    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 35 (Monday, September 4, 2006)]
    [Pages 1549-1551]
    [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 26

        In the morning, at the Bush family home in Kennebunkport, ME, the
    President had an intelligence briefing.

    August 27

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

    August 28

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing followed
    by a briefing on Hurricane Ernesto. He and Mrs. Bush then traveled to
    Biloxi, MS. While en route aboard Air Force One, they participated in an
    interview with April Ryan of American Urban Radio Network. Upon arrival
    at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, he met with U.S. military
    personnel.
        Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a
    walking tour of a neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Gulfport,
    MS, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Ken
    Wetzel. Later, they traveled to New Orleans, LA, where they had dinner
    with State and local officials.

    August 29

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    at Betsy's Pancake House, he had breakfast with Mayor C. Ray Nagin of
    New Orleans. Then, at the Windsor Court Hotel, he and Mrs. Bush
    participated in an interview with Garland Robinette of WWL Radio of New
    Orleans.
        Later in the morning, at the St. Louis Cathedral, the President and
    Mrs. Bush attended a service commemorating the first anniversary of
    Hurricane Katrina.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush toured the Musicians'
    Village housing development and hosted a lunch for Habitat for Humanity
    volunteers. He also presented a National Medal of the Arts to
    entertainer Antoine ``Fats'' Domino as a replacement for the original
    medal which was lost during Hurricane Katrina.
        Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in
    an interview with Brian Williams of NBC News. Later, at the Louis
    Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, he and Mrs. Bush
    participated in a photo opportunity with the New Orleans Saints
    professional football team. He then traveled to the Bush Ranch in
    Crawford, TX.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Robert T. Howard
    to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and
    Technology).
        The President announced his intention to nominate Collister Johnson,
    Jr., to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
    Corporation.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Sara Martinez
    Tucker to be Under Secretary of Education.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Peter E.
    Cianchette to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight
    Board.
        The President announced his intention to designate Naomi Churchill
    Earp as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
        The President announced his intention to designate James R. Kunder
    as Acting Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
    Development.

    August 30

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Little Rock, AR, where, upon arrival, he met with USA
    Freedom Corps volunteer Joy Cameron.
        In the afternoon, at a private residence, the President attended a
    luncheon for gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson. Later, he traveled
    to Nashville, TN, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps
    volunteer Patricia Gray.
        In the evening, the President traveled to Salt Lake City, UT, where,
    upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Sam Delis.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Amir Sabah
    al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait to the White House on September 5.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Terrence W. Boyle
    and William

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    James Haynes II to be U.S. Circuit judges for the Fourth Circuit.
        The President announced his intention to nominate William Gerry
    Myers III and Norman Randy Smith to be U.S. Circuit judges for the Ninth
    Circuit.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Michael Brunson
    Wallace to be a U.S. Circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit.
        The President declared a major disaster in New Mexico and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding on July 26 and continuing.

    August 31

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he met with leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    (LDS) at their Administration Building.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.
        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Paul DeCamp
    as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of
    Labor.
        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Michael F.
    Duffy as a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
    Commission.
        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Daniel Meron
    as General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services.
        The President announced his intention to designate Michael J.
    Sullivan as Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,
    and Explosives.

    September 1

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The President announced that he has named Marc Thiessen as Deputy
    Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting.
        The President announced that he has named Martha Miller as Special
    Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.
        The President announced that he has named David Trulio as Special
    Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the Homeland
    Security Council.
        The President announced that he has named Dennis C. Wilder as
    Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asian
    Affairs of the National Security Council.