[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 44 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Pages 2262-2263]
[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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October 27

    In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with 
Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority and Prime Minister 
Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel concerning issues in the Middle East.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Springfield, VA. Later, 
he had a telephone conversation with New York Yankees manager Joe Torre 
to congratulate him on the team's victory in the World Series.
    In the late afternoon, the President traveled to Nashville, TN. 
While en route, aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation 
with Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner and manager Bobby Cox to 
congratulate them on the team's performance this season.
    In the evening, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO.

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October 28

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Minneapolis, MN. In the 
evening, he traveled to Chicago, IL. Later, the President traveled to 
Columbus, OH, arriving after midnight.
    The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe storms, heavy rains, high winds, and inland and coastal flooding 
beginning October 20 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President has designated Richard 
Schifter, Special Assistant to the President for National Security 
Affairs and Counselor, National Security Council, to serve also as 
Special Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for the 
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative.

October 29

    In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, arriving 
in the afternoon. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Carol W. Greider to 
the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Hampshire and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by the fall Nor'easter rainstorm on October 20-23.

October 30

    In the morning, the President attended a Democratic National 
Committee breakfast at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel. In the afternoon, he 
traveled to Ypsilanti, MI.
    In the evening, he traveled to Denver, CO. Later, he traveled to 
Phoenix, AZ, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Bernard E. Anderson 
to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Board of Directors.

October 31

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Las Vegas, NV. Later, he 
traveled to Oakland, CA. In the evening, he traveled to Santa Barbara, 
CA.

November 1

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to El Paso, TX, and Las 
Cruces, NM. In the evening, he traveled to San Antonio, TX.