"The Historic, First-Ever Kids' State Dinner Edition!"

Your Daily Snapshot forFriday, August 24, 2012   "The Historic, First-Ever Kids' State Dinner Edition!" Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that's happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, The White House held an historic, first-ever Kids' State Dinner; hosted Americorps, School Improvement Grantees, and Presidential Innovation Fellows. The President held a news conference and spoke with regional reporters about the need for Congress to agree on a balanced deficit reduction plan, and the First Lady made a major veterans hiring announcement in Jacksonville, Florida. Watch West Wing Week, your inside guide to the White House. In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog: We the Coders: Open-Sourcing We the People, the White House's Online Petitions SystemThe source code for We the People, the online petitions system for the public to connect with the White House, is now available online. White House Office Hours: #InnovateGovYesterday, after welcoming the inaugural class of Presidential Innovation Fellows to the White House, US CTO Todd Park and White House Director of Digital Strategy Macon Phillips answered your questions on Twitter. International Traveler Spending On Pace For a Record Setting YearThe increase of travel and tourism spending by international visitors is helping to boost the U.S. economy. Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 4:00 PM: The Vice President and Dr. Biden attend a campaign event 6:00 PM: The President departs from the White House en route Camp David 6:15 PM: The Vice President and Dr. Biden attend a campaign event Get Updates Sign up for the Daily Snapshot Stay Connected     Facebook Twitter YouTube Flickr Google+     This email was sent to ciii.307@hotmail.com Sign Up for Updates from the White House  Privacy Policy Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White House The White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111