0430 Depart e/r gym |
0545 Depart e/r Quarters |
0700 Depart e/r Pentagon |
0715 Read Presidential Daily Brief |
0730 Standup |
0830 SECDEF Mtg w/Gates |
0945 Depart e/r George Washington University |
1000 Remarks/Inside Washington 2010 Academic Seminar |
1100 Depart e/r Pentagon |
1115 Prep w/ J3 |
1200 Mtg w/ Lt. Gen. Steven Blum |
1215 Lunch |
1245 Prep w/ J5 |
1330 SECDEF Mtg w/Gates |
1415 Prep w/ J5 |
1430 Haircut |
1500 Mtg w/ Vice Adm. Bill Sullivan |
1515 Mtg w/ Gen. Kevin Chilton |
1530 End of Day |
1545 Depart e/r Andrews Air Force Base |
1615 Depart e/r NYC |
1700 Land/Depart e/r studio |
1745 Interview Prep |
1800 Interview/Jon Stewart Show |
1845 Change clothes |
1900 Depart e/r working dinner |
2200 Depart e/r airport |
2230 Depart e/r Andrews Air Force Base |
2330 Arrive Andrews Air Force Base |
0000 Arrive Quarters |
“En route”
Mullen and his wife declined Quarters Six, the chairman’s official residence, at Fort Myer in Virginia, to stay in a smaller Navy house in D.C.
Each morning, Mullen reads the daily intelligence brief written for President Obama; 2% of his time is reserved for the POTUS.
Morning staff meeting
Mullen, who averages nine speaking engagements per month, aims to spend 9% of his time on outreach to the general public. From May to September 2009 — the most recent period for which his staff has done what they call a Calendar Review — he managed only 8%.
Marine Lieutenant General John “Jay” Paxton, the Joint Staff’s director of operations
Three-star Army general and deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command, a position created after 9/11 to protect the U.S. homeland
Vice Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld, the Joint Staff’s director for strategic plans and policy
Outgoing U.S. military representative to NATO
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Air Force Academy graduate; and first former astronaut to attain four-star rank
Closeout meeting with personal staff
Mullen designates 6% of his time for media-related activities.
Mullen changed from his dress blues into a business suit for dinner at Mayor Bloomberg’s house; he is aware that his uniform can sometimes be distancing or intimidating.
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