[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 38 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Pages 1823-1825]
[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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September 14

    In the morning, the President traveled to Raleigh, NC. In the 
afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President presented the President's Medal of 
Freedom to Rosa Parks in the Oval Office. Later, he attended two 
Democratic National Committee receptions at the Mayflower Hotel.

September 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Des Moines, IA. While en 
route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with 
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia to wish Mr. Yeltsin well in his 
upcoming heart surgery.
    In the afternoon, the President attended a reception at a private 
residence in Norwalk, IA, and then traveled to Indianola, IA. In the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

September 16

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Cincinnati, OH. In the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Dr. Phillip A. 
Sharp to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lorraine Weiss 
Frank to the National Council on the Humanities.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Steven Alan Bennett 
to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars.
    The President announced the appointment of Shirley M. Hufstedler as 
Chair of the Commission on Immigration Reform.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Karen Shepherd to 
be U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development.

    The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald Kent Burton 
and D. Michael Rappoport to be members of the Board of Trustees of the 
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rhetaugh Graves 
Dumas and Bette O. Kramer to be members of the National Bioethics 
Advisory Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard W. 
Bogosian to the Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
Special Coordinator for Rwanda and Burundi.
    The White House announced that the President will address the 51st 
Annual Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, NY, 
on September 24.

September 17

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress in the 
State Dining Room of the White House to discuss recent events regarding 
Iraq. Later, he traveled to Ypsilanti, MI, where he toured the William 
D. Ford Career Technical Center. He then traveled to Westland, MI.
    In the afternoon, the Present traveled to Flossmoor, IL. While en 
route aboard Air Force One, he was interviewed by Barbara Walters of the 
television news program ``20/20.''
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
the Performing Arts: James A. Johnson, Ronald I. Dozoretz, Ann Dibble 
Jordan, Cappy R. McGarr, Miles L. Rubin, and James D. Wolfensohn.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lane Kirkland to 
serve on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Peace.
    The President declared a major disaster in Maryland and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Fran 
on September 6-9.

September 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to Grand Canyon National 
Park, AZ.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Seattle, WA. Later, he 
attended a Democratic National Committee dinner at the Columbia Tower 
Club.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard J. Tarplin 
to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation at the Department of Health 
and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph M. Hauer to 
the Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts.
    The White House announced that the President welcomed the Guatemalan 
accord on Strengthening Democratic Institutions and the Role of the 
Military in Civil Society.

September 19

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton embarked upon a 2-
day campaign bus tour and traveled to Tacoma, WA. In the afternoon, they 
traveled to Centralia and Longview, WA.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Portland, OR. Later, they attended a Democratic National Committee gala 
and reception at the Portland Hilton Hotel.
    The President congratulated the 1996 winners of the Department of 
Commerce's Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance 
Program grants.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Melvin E. Clark, 
Jr., and Kathleen Elizabeth Willey to be members of the United Service 
Organization, Inc. Board of Governors.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Judy Jolley Mohraz 
to be a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
    The White House announced that the President will visit Australia 
November 19-23 in advance of attending the meeting of APEC Economic 
Leaders which will be hosted by President Ramos of the Philippines at 
Subic Bay on November 24-25. He will then visit Thailand on November 26.
    The White House announced that the President announced a new 
national policy that is the first post-cold-war assessment of American 
goals and activities in space.

September 20

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Sioux Falls, SD. In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC, 
arriving after midnight.