[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 49 (Monday, December 8, 1997)]
[Pages 1989-1990]
[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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December 1

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the 
White House from Camp David, MD.

December 2

    In the evening, the President attended a professional basketball 
game at the grand opening of the MCI Center. Prior to the game, he 
toured the new facility and visited with members of the Washington 
Wizards and the Seattle SuperSonics. During the game, the President was 
interviewed on cable television's ESPN and TNT.
    The White House announced that the President named former 
Representative Howard Wolpe as Special Envoy of the President and 
Secretary of State to Africa's Great Lakes region.

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    The White House announced that the President will travel to New York 
and Florida on December 10-11.

December 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Akron, OH, and in the 
afternoon, he traveled to Chicago, IL. In the evening, the President 
returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

December 4

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a 
screening of the film ``Amistad'' at the Warner Theater.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jose Luis Ruiz as a 
member of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of 
Digital Television Broadcasters.

December 5

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a holiday 
reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room.