[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 35 (Monday, September 2, 1996)]
[Pages 1586-1587]
[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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August 25

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Huntington, WV. In the afternoon, the President began a 4-day campaign 
tour aboard the 21st Century Express train and traveled to Ashland, KY. 
In the

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evening, he traveled to Chillicothe and Columbus, OH.

August 26

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Arlington, OH. In the 
evening, he traveled to Bowling Green and Toledo, OH.

August 27

    In the morning, the President traveled to Wyandotte, MI. In the 
afternoon, he traveled to Royal Oak, and in the evening, to East 
Lansing, MI.

August 28

    In the morning, the President traveled to Battle Creek, MI. In the 
afternoon, he traveled to Kalamazoo, MI, and in the evening, to Michigan 
City, IN, and Chicago, IL.

August 29

    The President announced his intention to appoint the following new 
members to the Commission on Aviation Safety and Security: Antonia 
Handler Chayes, Jesse Lee (Jack) Beuchamp, Lt. Gen. James A. Abrahamson 
(Ret.), Carl W. Vogt, Brian Michael Jenkins, Kathaleen Flynn, George H. 
Williams, Bradford W. Parkinson, Jack Lew, Laura D'Andrea Tyson, and Ray 
Kelly.
    The White House announced that the President notified Congress that 
he will make available appropriations totaling $51.2 million in budget 
authority for the Department of the Interior for firefighting efforts on 
public lands in western States.

August 30

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Cape 
Girardeau, MO. In the afternoon, they embarked upon a weekend campaign 
bus tour and traveled to Cairo, IL, arriving in the early evening. 
Later, they traveled to Paducah, KY.
    The President announced the appointment of John E. Higgins, Jr., as 
a member of the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Higgins will serve 
as a recess appointee.
    The President announced the appointment of Kevin L. Thurm as Deputy 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Thurm will 
serve as a recess appointee.
    The President appointed Heidi Schulman to be a member of the Board 
of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Ms. Schulman 
will serve as a recess appointee.