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Steve Jobs to meet with President Obama today

According to ABC News, President Obama's West Coast field trip is going to kick off in San Francisco with dinner.

Not just any dinner, mind you. This happens to be dinner with the outgoing CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, Mark Zuckerberg (who built some sort of newfangled website) and our own Uncle Steve. According to the White House, they are meeting as part of an "ongoing dialogue with the business community on how we can work together to win the future, strengthen our economy, support entrepreneurship, and get the American people back to work."

After dinner, there is no further published information on the official White House schedule, so I don't know who will get to put up their "The President Slept Here" sign. However, once he's wrapped things up in the Bay Area, it's been announced that Obama is spending Friday in my neck of the woods, visiting one of Intel's plants in Hillsboro, Oregon. He'll be there with Intel CEO Paul Otellini talking about Intel's investments in educational programs and manufacturing upgrades at their plants in Oregon and in Arizona.

This is the second time the President has formally met with Jobs. Their first publicized get-together took place in October of 2010.

[via AppleInsider]



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Ricardo

is that Steve ear? http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5454952553/in/faves-paseodelsur/

February 18 2011 at 6:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
NoDreads.

The most powerful man in the world, has dinner with the President.

February 17 2011 at 3:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
AppleZilla

Praying that this is good sign. God bless Steve and our President.

Unlike some, I always wish success for our Presidents.

February 17 2011 at 12:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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redcard

Really? Even if their idea of success completely conflicts with your idea of success?

February 17 2011 at 1:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Oblyvion

Steve: Now that we're on Verizon, how's about dropping that BlackBerry and getting an iPhone.

Obama: And have my phone hacked in 6 minutes if I lose it? No thanks.

February 17 2011 at 11:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mack

When is the outgoing CEO of Google going out?

Seems to me that Google announced a reshuffle and since then Eric has just gone on being CEO.

What is Google waiting for?

February 17 2011 at 10:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Josso

I guess you have only skimmed the articles on Eric Schmidt going off as CEO.

In all the articles I have been able to find in 2 minutes, it says April 4.

February 17 2011 at 11:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
carrespondent

Bravo on the choice of photo.

February 17 2011 at 10:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Michael Rose

Thanks -- all credit to the White House flickr feed.

February 17 2011 at 10:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ojfl

That is all fine but do these people really understand small businesses these days? They can give the president an overview of what are the roadblocks for big tech companies but what about the small ones?

February 17 2011 at 9:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Richard

Hopefully there will be pictures of His Steveness with the Prez. Maybe then we will all march over the the National Enquirer and burn it to the ground.

February 17 2011 at 9:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bcarney

If you want them to get back to work, shut down Facebook. American productivity would increase some 25%...

February 17 2011 at 9:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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AppleZilla

I had an employee that was addicted to Facebook. It did not end well.

February 17 2011 at 12:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Doc Rock

I had an employee that was addicted to Facebook. Rather than blaming them and having an exit meeting, I realized I had failed them as a leader. I found their niche and gave them something better to do that was not busywork and really challenged them. Now my best employee ever.

If FB didn't exist they would fill the void with something else. Angry Birds, long breaks, telephones or even office gossip. Turns out they are almost never just waisting company time, just bored.

People love to work when given a chance to excel at what they are good in.

February 17 2011 at 2:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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