[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 52 (Monday, January 1, 2007)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

Documents



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Monday, January 1, 2007

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Volume 42_Number 52

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Pages 2207	2224

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    Radio address--2207

    Texas

         Death of former President Gerald R. Ford from Crawford--2209

         Meeting with the National Security Council in Crawford--2211

 Bill Signings

    Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006, 
        statement--2212

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Assignment of Function Under Section 721(k) of the Defense 
        Production Act of 1950, memorandum--2222

     Eligibility of Vietnam To Receive Defense Articles and Defense 
        Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
        Export Control Act, memorandum--2214

 Executive Orders

    Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on 
        January 2, 2007--2211

Proclamations

    Announcing the Death of Gerald R. Ford--2209
    National Day of Mourning for Gerald R. Ford--2210
    National Mentoring Month--2208
    To Eliminate Tariffs on Certain Pharmaceuticals and Chemical 
        Intermediates--2213
    To Extend Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations 
        Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam--2214
    To Modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, To 
        Adjust Rules of Origin Under the United States-Australia Free 
        Trade Agreement and for Other Purposes--2215
    To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act 
        and the Generalized System of Preferences--2220
  
 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
  

  Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on 
December 29, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements 
issued by the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for 
inclusion in this issue will be printed next week.

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Contents--Continued

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings

    Deaths

         Former President Gerald R. Ford--2208

         James Brown--2208

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--2223
     Checklist of White House press releases--2223
     Digest of other White House announcements--2222
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--2223

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Week Ending Friday, December 29, 2006