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 book.
January 1
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush left Houston, TX, and traveled to Montgomery, AL, where they visited the home of Ray and Susan Scott. In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
January 2
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Lincoln, MA, to attend funeral services for Alexander Ellis II, the President's brother-in-law. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC.
January 3
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the evening, the President telephoned Gen. Maxwell Thurman, commander of SOUTHCOM, to discuss the situation in Panama.
January 4
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the morning, the President spoke by telephone with Pope John Paul II about the situation in Panama.
January 5
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Attorney General Richard L. Thornburgh;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
January 6
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a performance of ``A Tuna Christmas'' at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
January 8
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the morning, the President met with Katherine Donihi in Orlando, FL, to thank her for her volunteer activities.
January 9
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady;
-- Ilona Hardy, head of the Hungarian Stock Exchange;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
January 10
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- editors of Business Week magazine, for an interview;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the morning, the President telephoned Violeta Chamorro, Nicaraguan Presidential candidate and editor of La Prensa, who was undergoing medical treatment in Houston, TX.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in farming communities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas as a result of the severe winter freeze that began on December 21. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 11
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos;
-- the Education Policy Advisory Committee;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
January 12
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Foreign Minister Gerard Collins of Ireland;
-- Asian-American Republicans.
In the morning, the President traveled to Cincinnati, OH.
January 15
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in farming communities in Florida as a result of the severe winter freeze that began on December 23. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 16
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the afternoon, the President visited the home of Thomas and Corena Jones, public housing tenants in Alexandria, VA, to discuss antidrug efforts in the neighborhood. The President was accompanied by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp; William Cleveland, Alexandria city councilman; and Ramona Younger, leader of the Alexandria Public Housing Residents Council. He then went to the Charles Houston Community Center, where he met with Alexandria residents and activists involved in antidrug and tenant ownership efforts. Following the meeting, he returned to the White House.
January 17
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The White House announced that Robert M. Gates, Assistant to the President and Deputy for National Security Affairs, will meet with President Corazon C. Aquino and Secretary of National Defense Fidel Ramos in Manila to convey President Bush's continuing strong commitment to democracy in the Philippines and to discuss the security situation and the Government's economic and military programs.
January 18
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Glenn ``Bo'' Schembechler, coach of the University of Michigan football team.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Lewis County, WA, as a result of severe storms and flooding that began on January 6. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 19
The President met at the White House with the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff.
In the morning, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA, where he addressed the National Association of Home Builders. In the afternoon, he traveled to Florida, where he toured Everglades National Park.
January 21
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 22
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;
-- Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The White House announced that the President recess-appointed the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation:
For a term expiring July 13, 1990:
Howard H. Dana, Jr., of Maine. He would succeed Thomas F. Smegal, Jr. Currently Mr. Dana serves as a partner with the law firm of Verrill and Dana in Portland, ME.
Luis Guinot, Jr., of Puerto Rico. He would succeed Michael B. Wallace. Currently Mr. Guinot serves as an attorney with the law firm of Kelley, Drye and Warren in Washington, DC.
Penny L. Pullen, of Illinois. She would succeed William Clark Durant. Currently Ms. Pullen serves as State representative and house minority leader for the 55th district in Illinois.
Xavier L. Suarez, of Florida. He would succeed Basile Joseph Uddo. Currently Mr. Suarez serves as the mayor of Miami and as a partner with the law firm of Tew, Jordan and Schulte in Miami.
George W. Wittgraf, of Iowa. He would succeed Paul B. Eaglin. Currently Mr. Wittgraf serves as a partner with the law firm of Sayre and Wittgraf in Cherokee, IA.
For a term expiring July 13, 1992:
John F. Collins, of Massachusetts. He would succeed Robert A. Valois. Currently Mr. Collins is self-employed.
Jo Betts Love, of Mississippi. Ms. Love would succeed Lorain Miller.
Guy Vincent Molinari, of New York. He would succeed Claude Galbreath Swafford. Currently former Congressman Molinari serves as borough president of Staten Island.
Jeanine E. Wolbeck, of Minnesota. She would succeed Hortencia Benavidez.
January 23
The President met at the White House with the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff.
January 24
The President met at the White House with:
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Vice President and Senate Republican leaders, for breakfast;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. These are reappointments.
For a term expiring July 19, 1994:
Daniel W. Casey, of New York. Mr. Casey served a 5-year term on the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Elinor H. Swaim, of North Carolina. For 4 years, Ms. Swaim has served as chairman of the North Carolina Library Commission.
