[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 14 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Pages 568-569]
[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 30

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had 
telephone conversations with King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Hosni 
Mubarak of Egypt, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Crown 
Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar of 
Spain, President of the European Union, concerning the situation in the 
Middle East. He then had a conference call with National Security 
Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell.

March 31

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush attended an Easter 
Sunday service at the Canaan Baptist Church in Crawford. Joining them 
were their daughter, Jenna, the President's father and mother, former 
President George H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and Mrs. 
Bush's mother, Jenna Welch.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Washington, DC.

April 1

    In the morning, the President had CIA and FBI briefings.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome NATO 
Secretary General Lord Robertson for a meeting and dinner on April 9 to 
discuss cooperation against terrorism and preparations for the upcoming 
November NATO summit in Prague, the Czech Republic.

April 2

    During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Vladimir Putin of Russia concerning the situation in the 
Middle East and other issues.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Media, PA. Later, he 
traveled to Philadelphia, PA. In the evening, he returned to Washington, 
DC.

April 3

    The President declared a major disaster in Virginia and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by severe storms and flooding on March 17-20.

April 4

    In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with Prime 
Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Jose Maria 
Aznar of Spain, President of the European Union, concerning the 
situation in the Middle East.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to the Bush Ranch in 
Crawford, TX, arriving in the evening.
    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 and flooding on March 17-21.

April 5

    In the morning, the President had a CIA briefing. He then had a 
telephone conversation with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey 
concerning relief efforts in Afghanistan and the situation in the Middle 
East.

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    In the afternoon, the President welcomed Prime Minister Tony Blair 
of the United Kingdom to the Bush Ranch.
    The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding over the periods of January 23-28 
and March 15-20.