Of down-time, drop-bys, & OTRs: the POTUS daily Schedule

Earlier today, Oliver Knox of Yahoo News posted an article that offers considerable insight and detail about the President’s daily calendar and how it is determined.  It’s an interesting look into the mechanics of methodologies that recent administration’s have devised to keep track of everything, as the President’s schedule is often maintained even down to five-minute blocks of time.

An excerpt:

In the Bush era, every Cabinet officer got personal face time with the president at least twice a year, for half an hour. Those who failed to get to the point quickly, a former aide recalled, would face a warning from the president: “You’re losing altitude and air speed.”

George W. Bush, an erstwhile ANG jet pilot, using an aviation metaphor.  For the full article, click HERE.