday, October 21st, President Biden will host an East Room ceremony at the White House to present the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts and the 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medals. First Lady Jill Biden will attend the ceremony as well. The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists, arts patrons, and groups by the United States Government and honors exemplary individuals and organizations that have advanced the arts in America and offered inspiration to others through their distinguished achievement, support, or patronage. The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities and broadened our citizens' engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy, and other humanities subjects. Below is the list of 2022 and 2023 recipients: 2022 National Medal of Arts recipients: Ruth Asawa (posthumous), artist Randy A. Batista, photographer Clyde Butcher, landscape photographer Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, museum and education center Melissa "Missy" Elliott: artist and producer Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, musician Eva Longoria, actress, director, and philanthropist Idina Menzel, actress and singer Herbert I. Ohta, musician Bruce Sagan, arts leader Carrie Mae Weems, artist 2023 National Medal of Arts recipients: Mark Bradford, artist Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker Bruce Cohen, producer Alex Katz, artist Jo Carole Lauder, arts leader Spike Lee, filmmaker Queen Latifah, artist and actress Selena Quintanilla (posthumous), singer Steven Spielberg, filmmaker 2022 National Humanities Medal recipients: Wallis Annenberg, philanthropist Appalshop, community arts and programming center Joy Harjo (Muscogee Nation), poet Robin Harris, principal and educator Juan Felipe Herrera, writer Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), administrator in Indigenous higher education Jon Meacham, writer and historian Dr. Ruth Simmons, academic administrator in higher education Dr. Pauline Yu, scholar of Chinese literature 2023 National Humanities Medal recipients: Anthony Bourdain (posthumous), chef and author LeVar Burton, actor and literacy advocate Roz Chast, cartoonist and author Nicolás Kanellos, scholar and publisher of Hispanic literature Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomi Nation), scholar and author Mellon Foundation, philanthropic organization Dawn Porter, filmmaker Aaron Sorkin, playwright, screenwriter, and director Darren Walker, social justice philanthropist Rosita Worl (Tlingit), anthropologist and cultural leader |
| October 21, 2024 17:50 |
In-town pool report #5 -- Mote details on National Arts and Humanities Reception The White House passes this on as POTUS and FLOTUS arrive. The President and the First Lady are delivering remarks at a National Arts and Humanities Reception. The National Medal of Arts is the highest award given to artists, arts patrons, and groups by the United States Government and honors exemplary individuals and organizations that have advanced the arts in America and offered inspiration to others through their distinguished achievement, support, or patronage. The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities and broadened our citizens' engagement with history, literature, languages, philosophy, and other humanities subjects. 2022 National Medal of Arts recipients: Ruth Asawa (posthumous), artist Randy A. Batista, photographer Clyde Butcher, landscape photographer Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum,museum and education center Melissa "Missy" Elliott, artist and producer Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, musician Eva Longoria, actress, director, and philanthropist Idina Menzel, actress and singer Herbert I. Ohta, musician Bruce Sagan, arts leader Carrie Mae Weems, visual artist 2023 National Medal of Arts recipients: Mark Bradford, artist Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker Bruce Cohen, producer Alex Katz, artist Jo Carole Lauder, arts leader Spike Lee, filmmaker Queen Latifah, artist and actress Selena Quintanilla (posthumous), singer Steven Spielberg, filmmaker 2022 National Humanities Medal recipients: Wallis Annenberg, philanthropist Appalshop, community arts and programming center Joy Harjo, poet Robin Harris, principal and educator Juan Felipe Herrera, writer Robert Martin, administrator in Indigenous higher education Jon Meacham, writer and historian Ruth J. Simmons, academic administrator in higher education Pauline Yu, scholar of Chinese literature 2023 National Humanities Medal recipients: Anthony Bourdain (posthumous), chef and author LeVar Burton, actor and literacy advocate Roz Chast, cartoonist and author Nicolás Kanellos, scholar and publisher of Hispanic literature Robin Wall Kimmerer, scholar and author Mellon Foundation, philanthropic organization Dawn Porter, filmmaker Aaron Sorkin, playwright, screenwriter, and director Darren Walker, social justice philanthropist Rosita Worl, anthropologist and cultural leader Speaking Program Attendees |
| October 21, 2024 18:42 |
In-town pool report #6 -- lid National Arts and Humanities Reception ends The National Arts and Humanities Reception has ended and we have a lid. The East Room event was streamed but there were two notable moments I wanted to flag. The first was POTUS saying during his remarks, (check against the transcript), "I know the power of women in this room to get things done, and also help the next generation of pioneers, proving a woman can do anything a man can do and then some -- that includes being president of United States of America." The comment drew cheers and a standing ovation. Filmmaker Spike Lee, one of the 2023 National Medal of Arts recipients, jumped to his feet and pointed at Biden before applauding. The second moment was when POTUS choked up as he talked about the power of the arts to inspire. He described a young Martin Luther King Jr. listening to African American opera singer Marian Anderson performing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the Lincoln Memorial in her famous 1939 concert after she had been barred from singing at the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall because of her race. "In fact, 85 years ago, a 10 year old boy was listening to the radio and heard the voice of Marian Anderson standing in the light of the Lincoln Memorial, in the shadow of Jim Crow and singing "My country 'tis of thee," Biden said. Then his voice softened as he visibly choked up before he finished and said, "sweet land of liberty." |
| October 21, 2024 18:48 |
In-town pool report #7 -- correcting report numbers. The previous report with the Biden quotes should have beenIn-town pool report #6. The subject also should have read "Lid and National Arts and Humanities Reception ends." |
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Pool Reports of October 21, 2024 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/374755