Travels of President Barack Obama—April 2012

President Barack Obama  |  First Lady Michelle Obama   |  Vice President Joe Biden  ||  Former Gov. Mitt Romney

The general election campaign was just starting in April.  (On April 10 former Sen. Rick Santorum suspended his campaign, making Romney the presumptive GOP nominee).  In addition to his overseas trip to Columbia for the Summit of the Americas, President Obama made four significant trips outside the Beltway, visiting FL; OH and MI; NC, CO and IA; and GA.  Obama thus managed to hit a fair number of battleground states.  Note the distinction between official events and campaign events; the RNC charged there was a blurring of the lines at taxpayers' expense (+).  Obama did fourteen fundraisers during the month.


April
 May
 June
 July
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Sunday
 Monday
 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC


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DC



10 
FL - Palm Beach Gardens
Boca Raton
Hollywood
Golden Beach
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DC



 12
DC



 13
Tampa, FL




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COLUMBIA



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COLUMBIA



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DC



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DC



18
Elyria, OH
Dearborn, MI
Bingham Farms, MI


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DC




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DC



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DC



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DC



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DC



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Chapel Hill, NC
Boulder, CO


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Iowa City, IA


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DC




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Hinesville, GA


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DC




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McLean, VA



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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
Sun. April 1, 2012
DC, no public events.

Mon. April 2, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 3, 2012
DC.

Wed. April 4, 2012
DC.

Thurs. April 5, 2012
DC.
-Fundraiser at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC (20 people/$40,000 per person). ($)
-Fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC (250 people/$2,500 per person). ($)

Fri. April 6, 2012
DC.

Sat. April 7, 2012
DC, no public events.

Sun. April 8, 2012
DC, no public events.

Mon. April 9, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 10, 2012
-Fundraising luncheon at the home of Hansel and Paula Tookes (he is president of Raytheon International) in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (about 60 people/$10,000 per person). ($)
-Remarks on the economy, making the case for the Buffett Rule, at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.
-Stops by LGBT Leadership Council fundraiser for photos, then speaks at a fundraiser at the Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL (about 850 people/$500 general and $250 Gen44). ($)
-Fundraising dinner at the home of trial lawyer Jeremy Alters in Golden Beach, FL (about 60 people/$15,000 per person). ($)
Returns to DC.

Wed. April 11, 2012
DC.
-Fundraising reception at W Hotel in Washington, DC (about 20 people/$40,000 per person). ($)

Thurs. April 12, 2012
DC.

Fri. April 13, 2012
Travel to Tampa
-Brief tour of port equipment and speech on benefits of trade with Latin America at the Port of Tampa in Tampa, FL.
Travel to Columbia.

Sat. April 14, 2012
COLUMBIA for Summit of the Americas.
Sun. April 15, 2012
COLUMBIA for Summit of the Americas.

Mon. April 16, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 17, 2012
DC.

Wed. April 18, 2012
-Roundtable with unemployed workers who are students in job training programs and remarks at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, OH.
-Fundraiser at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI ($250 per person). ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of Denise Ilitch and Jim Scalici in Bingham Farms, MI (about 47 people/$10,000 per person). ($)
Returns to DC.

Thurs. April 19, 2012
DC.
-Fundraising roundtable discussion and dinner at W Hotel in Washington, DC (25 people/$40,000 per person). ($)

Fri. April 20, 2012
DC.

Sat. April 21, 2012
DC, no public events.

Sun. April 22, 2012
DC, no public events.

Mon. April 23, 2012
DC.

Tues. April 24, 2012
-Remarks on student loans (interest rates could double in July) in Carmichael Arena, also tapes "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in Memorial Hall, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.
-Remarks on student loans (interest rates could double in July) at the University of Colorado Boulder, in Boulder, CO. 
-Unannounced stop at The Sink, a restaurant and bar, in Boulder, CO (large pizza).
Overnight in Denver.

Wed. April 25, 2012
-Remarks on student loans (interest rates could double in July) at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. 
Returns to DC.
-Fundraiser at the Jefferson Hotel in Washington, DC (25 people/$35,000 per person). ($)

Thurs. April 26, 2012
DC.

Fri. April 27, 2012
-With the First Lady delivers remarks and meets with troops, veterans and military families at Fort Stewart in Hinesville, GA.
Returns to DC.
-Women's Leadership Forum and Women for Obama fundraiser at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. ($)
-Fundraiser at the home of Debra Lee, chairwoman and CEO of BET in (Woodley Park) Washington, DC. ($)

Sat. April 28, 2012
DC.

Sun. April 29, 2012
Reception (500 people/$1,000 per person) and dinner (80 people/$20,000 per person) with former President Bill Clinton at the home of Terry McAuliffe in McLean, VA." (2$)

Mon. April 30, 2012
DC.