Speaker of the House John Boehner rejected President Barack Obama's request for a Joint Session of Congress next Wednesday, instead inviting Obama to speak the next day.

Citing the fact that the House is just returning from its August recess on September 7th, with the first votes not scheduled until 6:30 pm, Boehner said in a letter to Obama that it is his "recommendation" that the speech be held the following evening.

Boehner added that the 3-hour security sweep required before Obama's address, combined with the need to formally vote to convene a Joint Session, would create parliamentary and/or logistical distractions to his speech. Left unsaid was that it would also conflict with the long-scheduled GOP presidential debate at the Reagan Library.

Boehner added "I respectfully invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, September 8, 2001 in the House Chamber, at a time that works best for your schedule."

In a statement, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Obama would push the speech off a day as Boehner requested.

"We consulted with the Speaker about that date before the letter was released, but he determined Thursday would work better," he said. "The President is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, September 8th and challenge our nation's leaders to start focusing 100% of their attention on doing whatever they can to help the American people."

A prime-time address on September 8th would pit Obama against the first NFL game of the season featuring the Green Bay Packers v. the New Orleans Saints.

Read Boehner's letter to Obama here:

UPDATE, 5:20 p.m.:

Politico reporter Glenn Thrush tweets that Obama administration officials "cleared" the date and time of Wednesday's proposed Joint Session with the GOP before making the announcement today.

UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.:

Boehner Communications Director Kevin Smith tweets that reports that Boehner's office was consulted by the White House on the date and raised no objections is "False."

Spokesman Brendan Buck follows up with an e-mail:

"No one in the Speaker's office - not the Speaker, not any staff - signed off on the date the White House announced today. Unfortunately we weren’t even asked if that date worked for the House. Shortly before it arrived this morning, we were simply informed that a letter was coming. It’s unfortunate the White House ignored decades - if not centuries - of the protocol of working out a mutually agreeable date and time before making any public announcement.” – Brendan Buck, Boehner Spokesman.

UPDATE, 8:00 p.m.:

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a powerful Tea Party kingmaker, vowed tonight to block President Obama from addressing Congress at the same time as the Republican presidential debate. As Politico notes, the threat presents a serious obstacle for Obama, as a single senator can hold up the chamber for days.

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), who plans on participating in the Reagan Library debate, said the candidate may also try and block the joint session.

UPDATE, 10:30 p.m.:

Updates throughout.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney's email to the press on the date change:

“Today, the President asked to address the Congress about the need for urgent action on the economic situation facing the American people as soon as Congress returned from recess. Both Houses will be back in session after their August recess on Wednesday, September 7th, so that was the date that was requested. We consulted with the Speaker about that date before the letter was released, but he determined Thursday would work better. The President is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, September 8th and challenge our nation's leaders to start focusing 100% of their attention on doing whatever they can to help the American people."