Pool Reports of December 6, 2024

In-town pool report #1 — lunch lid

Good afternoon. The White House has called a lunch lid until 1:45 PM.

In-town pool report #2 — briefing pushed

The press briefing is now scheduled to start at 2:15 PM.

In-town pool report #3 — two-minute warning

Briefing starting in two.

In-town pool report #4 — briefing ends

The briefing wrapped at 3:12 PM. Karine shared that the president will deliver a speech on his economic record and job creation numbers on Tuesday.

In-town pool report #5 — Pearl Harbor event

Press is headed to the East Room for the president's remarks accompanying a special performance of American History Unbound's "The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day."

Video available here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIllqkggjR0

In-town pool report #6 — remarks begin

The president started speaking at 6:48 PM.

In-town pool report #7 — remarks conclude

The president spoke about meeting with European leaders and D-Day survivors and the meaning of sacrifice. At the end of his remarks, he walked over to shake hands with a man he identified as a 101-year-old veteran who stood up so the two could speak briefly. The president appeared to pass him a challenge coin, and the man said "I'll cherish this" as the president walked away.

In-town pool report #8 — program

Details on the performance, from the White House:

The President is attending and delivering remarks at a performance of "The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day" to honor American veterans and their families on the eve of the 83rd Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Program
The President
Katie Couric, Host, The Eyes of the World
Performance of "The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day" narrated by John Monsky, Historian and Narrator, The Eyes of the World
Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher, Department of Veterans Affairs

In-town pool report #9 — more details and a lid

POTUS seemed moved by the show, taking the mic before Deputy Secretary Tanya Bradsher was scheduled to speak to praise the performers and add:

"That's the most impressive thing I've ever seen."

The show followed the last months of World War Two as documented by Ernest Hemingway, Lee Miller, Robert Capa and J.D. Salinger.

Descendants of Hemingway and Salinger were in attendance and stood to be recognized toward the end of the show.

The president stayed to speak to guests for a moment and the press was ushered out by about 8:45 PM.

We have a lid for the night.

In-town pool report #10 — veteran's name

One final detail:

Per the White House, the WWII veteran POTUS came over to recognize after his remarks is Llewellyn "Lew" Griffith.