[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 2 (Monday, January 15, 1996)]
[Page 55]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Digest of Other White House Announcements

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The following list includes the President's public schedule and other 
items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary 
and not included elsewhere in this issue.

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January 5 \1\

    The President announced his intention to nominate Luis Valdez to the 
National Council on the Arts.
    \1\ This item was not received in time for inclusion in the 
appropriate issue.

January 8

    At noon, the President attended a Clinton/Gore fundraising luncheon 
at the Hay Adams Hotel.
    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr., of San Francisco, CA, during the mayor's 
swearing-in ceremony.

January 10

    The President announced his intention to appoint Stuart G. Moldaw to 
the Commission on Presidential Scholars.
    The President named Evelyn S. Lieberman as Assistant to the 
President and Deputy Chief of Staff.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Joel I. Ferguson as 
a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation.

January 11

    In the evening, the President addressed the Ohio caucuses by 
telephone from the Oval Office.
    Later in the evening, the President traveled to Nashville, TN, where 
he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of 
Japan.
    The President sent a letter to Gov. Parris N. Glendening declaring a 
major disaster in the State of Maryland due to damage resulting from the 
``Blizzard of 1996,'' which occurred on January 6-10, and authorized 
Federal relief and recovery assistance in the affected area.
    The President sent a letter to Mayor Marion S. Barry declaring a 
major disaster in the District of Columbia due to damage resulting from 
the ``Blizzard of 1996,'' which occurred on January 6-10, and authorized 
Federal relief and recovery assistance in the affected area.

January 12

    In the afternoon, the President attended a Clinton/Gore fundraising 
luncheon at the Opryland Hotel.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Aviano Air Base, Italy.
    The President sent a letter to Gov. Thomas R. Carper declaring a 
major disaster in the State of Delaware and ordered Federal aid to 
supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area impacted by the 
``Blizzard of 1996,'' which occurred on January 6-12.
    The President sent a letter to Gov. George E. Pataki declaring a 
major disaster in the State of New York and ordered Federal aid to 
supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by the 
``Blizzard of 1996,'' beginning on January 6 and continuing.