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 afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to the White House from a holiday stay at Camp David, MD.
In the evening, the President met with the Vice President; Secretary of State James A. Baker III; Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney; Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President, to discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf.
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;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President appointed the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, who will serve at the pleasure of the President but no longer than the end of the next session of the Senate:
Howard H. Dana, Jr., of Maine, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. This is a reappointment.
Luis Guinot, Jr., of Puerto Rico, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. This is a reappointment.
Guy Vincent Molinari, of New York, for a term expiring July 13, 1992. This is a reappointment.
Penny L. Pullen, of Illinois, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. This is a reappointment.
Thomas D. Rath, of New Hampshire, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. He would succeed John N. Erlenborn.
George W. Wittgraf, of Iowa, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. This is a reappointment.
J. Blakeley Hall, of Texas, for a term expiring July 13, 1992. This is a reappointment.
William Lee Kirk, Jr., of Florida, for a term expiring July 13, 1992. He would succeed John F. Collins.
Jo Betts Love, of Mississippi, for a term expiring July 13, 1992. This is a reappointment.
Basile J. Uddo, of Louisiana, for a term expiring July 13, 1993. He would succeed Xavier L. Suarez.
Jeanine E. Wolbeck, of Minnesota, for a term expiring July 13, 1992. This is a reappointment.
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;
-- congressional leadership, to discuss the situation in the Persian Gulf;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Lowndes, Madison, and Warren Counties, MS, because of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that began December 19. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 4
The President met at the White House with:
-- Sharon Pratt Dixon, mayor of Washington, DC;
-- 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;
-- House Republican leadership;
-- John H. Sununu;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Deland, of Massachusetts, to be a member and Chairman of the Acid Precipitation Task Force. This is a new position.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Alabama as a result of severe storms and flooding that began December 21. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Tennessee as a result of severe storms and flooding that began December 19. 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.
January 5
In the morning, the President met with United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Guerra at Camp David, MD, to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Indiana as a result of severe storms and flooding that began December 28. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
January 6
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 7
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 Defense Dick Cheney.
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.
The President designated Sean C. O'Keefe, Comptroller of the Department of Defense, to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Defense, pursuant to the provisions of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (P.L. 101 - 576).
The President announced that William R. Barton will continue to serve as Inspector General of the General Services Administration.
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 Cabinet;
-- John H. Sununu.
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;
-- the crew of the space shuttle Columbia;
-- Senator John Seymour of California;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- John H. Sununu.
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;
-- Members of Congress, for breakfast;
-- Veronica Khilchevski, a Soviet citizen whom he first met in 1971 while serving as U.S. Representative to the United Nations;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President selected the following individuals to represent him at the inauguration of Jorge Serrano Elias as President of Guatemala, January 15:
Delegation Chairman:
Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States
Delegates:
Bernard Aronson, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
Charles Bartlett, syndicated columnist, Washington, DC
James L. Bush, insurance agent, Hingham, MA
Thomas F. Stroock, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala
The President announced his intention to appoint Frank J. Donatelli as a member of the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission.
In the evening, the President went to Camp David, MD.
January 12
In the morning, the President called Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez Marquez of Spain and President Turgut Ozal of Turkey to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis.
January 13
In the evening, the President met with national security advisers to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis.
January 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;
-- Joseph Wilson, Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq;
-- congressional leaders;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals:
Lawrence B. Lindsey, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of 14 years from February 1, 1986. He would succeed Manuel H. Johnson. Currently Dr. Lindsey serves as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Development at the White House in Washington, DC.
David W. Mullins, Jr., of Arkansas, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 4 years. He would succeed Manuel H. Johnson. Since May 1990 Dr. Mullins has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., of New York, to be a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations for a term of 2 years. He would succeed John N. Palmer, Sr. Currently Dr. Wharton serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America in New York, NY.
The President announced his intention to appoint Esther H. Levens, of Kansas, to be a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council for a term expiring January 15, 1995. She would succeed Kalman Sultanik. Currently Ms. Levens serves on the board of directors for several organizations including the National Jewish Coalition, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and the American Jewish Committee.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard M. DeVos, Jr., of Michigan, to be a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars. He would succeed Dennis V. Alfieri. Currently Mr. DeVos serves as president and chief executive officer of the Windquest Group, Inc., in Grand Rapids, MI.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Credit Standards Advisory Committee. These are new positions, and members serve for the life of the Committee:
Donald C. Danielson, of Indiana. Currently Mr. Danielson serves as vice chairman of the board of directors for the City Securities Corp. in Indianapolis, IN.
