He made clear that strict instructions had been delivered to guarantee its contents were not disclosed ahead of the publication.
The site of the talks and the exact hour they were to start were not disclosed ahead of time.
A senior White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose details ahead of the announcement said, "This standard provides a clear and certain path forward for industry and the important domestic energy sources they rely on, including natural gas, as well as clean coal technologies that lower carbon emissions.
Another factor in the decision to disclose details ahead of time was that Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, was planning to give a speech on housing this morning at the Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and that speculation about his comments would also unsettle the markets.
When Obama took office, Senate Republicans could threaten the filibuster to demand his nominees disclose information ahead of confirmation hearings and floor votes.
A Justice Department lawyer apologized to a federal judge on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's commission on voter fraud failed to disclose materials ahead of its first meeting in July, and conceded the panel had gotten off to a "chaotic start".
For background, Facebook announced that it will begin sending out weekly TV reports to the U.S.'s top four networks this week – a move that was not coincidentally disclosed just ahead of the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating report's launch.
Banks could disclose their positions ahead of rulings.
The organizers of the opening ceremony initially asked witnesses and friends not to disclose the accident ahead of the Olympic Games on Aug. 8, according to people who have visited Liu in the hospital.
Department of Justice lawyers recently apologized in court for failing to disclose meeting materials ahead of its meeting in July, saying the panel had gotten off to a "chaotic start".
Just so we're clear, I'll go ahead and disclose that I don't (repeat: do not) have unusually clammy hands or fingers.
