(coverage details from Perry Bacon online story: WashingtonPost dot-com)
President Obama will continue one of the most memorable weeks of his presidency on Thursday afternoon when he heads to New York for what will likely be an emotional event in which he will mark the death of Osama bin Laden at the National September 11 Memorial.
The president is not expected to give a formal speech, but instead lay a wreath at the memorial site. Following the ceremony, he will meet with relatives of people who died in the Sept. 11 attacks.
“He wants to lay a wreath to honor the victims, to honor the first responders who so courageously rushed to the scene and, in many cases, gave their own lives to try to save others; to honor the spirit of unity in America that we all felt in the wake of that terrible attack,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. “I think the power of that requires no words.”
The president is expected to spend about four hours total in New York on Thursday. The ceremony will start around 1:30 p.m.
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