    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 38 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
    [Pages 1452-1454]
    [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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    September 17

        In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
    briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and
    preparations for Hurricane Rita.

    September 18

        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
    Washington, DC.

    September 19

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing and a
    briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for
    Hurricane Rita.
        Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the President met with
    former President

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    Jimmy Carter and James A. Baker III, co-chairs, National Commission on
    Election Reform.
        The President declared an emergency in Maine and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local response efforts to assist evacuees from
    the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide emergency assistance
    to those areas beginning on August 29 and continuing.
        The President declared an emergency in New Hampshire and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts to assist
    evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide
    emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and
    continuing.
        The President declared an emergency in New Jersey and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts to assist
    evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide
    emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and
    continuing.
        The President declared an emergency in Rhode Island and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts to assist
    evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide
    emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and
    continuing.

    September 20

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea. He then had an intelligence
    briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and
    preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        Later in the morning, the President traveled to Gulfport, MS.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima,
    docked near New Orleans, LA. Later, he had a briefing on Hurricane
    Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        Later in the afternoon, at the Folgers Coffee plant in New Orleans,
    the President toured temporary employee housing. Later, he returned to
    Washington, DC.
        In the evening, in the State Dining Room, the President hosted a
    dinner for 2005 Presidents Cup teams.
        During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with Gov.
    Rick Perry of Texas to discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        The President declared an emergency in Florida and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by
    Tropical Storm Rita beginning on September 18 and continuing.

    September 21

        In the morning, the President had a breakfast meeting with Members
    of the Senate to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court nomination. He then
    had an intelligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina
    recovery efforts and preparations for Hurricane Rita. Later, in the Oval
    Office, he met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.
        In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the President met with
    members of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security.
    Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Speaker of the Iraqi Transitional
    National Assembly Hajim al-Hassani.
        Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President had a
    briefing on housing issues related to Hurricane Katrina.
        In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with Gov.
    Rick Perry of Texas to discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome European
    Commission President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso for a meeting and lunch
    at the White House on October 18.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Katherine Baicker
    and Matthew Slaughter to be members of the Council of Economic Advisers.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Benson K. Whitney
    to be Ambassador to Norway.
        The President declared an emergency in Louisiana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Rita beginning on September 20 and continuing.

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        The President declared an emergency in Texas and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Rita beginning on September 20 and continuing.

    September 22

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing and a
    briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for
    Hurricane Rita. Later, he had a telephone conversation with Gov. Rick
    Perry of Texas to discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        Later in the morning, the President and Vice President Dick Cheney
    traveled to Arlington, VA, where, at the Pentagon, they had a briefing
    on the war on terror.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        In the evening, the President had another telephone conversation
    with Gov. Perry to discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita.
        The President announced his intention to nominate David Hale to be
    Ambassador to Jordan.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Dorrance Smith to
    be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
        The President announced his intention to designate Thomas O. Barnett
    as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the
    Department of Justice.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the President's Export Council: Sharon L.
    Allen; John Sau Chung Chen; James F. Dicke II; Hamilton E. James;
    Prakash V. Puram; and Timothy Paul Smucker.

    September 23

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing and a
    briefing on preparations for Hurricane Rita. Later, in the Oval Office,
    he met with members of the Boys and Girls Club of America Youth of the
    Year finalists.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Colorado Springs, CO,
    where, at Peterson Air Force Base, he had a briefing on preparations for
    Hurricane Rita by officials of the North American Aerospace Defense
    Command (NORAD).
        The President announced his intention to designate Andrew von
    Eschenbach as Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs at the Food and Drug
    Administration at the Department of Health and Human Services.