A list made available by the White House shows that both William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright have visited the White House since President Obama took office. William Ayers was there twice, once on May 2, 2009 and once on April 9 January 27 , 2009. Jeremiah Wright arrived on March 24, 2009 with no record of departure. Neither had an audience with the President of the United States (POTUS), and according to officials, neither are the William Ayers or the Jeremiah Wright. See 10-31-09 update below.
White House Visitors
The list is available in PDF file and an Excel file, thanks to MSNBC's Bill Dedman. Note that I've taken a guess at the positions these people hold. The information is not provided on the White House list, so...this is a guess.
The most interesting observation is that Andrew L. Stern, the president of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) met with Mr. Obama more times than anyone on this particular list - 7 times, none of them in Oval Office. (see update about Stern below)
Edward L. Yingling, President and CEO of the American Bankers Association met with Obama 4 times
Camden R. Fine, CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) - 4 times
Daniel A. Mica President and CEO of Credit Union National Association
John Huntsman - perhaps Jon Huntsman, Jr., Ambassador to China - 4 times
Jesse Jackson met with the President 3 times and numerous other visits with White House personnel. Al Sharpton made it to the Oval Office, Jesse Jackson did not.
Below is are those meeting with the President in the Oval Office and then a list of those that met with Barack Obama somewhere on the White House grounds. The list often does not have middle initials and many visits are undated. If we could embarrass this White House, this record keeping would be embarrassing. Robert Gibbs said this week that "hundreds of thousands of vistors" had come through the White House since Obama's arrival - here we have only about 500.
List of those visiting with the POTUS in the Oval Office:
Mahmoud Abbas - Chmn Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), undated
The Newt Gingrich on May 7 for an meeting on "education"
William Gates - the Microsoft William Gates according to Dedman, no date
Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan, no date
Alfred Sharpton May 7, May 26
List of those meeting with the President somewhere on White House grounds:
Fred Becker - probably CEO and President of National Assoc. of Fed. Credit Unions - undated
Lloyd C. Blankfein - CEO and Chair Goldman Sachs - February13 and March 27
John Boehner - US Congressman R-OH POTUS and FLOTUS undated
Shawn Carter - can this be Jay-Z, the husband of Beyonce Knowles? - undated
"Billy" Clinton March 24th
Kent Conrad - US Senator D-ND POTUS and FLOTUS undated
Jon Cornyn - US Senator R-TX, undated
Richard M. Daley - Chicago mayor, undated
Richard Daley March 17
David B. Dillon - COB Kroger Company, Feb. 13th
James Dimon - CEO and Chmn of JPMorgan Chase, twice - Feb. 13 and once undated
Byron Dorgan US Senator D-ND, POTUS and FLOTUS
Steve Driehaus - US Congressman D-OH, twice undated
Dick Durbin US Senator D-IL, February 1 and twice undated
Dick Durbin POTUS and FLOTUS undated
Steve Elmendorf - Democrat strategist, undated
Camden R. Fine - CEO of ICBA, March 27, May 20, June 17 and once undated
Kim A. Gandy - former president of NOW, March 11 and May 26
Steve C. Gunderson, CEO and president of Council on Foundations, no date
Hill Harper, actor (real name Frank Harper), no date
Jon Huntsman - Ambassador to China??? twice on May 16 and twice undated
Kay Baily Hutchison POTUS and FLOTUS
Jesse Jackson undated
Jesse L. Jackson POTUS and FLOTUS twice undated
Nancy A. Keenan - president of NARAL, February 18
Nancy Keenan March 11, May 26
Robert Kennedy in March
Edward M. Kennedy, no date
Robert P. Kelly - CEO Bank of New York Mellon, March 27
Amy Klobuchar February1
Amy Klobuchar POTUS and FLOTUS no date
Paul Krugman - Prof. of Economics/International Affairs at Princeton, April February 1
AG Lafley - former CEO and COB Proctor & Gamble, February 13
Gara Lamarche - CeO The Atlantic Philanthropies, February 18
Philip Lamarche - perhaps with the New York State Board of Elections? no date
Philip G. Lamarche no date
Carol S. Larson - President and CEO David and Lucile Packard Foundation, no date
Risa Lavizzomourey - Pres. and CEO Robert wood Johnson Foundation, March 5 and
June 22
Kenneth Lewis - CEO and President Bank of America, March 27
Ronald E. Logue - CEO of State Street, March 27
John J. Mack - CEO and Chmn Morgan Stanley, March 27
Ellen R. Malcom - Founder of Emily's List, IBM heiress, president of America Coming Together, March 11
Mark Mallory - Cincinnati mayor, no date
Robert L. McDonald - Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern, no date
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) - POTUS and FLOTUS no date
Danne L. Mica POTUS and FLOTUS no date
Daniel Mica undated
Daniel Mica POTUS and FLOTUS, twice undated
Daniel A. Mica - CEO Credit Union National Assoc. June 17 and once undated
Michael C. Moore (?) June 22
David J. OReilly - CEO and Chmn Chevron Corp., February 13
Sally R. Osberg - Ex. Dir. Children's Discovery Museum, no date
Robert S. Nichols - Pres & COO Financial Services Forum, May 20, June 17
Vikram Pandit - CEO Citigroup, March 27
Nancy Pelosi no date
Collin Peterson - Congressman (D-MN) POTUS and FLOTUS, no date
John D. Podesta - CeO Center for American Progress, February 2 and once undated
Lynn C. Richards - ?, February 18, March 5
John W. Robert - ?, undated
Nancy Roob - Pres. & CeO Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, undated
Timothy Ryan March 17
Timothy Ryan POTUS and FLOTUS undated
Timothy T. Ryan - former NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers or is this T. Timothy Ryan, CEO Securities Industry and Financial Markets Assoc.?, undated
Timothy Ryan POTUS and FLOTUS, undated
Alfred Sharpton, May 26th
Paul Smith, undated
Paul M. Smith - Attorney, partner at Jenner & Block, twice on May 26
Andrew L. Stern February 18, and February 23, May 26, July 13 and twice undated
Andy Stern March 17
Ted Strickland - Democrat Governor of Ohio? undated
John G. Stumpf CEO & Pres. Wells Fargo, March 27
Nancy Stutley - Chair WH Council on Environmental Quality, no date
Scott E. Talbott - Senior VP the Financial Services Roundtable (an organization of CEO's of the nation's largest banks, brokerages and insurers, May 20
Rex W. Tillerson - CEO and Chmn. Exxoon February 13
Richard L. Trumka - President AFL-CIO, February 6
Luis A. Ubinas - President, Ford Foundation, undated
Bill White - is this the leader of the American National Socialist Worker's Party? undated
William White - is this the Episcopal Bishop of Pennsylvania? or the Canadian economist? undated
Edward L. Yingling - Pres. & CEO of the American Bankers Association, March 27, April 23, May 20, June 17
Update 10-31-09:
Michelle Malkin headline of 10-25-09: SEIU leads new banking shakedown campaign. We can see from the small list of POTUS visitors above that Obama has concentrated on SEIU and bankers. If I were a banker, I think I'd give some thought to Barack Obama being a spy for SEIU.
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