[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 33 (Monday, August 23, 1999)]
[Page 1653]
[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 15

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Camp 
David, MD, to New Rochelle, NY, and in the afternoon, they returned to 
Camp David.

August 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to Kansas City, MO, and in 
the afternoon, he traveled to Camp David, MD.
    The President declared a major disaster in Utah and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
a tornado, severe thunderstorms, and hail on August 11.
    The President declared a major disaster in Wisconsin and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding beginning on 
July 4 and continuing through July 31.

August 17

    In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard Brown as a 
member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee.

August 18

    The President announced his intention to nominate Jay W. Johnson to 
be Director of the Mint at the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Raj Reddy and 
Irving Wladawsky-Berger as Co-Chairs of the President's Information 
Technology Advisory Committee.

August 19

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Martha's Vineyard, MA.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton celebrated the 
President's birthday at the residence of Vernon Jordan.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Carol A. Cartwright 
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International 
Center for Scholars.
    The White House announced that the President appointed Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General Beth Nolan as Assistant to the President and 
Counsel to the President beginning in September.

August 20

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Nantucket, MA, where in the evening they attended an American Ireland 
Fund dinner.
    Later, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to Martha's 
Vineyard, MA.
    The President declared a major disaster in Nebraska and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on August 6 and 
continuing through August 9.