Day 173 July 11, 2011

President Barack Obama is briefed before a phone call with President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia in the Oval Office, July 11, 2011

President Barack Obama is briefed before a phone call with President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia in the Oval Office, July 11, 2011

11:00AM THE PRESIDENT holds a news conference on the status of efforts to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction

Brady Press Briefing Room

12:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT receive the Presidential Daily Briefing

Oval Office

TDB THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Congressional Leadership Cabinet Room Speaker John Boehner Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader Representative Eric Cantor, Majority Leader Senator Dick Durbin, Majority Whip Senator Jon Kyl, Republican Whip Representative Steny Hoyer, Democratic Whip