    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 10 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
    [Pages 316-317]
    [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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    March 1

        In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to New
    York City.

    March 2

        In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC. In the evening, they attended a gala at Ford's Theatre.
        The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and tornadoes March 1 and continuing.

    March 3

        In the afternoon, the President met with Senators Daniel Patrick
    Moynihan and Jesse Helms and Representatives Lee H. Hamilton and Larry
    Combest in the Oval Office to discuss Government classification issues.

    March 4

        In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR. In the
    afternoon, he traveled to Arkadelphia and College Station, AR. In the
    evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President announced his intention to appoint John R. Phillips to
    be a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellows.
        The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the
    area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning March 1
    and continuing.
        The President declared a major disaster in Ohio and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning February 28 and continuing.

    March 5

        In the morning, the President had a telephone interview from the
    Oval Office with James A. Barnes of the National Journal.

    March 6

        In the morning, the President traveled to Lansing, MI. In the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
        The President declared a major disaster in Indiana and ordered
    Federal funds to sup

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    plement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe
    storms and flooding February 28 and continuing.

    March 7

        The President announced his intention to appoint Dianne Welsh Bleck
    to be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
        The White House announced that the Russia-U.S. summit in Helsinki,
    Finland, will begin with an informal dinner hosted by President Martti
    Ahtisaari at the Presidential Palace on March 19. The summit will
    continue with meetings between the President and President Boris Yeltsin
    of Russia on March 20. The President will depart for Copenhagen,
    Denmark, on the evening of March 20.
        The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered
    Federal aid, including individual assistance, to supplement State and
    local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding,
    and tornadoes that began on February 28.
        The President declared a major disaster in West Virginia and ordered
    Federal aid, including individual assistance, to supplement State and
    local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, heavy
    rains, and high winds that began on February 28.