For the remainder of the term expiring July 19, 1993:
Wanda L. Forbes, of South Carolina. Since 1984 Ms. Forbes has served as a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Charles E. Reid, of New Jersey. Mr. Reid currently serves as senior vice president of the Weingarten Group in Iselin, NJ.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the western coastal area of Oregon as a result of severe storms and flooding that began on January 6. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 25
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the afternoon, the President presented the Presidential Commendation to the National Football League Charities and former commissioner of the National Football League Pete Rozelle in the Diplomatic Reception Room.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House:
Wendy A. Cooper, of Maryland. She would succeed Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Currently she serves as curator of decorative arts for the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Mrs. Dorothy M. Craig, of Texas. She would succeed Mrs. Hugo Neuhaus, Jr.
Mrs. Charles W. Engelhard, of New Jersey. This is a reappointment.
Jonathan Leo Fairbanks, of Massachusetts. He would succeed Mrs. Ogden Phipps. Currently Mr. Fairbanks serves as the Katharine Lane Weems curator of American decorative arts and sculptor at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.
Mark Hampton, of New York. He would succeed Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce. Currently Mr. Hampton is an interior designer for Mark Hampton, Inc., in New York, NY.
William Kloss, of the District of Columbia. He would succeed Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. Currently Mr. Kloss is a self-employed art historian, writer, curator, lecturer, and consultant.
Richard C. Nylander, of New Hampshire. He would succeed Gertrude Adams Mellon. Currently Mr. Nylander serves as curator of collections at the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities in Boston, MA.
John Wilmerding, of New Jersey. He would succeed Mrs. Lucille Gannon Murchison. Currently Mr. Wilmerding is the Christopher Binyon Sarofim professor in American art at the department of art and archeology at Princeton University and visiting curator at the Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald William Roskens, Administrator-designate of the Agency for International Development at the U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring September 20, 1992, and announced his intention to appoint him as Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance.
January 26
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican mayors;
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Natan Shcharanskiy;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The President announced his intention to designate Charles E. Reid, of New Jersey, as Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science upon confirmation by the Senate.
January 27
In the afternoon, the President attended the Alibi Club luncheon, and in the evening, he attended the Alfalfa Club dinner.
January 28
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush attended services at the John Wesley Zion Church, where the President addressed the congregation.
January 29
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the congressional leadership;
-- British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a reception on the State Floor for the Republican Eagles, a group of major donors to the party.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended the Republican Eagles inaugural gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
January 30
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Dewey Stokes, chairman of the National Fraternal Order of Police, and members of the National Fraternal Order of Police Board;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
January 31
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the congressional leadership;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- the Cabinet;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The President telephoned Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union to discuss the U.S. proposal to reduce conventional forces in Central and Eastern Europe to 195,000 on each side.
The White House announced that President Bush has invited President Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia to make a working visit to the United States. President Havel has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Bush at the White House on February 20.
The White House also announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki of Poland to make an official visit to the United States. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House in March.
The following individuals will comprise the Presidential delegation to attend the 25th anniversary celebration of The Gambia's independence on February 18:
Delegation Chairman:
George W. Bush, managing general partner, Texas Rangers, and Laura Bush.
Delegates:
Elsie Hillman, Republican National Committeewoman from Pennsylvania.
Capt. John Young, NASA astronaut.
Stan Scott, president, Crescent Distributing Co.
Warren Iliff, director, Dallas Zoo.
February 1
The President met at the White House with:
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- conservative Christian leaders;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The President transmitted to the Congress the third biennial report of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (February 1, 1988, to January 31, 1990) and the report on the operation of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
February 2
The President met at the White House with John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff.
In the morning, the President traveled to Knoxville, TN.
February 3
In the morning, the President met with his science advisers.
February 4
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD. Later, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted an ``In Performance at the White House'' concert.
February 5
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and the CIA briefing staff;
-- Jewish community leaders;
-- Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney.
In the morning, the President telephoned Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel to offer his condolences over the terrorist killings of Israeli academics on February 4.
At noon, the President had lunch with Representatives G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery and John Paul Hammerschmidt in the House Members Dining Room at the Capitol.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following:
-- the 10th annual report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, covering fiscal year 1988;
-- the annual report on hazardous materials transportation, covering calendar year 1988; and
-- the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation annual report, covering calendar year 1988.
February 6
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a result of Typhoon Koryn, which struck the area on January 15 and 16. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
The President transmitted to the Congress a 0 million package of fiscal year 1990 supplementals that included the following:
-- 0 million for increased aid to Panama, as announced by the President on January 19th;
-- million for increased refugee assistance;
-- appropriations language that would allow the U.S. Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to purchase shares in a general capital increase of the Bank.
