DAILY SNAPSHOT
Tuesday, February 2, 2016

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

11:15 am: The President meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan; The Vice President also attends

12:30 pm: The President has lunch with House Speaker Paul Ryan

Read President Obama's Proclamation on African American History Month

The Obama family join hands as they begin the march with the foot soldiers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

READ THE FULL PROCLAMATION

The First Meeting of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force

Vice President Biden chaired the first meeting of the Cancer Moonshot Task Force, President Obama's new national commitment to end cancer as we know it.

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden participate in a meeting with the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, Feb. 1, 2016. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

"As we rejoice in the victories won by men and women who believed in the idea of a just and fair America, we remember that, throughout history, our success has been driven by bold individuals who were willing to speak out and change the status quo."