Barack O'Clock: Rahm Emanuel Departure and 'Personnel Announcement'

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Alex Wagner

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The president will bid farewell to Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Friday, Oct. 1. Emanuel is poised to run for mayor of Chicago. In what may be the worst kept secret in Washington, the White House is expected to name Senior Adviser Pete Rouse to fill Emanuel's shoes in the interim until a permanent chief of staff is named. Here's what's on tap:

10:00 a.m. -- The president receives the presidential daily briefing in the Oval Office.

11:05 a.m. -- Makes a "personnel announcement" in the East Room. (No word on whether there will be "Rahm for Mayor" buttons on sale outside the West Wing.)

11:30 a.m. -- Meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office.

12:15 p.m. -- Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

2:00 p.m. -- Attends Justice Elena Kagan's investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court.

3:20 p.m. -- Receives the economic daily briefing in the Oval Office.

4:00 p.m. -- Meets with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the Oval Office.

Filed Under: Barack Obama, John McCain, Obama Administration, White House, Barack O'Clock

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