The budget authority and outlays for these requests would be fully offset by transfers and deferrals from the Department of Defense.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following:
-- the annual report of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 1988;
-- the 1989 annual report on Alaska's mineral resources; and
-- the 18th annual report on Federal advisory committees for fiscal year 1989.
February 7
The White House announced that the President has invited Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany to make a working visit to the United States. Chancellor Kohl has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at Camp David on February 24 and 25.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Charles J. Haughey of Ireland to make a working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Haughey has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on February 27.
February 8
The White House announced that the President has invited Secretary General Manfred Woerner of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to make a working visit to the United States. Secretary General Woerner has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at Camp David on February 10 and 11.
February 9
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- crewmembers of the space shuttle Discovery.
The White House announced that President Bush has invited President Alberto Chissano of Mozambique to make a working visit to the United States. President Chissano has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Bush on March 13.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the Territory of American Samoa as a result of Hurricane Ofa, which struck the area on February 2. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
February 11
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD. They taped a television program to be aired by the American Broadcasting Company honoring literacy workers and volunteers.
February 12
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
In the evening, the President hosted a state dinner for President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Congo in the State Dining Room.
February 13
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Cabinet and advisers, to discuss issues related to the upcoming drug summit in Cartagena, Colombia;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term of 6 years:
Frank D. Yturria, of Texas. This is a new position. Upon confirmation he will be designated Chairman. Currently Mr. Yturria serves as a rancher and banker in Brownsville, TX.
Norton Stevens, of New York. This is a new position. Currently Mr. Stevens serves as an associate with Donaldson Enterprises in New York, NY.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute:
For a term expiring September 17, 1991:
Terrence B. Adamson, of Georgia. He would succeed Lawrence H. Cooke. Currently Mr. Adamson serves as a partner with the law firm of Dow, Lohnes and Albertson in Atlanta, GA.
Vivi L. Dilweg, of Wisconsin. She would succeed Rodney A. Peeples. Currently Mrs. Dilweg serves as the Brown County Circuit Judge, Branch II, for general jurisdiction in Green Bay, WI.
For a term expiring September 17, 1992:
Carl F. Bianchi, of Idaho. He would succeed Larry P. Polansky. Currently Mr. Bianchi serves as the administrative director of the courts for the State of Idaho.
James Duke Cameron, of Arizona. This is a reappointment. Currently Mr. Cameron serves as justice for the supreme court in the State of Arizona.
Janice L. Gradwohl, of Nebraska. This is a reappointment. Currently Mrs. Gradwohl serves as judge for the county court for the third judicial district in Lancaster County, NE.
Malcolm M. Lucas, of California. He would succeed Ralph J. Erickstad. Currently Mr. Lucas serves as the chief justice of California and chairman of the Judicial Council of California in San Francisco, CA.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council:
For a term expiring January 15, 1995:
Charles S. Ackerman, of Georgia. He would succeed Eli Zborowski. Currently Mr. Ackerman serves as president and chief executive officer of Ackerman and Co. in Atlanta, GA.
Catherine Zachs Gildenhorn, of Maryland. She would succeed Sigmund Strochlitz. Currently Mrs. Gildenhorn serves as a consultant in Chevy Chase, MD.
William J. Lowenberg, of California. This is a reappointment, and he will be reappointed as vice chairperson. Currently Mr. Lowenberg serves as vice chairperson of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in San Francisco, CA.
Julius Schatz, of New York. This is a reappointment. Currently Mr. Schatz serves as a consultant on federations and Jewish elder seminars for the American Jewish Conference in New York, NY.
For a term expiring January 15, 1994:
John T. Pawlikowski, of Illinois. This is a reappointment. Currently Mr. Pawlikowski serves as a Servite priest and professor of social ethics at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, IL.
The President designated the following individuals:
Edward E. Hood, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He would succeed Paul H. Henson. Currently Mr. Hood serves as vice chairman and executive officer of the General Electric Co. in Fairfield, CT.
Robert E. Allen, of New Jersey, to be Vice Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He would succeed Edward E. Hood. Currently Mr. Allen serves as chairman and chief executive officer of AT T in New York, NY.
February 14
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- Beverly Chapman, Disabled American of the Year;
-- Vanessa Vance, Easter Seal poster child;
-- representatives of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti of Italy to visit Washington. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 6.
February 16
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;
-- the Cabinet;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;