Obama Staffers Reveal How to Plan a Presidential Trip | Let’s Break It Down

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David Plouffe, former Campaign Manager and White House Senior Advisor to Barack Obama, joins Alyssa Mastromonaco to discuss what it’s like to plan a domestic presidential trip. They talk about the details that differ in planning a trip within the U.S. from one overseas, some historically bad gaffes, and how President Biden should approach his tours.

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:44 Why take the president on the road?
2:00 What is the budgeting process?
2:59 President Obama’s National Parks Tour
4:10 The Osawatomie, Kansas speech
4:45 President Obama’s 48-hour tour in 2012
6:46 Historically disastrous presidential trips
8:13 President Bush and Hurricane Katrina
9:50 President Obama and Hurricane Sandy
11:20 Sandy Hook mass shooting, Newtown High Memorial
13:20 Charleston, South Carolina mass shooting
15:10 Biden’s “Help is Here” and “Build Back Better” tours