    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 52 (Monday, January 5, 2009)]
    [Pages 1593-1594]
    [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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    December 25

        In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
    briefing.

    December 26

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he and Mrs. Bush traveled to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX.

    December 27

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with King
    Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the
    situation in the Middle East.

    December 29

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with King
    Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss the situation in the Middle East. He
    then had an intelligence briefing. Later, he participated in a video
    teleconference with Vice President Dick Cheney, White House Chief of
    Staff Joshua B. Bolten, and National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley
    to discuss the situation in the Middle East and U.S. efforts to help
    reach a cease-fire.

    December 30

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    had a video teleconference with Vice President Dick Cheney, White House
    Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten, and National Security Adviser Stephen
    J. Hadley to discuss the situation in the Middle East. Later, he had a
    telephone conversation with President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to
    discuss the situation in the Middle East.
        Later in the morning, the President had separate telephone
    conversations with President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and

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    Prime Minister Salam Fayyad of the Palestinian Authority to discuss the
    situation in the Middle East and their efforts to reach a ceasefire as
    well as U.S. humanitarian aid to the region.
        During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the situation in the
    Middle East.

    December 31

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of
    Israel to discuss the situation in the Middle East. He then had separate
    telephone conversations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and
    President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan to discuss the Mumbai terrorist
    attacks investigation and India-Pakistan relations.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome First Vice
    President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of
    Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit to the White House on January 5,
    2009.

    January 1

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
    Washington, DC.
        During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President-elect Barack Obama.

    January 2

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The White House announced that the President and Mrs. Bush will host
    Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations and his wife, Yoo
    (Ban) Soon-taek, for lunch at the White House on January 6, 2009.
        The President declared a major disaster in New Hampshire and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by a severe winter storm beginning on December 11 and continuing.