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February 28, 2017 February 2017 March 2017 February 28, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1234 Tuesday 5678910 11 5678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 TUESDAY Notes 28 7 AM ABC Good Morning America Hit; North Lawn; Mulvaney, John 8 CBS This Morning Hit Call Ray Washburne; (b)(6) CI 9 Interview w/ Caitriona Perry (RTE - Ireland's National Public Service Brodcaster) 10 Branch Chiefs Meeting NEOB 10258 Mulvaney, John 11 Meet w/ Chairman Horowitz (Inspector General for Legislative Affairs - DOJ); 252B; M 12 PM Meet w/ (b)(6) I ; EEOB 252B 1 Meet w/ Former Congressman John Campbell; EEOB 252B (b) (5) 2 Meet w/ (b)(6) I ; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John Phone Call w/ Chairman Black; (b)(6) CI ; Mulvaney, John 3 Meet w/ Gov. Eddie Calvo (Guam); EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John 4 5 Be at West Exec (Presidential Address to Joint Session of Congress) White House 6 11:00pm - 11:10pm Post Joint Address Interview w/ Emma Dumain (Post and Courier)(843-8 Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 13 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0013 March 2017 April 2017 March 1, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Wednesday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WEDNESDAY Notes 1 7 AM 8 9 (b)(6) PA Phone Interview w/ James Astill and Henry Curr (The Economist); (b)(6) CI ; Mulv 10 DADs Meeting NEOB 10258 Mulvaney, John 11 (b)(6) PA 12 PM Weekly Econ Principals Lunch EEOB 176 Cohn, Gary D. EOP/WHO 1 (b)(6) PA 2 Meet w/ (b)(6) I ; EEOB 252B 3 Meet w/ Chaplain Michael Husfelt; EEOB 252B Meet w/ Andrew Abrams and FBI HQ Team EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John 4 Phone Call w/ Dr. Anand Shah; EEOB 252 B 5 Meeting: Tax Reform Update with Secretary Mnuchin COS; Hunter, Mallory G. EOP/WHO 6 Dinner w/ Matt Salmon Old Ebbitt Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 1 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0014 March 2017 April 2017 March 2, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Thursday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THURSDAY Notes 2 (b)(6) PA 7 AM 8 9 10 Meet w/ Sen. Blunt; S-212 (the VP’s office in off the Senate Floor); Mulvaney, John 11 Meet w/ Sen Leahy; 437 Russell; Mulvaney, John Meet w/ Rep. Frelinghuysen; 2306 Rayburn ; Mulvaney, John 12 PM 1 NEC Principals Meeting on Infrastructure Diplomatic Reception Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB 210) Chalkey, Richard J. 2 Strategic Planning for Budget Roll-out EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John 3 Taped FOX News Hit - Cashin' In w/ Eric Bolling ; North Lawn ; Mulvaney, John 4 Meet w/ Mr. Cordish and Haley Van Dyck; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 5 NEC Healthcare Meeting COS Office Meeting on Obamacare Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB COS Office; Hunter, Mallory G. EOP/WHO 6 Meet w/ Michael Auslin and Richard Kraemer; The Smith - 901 F St NW Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 2 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0015 March 2017 April 2017 March 3, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Friday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FRIDAY Notes 3 7 AM 8 9 Meeting RE: Obamacare (DPC, NEC, HHS and Congressional teams) Secretary of War Room (230A) Salvi, Mary E. EOP/WHO 10 11 12 PM 1 Phone Call w/ Yasi Sutton; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 2 FY18 Fiscal Goals; EEOB 252 - Director's Office; Andreasen, Jessica A. EOP/OMB 3 Phone Call w/ Sen. Graham; EEOB 252B 4 (b)(6) PA 5 6 Phone Call w/ Sec. Zinke; (He will call your cell); Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 3 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0016 March 2017 April 2017 March 4, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Saturday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SATURDAY Notes 4 (b)(6) PA 7 AM 8 9 10 11 12 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 4 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0017 March 2017 April 2017 March 5, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Sunday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SUNDAY Notes 5 7 AM 8 9 10 11 12 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 5 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0018 March 2017 April 2017 March 6, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Monday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MONDAY Notes 6 7 AM Phone Interview w/ Hugh Hewitt ; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 8 Meet w/ Jared Kushner; 120 in West Wing; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 9 10 Appeals EEOB 248 11 Andreasen, Jessica A. EOP/OMB 12 PM 1 2 3 (b) (5) (b) (5) 4 5 Jared Kushner IT Meeting Prep; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 6 (b) (5) Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 6 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0019 March 2017 April 2017 March 7, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Tuesday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 TUESDAY Notes 7 7 AM Meet w/ Jared Kushner and Reince Priebus; COS OFfice; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 8 Meet w/ (b)(6) I ; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 9 10 11 NEC Policy/Legislative Stra Roosevelt Room Cohn, Gary D. EOP/WHO (b) (5) (b) (5) 12 PM Economics Working Group Lunch Ward Room - WH 1 (b) (5) EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP 2 3 Meet w/ Sec. Tillerson; State Department (Enter in the gate on 22nd and C Street NW) - M 4 Meet w/ Scott Serota (CEO of BCBSA); EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 5 6 Ivanka Trump and Dina Powell Meeting Prep; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB (b)(6) PA Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 7 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0020 March 2017 April 2017 March 8, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Wednesday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 WEDNESDAY Notes 8 (b)(6) PA 7 AM 8 News Hit: Morning Joe; North Lawn; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 9 FOIA and Records Briefing; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 10 Meet w/ Ivanka Trump and Dina Powell; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB Meet w/ Sec. Kelly; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 11 12 PM Phone Interview w/ Emma Durmain (Cha Weekly Econ Principals Lunch WH/Ward Room Lunch w/ Sec. Carson Cohn, Gary D. EOP/WHO Navy Mess - WH 1 Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB Meet w/ Administrator Pruitt; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M. EOP/OMB 2 Phone Call w/ Rep. Calvert; EEOB 252B; M 3 Meet w/ Chairman Black and Chairman E 1131 Longworth (Chairman Black's Personal Mulvaney, John 4 Meet w/ Sen. Cruz; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, (b) (5) 5 6 Mulvaney, Mick M. EOP/OMB 8 9/6/2017 11:25 AM OMB-Property of the People-0021 March 2017 April 2017 March 9, 2017 SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa SuMo TuWe Th Fr Sa 1234 1 Thursday 5678910 11 2345678 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9101112131415 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 THURSDAY Notes 9 (b)(6) PA To Mar 11 7 AM 8 Meet w/ Russ and Joe ; EEOB 252B; Mulvaney, John M.
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