Travels of Vice President Joe Biden—August 2012

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August was a rather low key month for Vice President Biden, including a week in Rehoboth Beach.  He did a tour of northern North Carolina and southern and Southwest Virginia and made trips to Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio.  A trip to Florida planned to coincide with the Republican National Convention was called off.  He also did a half dozen fundraisers.


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DC



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DC



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Los Angeles, CA



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Las Vegas, NV



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Wilmington, DE


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Rehoboth Beach, DE


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Rehoboth Beach, DE


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Rehoboth Beach, DE


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Rehoboth Beach, DE


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Rehoboth Beach, DE


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Wilmington, DE



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Wilmington, DE



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Durham, NC



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Danville, VA
Wytheville, VA


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Blacksburg, VA



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DC



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DC
Wilmington, DE


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Wilmington, DE



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Wilmington, DE



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DC


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Minneapolis, MN
Rochester, MN


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Detroit, MI


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DC



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Bridgehampton, NY


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Chatham, MA



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Provincetown, MA



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Tampa, FL
DC


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Orlando, FL
St. Augustine, FL
DC

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DC



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DC



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Lordstown, OH
Wilmington, DE







Note: This calendar is based on publicly available information from the White House, the campaign and news accounts.  The focus is on travel both campaign-related and official; President Obama's myriad in-town meetings and activities are not listed here with the exception of campaign appearances.  The calendar above shows cities and towns.  The listing below includes impromptu stops and other details, again based on publicly available information. See Rationale, Methodology and Limitations.

Details

Wed. Aug. 1, 2012
DC.

Thurs. Aug. 2, 2012
DC.  In late July the Idaho Mountain Express reported there would be a fundraiser at a private residence in Sun Valley, ID.canceled July 26

Fri. Aug. 3, 2012
DC.  Flight to Los Angeles, CA.
-Fundraising reception at the home of entrepreneur Shoukat Hussain Ali in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, CA. ($)
Flight to Las Vegas, NV.  Overnight in Las Vegas, NV.

Sat. Aug. 4, 2012
-Speaks at the Disabled American Veterans' national convention at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Sun. Aug. 5, 2012
Wilmington, DE.

Mon. Aug, 6, 2012
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Tues. Aug. 7, 2012
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Wed. Aug. 8, 2012
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Thurs. Aug. 9, 2012
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Fri. Aug. 10, 2012
Rehoboth Beach, DE.

Sat. Aug. 11, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Sun. Aug. 12, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

...tour of northern North Carolina and southern and Southwest Virginia
Mon. Aug. 13, 2012
-Remarks at Durham Armory in Durham, NC. 
-Coffee with the two winners of the “Cup of Joe with Joe” fundraising contest and their guests [Luis de la Cruz and wife Abigail of Schertz, TX and Carolyn Gigerich and daughter Lisa Flowers of Indianapolis, IN] at the Blue Coffee Café in Durham, NC.
    OTR stop, greets fire fighters and their families at Hillsborough Fire Department in Hillsborough, NC.
    OTR stop at an evening football practice, talks with the coach and players, at George Washington High School in Danville, VA.
Overnight in Danville, VA.

Tues. Aug. 14, 2012
-Remarks at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, VA.
    OTR stop at The Coffee Break Cafe in Stuart, VA (Patrick Co.).
    OTR stop at at the Floyd Country Store in Floyd, VA (Floyd Co.).
-Remarks at Spiller Elementary School in Wytheville, VA.
Overnight in Wytheville, VA.

Wed. Aug. 15, 2012
    OTR stop, greets patrons at the River City Grill in Radford, VA.
-Unannounced stop at the memorial to victims of the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech.  Remarks at McComas Hall, Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.
Returns to Washington, DC.

Thurs. Aug. 16, 2012
DC.

Fri. Aug. 17, 2012
DC.
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Sat. Aug. 18, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Sun. Aug. 19, 2012
Wilmington, DE, no public events.

Mon. Aug. 20, 2012
DC.

Tues. Aug. 21, 2012
-Grassroots event at The Depot in Minneapolis, MN.
    OTR greets the South High School football team in Minneapolis.
-Grassroots event in Floral Hall at the Olmstead County Fairgrounds in Rochester, MN.
    OTR stop, greets diners and has pie and ice cream at Mac's Cafe & Restaurant in Rochester, MN.
Overnight in Detroit, MI.

Wed. Aug. 22, 2012 
-Fundraiser at the Hecker-Smiley mansion on Woodward Ave. in Detroit, MI. ($)
-Campaign event at Renaissance High School in Detroit, MI.
-Fundraiser at the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, MI. ($)
Returns to Washington, DC.

Thurs. Aug. 23, 2012
DC.

Fri. Aug. 24, 2012
DC
-With Dr. Jill Biden attends fundraiser at the home of Ellen Chesler and Matthew Mallow, hosted by actor Nathan Lane in Bridgehampton, NY (NY Post reported Biden two hours late). ($)
Overnight in Chatham, MA.

Sat. Aug. 25, 2012
-With Dr. Jill Biden attends fundraiser at the Wayside Inn in Chatham, MA. ($)

Sun. Aug. 26, 2012
-With Dr. Jill Biden attends morning fundraising reception hosted by Bryan Rafanelli at The Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, MA. ($)
Return to Washington, DC.

Mon. Aug. 27, 2012
-Campaign events in Tampa, FL.  "Due to disaster preparedness and local security concerns, Vice President Biden’s trip to Tampa, Florida on Monday, August 27 for campaign events has been postponed."    DC.

Tues. Aug. 28, 2012
-Campaign events in Orlando and St. Augustine, FL.  postponed Aug. 25 due to state of emergency in Florida.    DC.

Wed. Aug. 29, 2012
DC.

Thurs. Aug. 30, 2012
DC

Fri. Aug. 31, 2012
-Campaign event at UAW Local 1714 in Lordstown, OH.
    OTR lunch at Mocha House in Warren, OH.
    OTR visits the Canfield Fair in Mahoning County for about an hour. 
Flight from Youngstown, OH to Wilmington, DE.


Jill Biden
Sat. Aug. 17, 2012
-Reading of her book Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops coordinated by the Ministry of Caring at Guardian Angel Child Care in Wilmington, DE.