READ: Obama says he gets ‘a thick book full of death’ to start his day
That “thick book full of death” the President’s referencing is most likely what’s formally referred to as the President’s Daily Brief — an intelligence briefing the President, his top aides and national security officials sift through six days a week.
Here’s the low down on what Washington insiders call the PDB.
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What happens after the President reads the PDB?
He gets to ask questions.
Obama meets with his national security advisers daily — almost always at 9:30 a.m. — for an in-person debriefing where he gets to discuss the issues presented and how they could impact U.S. national security.
