Day Fifty-Nine March 20, 2009

The President began his day a little later then usual after getting in from California at 1:15 AM He received his daily briefing starting at 10:45. At 12:15 the President met with his senior advisors. At 12:35 The President and the Vice President delivered remarks to the Representatives of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Remarks

The President then went with Governors Schwarzeneffer and Rendell and Mayor Bloomberg.

The President and the First Lady then hosted a recpetion for the National Newspaper Association.

The President taped a message in celebration of Iranian New Year- Nowruz. In that speech he reached out to the Iranian people and proposed a new day in the relations between the US and Iran. Text

The first Lady together with local schoolchildren planted the first vegetable garden in the White House since Eleanor Roosevelt.