Year Three Day 83 Obama Administration April 12, 2011

President Barack Obama returns to the Oval Office through the Rose Garden after surprising students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., April 11, 2011. During his statement Friday night, President Obama mentioned a letter he received from the mother of an Altona student who worried that her son's trip to Washington, D.C., would be canceled if there was a government shutdown.

President Barack Obama returns to the Oval Office through the Rose Garden after surprising students from Altona Middle School in Longmont, Colo., April 11, 2011. During his statement Friday night, President Obama mentioned a letter he received from the mother of an Altona student who worried that her son's trip to Washington, D.C., would be canceled if there was a government shutdown.

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT meets with senior advisors Oval Office

12:00PM THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE FIRST LADY and DR. BIDEN deliver remarks at the launch of the First Lady and Dr. Jill Biden’s national initiative to support and honor America’s service members and their families East Room

2:15PM THE PRESIDENT meets with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management John Berry Oval Office
4:30PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of Defense Gates Oval Office

5:00PM THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT meet with Secretary of State Clinton Oval Office