Gary A. Glaser, of Ohio. Currently Mr. Glaser serves as president and chief executive officer of the BancOhio National Bank in Columbus, OH.
Robert L. McCormick, Jr., of Oklahoma. Currently Mr. McCormick serves as president of the Stillwater National Bank and Trust Co. in Stillwater, OK.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mikiso Hane, of Illinois, to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 1996. He would succeed Leon Richard Kass. Currently Dr. Hane serves as a professor of history at Knox College in Galesburg, IL.
The President announced his intention to nominate William E. Strickland, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 1996. He would succeed Phyllis P. Berney. Currently Mr. Strickland serves as executive director of the Bidwell Training Center, Inc., in Pittsburgh, PA.
The President announced his intention to appoint Marvin Sadik, of Maine, to be a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. He would succeed David W. Belin. Currently Mr. Sadik serves as an art consultant in Falmouth, ME. Prior to this Mr. Sadik served as director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, 1969 - 1981.
January 15
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;
-- congressional leaders;
-- Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Secretary of the Treasury Nicholas F. Brady; Robert L. Clarke, Comptroller of the Currency; Michael J. Boskin, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; and John H. Sununu, to discuss the economy;
-- national security advisers, to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis;
-- John H. Sununu.
In the morning, the President called Edmund Browning, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, and Richard C. Halverson, Chaplain of the Senate. Both clergymen offered prayers on behalf of the President and the country.
Later in the morning, the President signed a national security directive committing the U.S. military to conflict with Iraq.
The President announced his intention to appoint Albert Stauffer, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner representing the United States Government on the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission. He would succeed Kathleen E. Burgoon. Currently Mr. Stauffer serves as plant manager of Ashland Oil in Marietta, OH.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Cancer Advisory Board for the terms indicated:
Frederick Fenimore Becker, of Texas, for a term expiring March 9, 1996. He would succeed Roswell K. Boutwell. Currently Dr. Becker serves as vice president for research and scientific director of the Tumor Institute at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
Paul Calabresi, of Rhode Island, for a term expiring March 9, 1996. He would succeed David Korn. Upon appointment, he will be designated Chairman. Currently Dr. Calabresi serves as professor and chairman of the department of medicine at Brown University, and physician-in-chief and vice president for academic affairs at Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence, RI.
Kenneth K. Chan, of California, for a term expiring March 9, 1996. He would succeed Louise Connally Strong. Currently, Dr. Chan serves as director of the pharmacoanalytic core laboratory at the University of Southern California Comprehensive Cancer Center; associate professor of pharmacy for the School of Pharmacy at the University of Southern California; and as a science adviser at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Los Angeles, CA.
Marlene A. Malek, of Virginia, for a term expiring March 9, 1996. She would succeed Helen G. Brown. Ms. Malek is a member of the Vincent T. Lombardi Cancer Research Center of Georgetown University Hospital, and has served as a registered nurse at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC.
Kenneth Olden, of Maryland, for the remainder of the term expiring March 9, 1992. He would succeed Louis W. Sullivan. Currently Dr. Olden serves as director of the Howard University Cancer Center, and professor and chairman of the department of oncology at the Howard University Medical School in Washington, DC.
Sydney E. Salmon, of Arizona, for a term expiring March 9, 1996. He would succeed Enrico Mihich. Currently Dr. Salmon serves as a professor of medicine and director of the Arizona Cancer Center at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ.
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;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- the Education Policy Advisory Committee;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President announced the appointment of Rose M. Zamaria, of Florida, to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of White House Operations. She has been Special Assistant to the President and Director of White House Operations since January 1989.
Throughout the evening, the President was in contact with the congressional leadership and world leaders to discuss allied military action in the Persian Gulf.
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;
-- congressional leaders;
-- the Vice President and Rev. Billy Graham, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet
-- John H. Sununu.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Micronesia as a result of a typhoon that began December 16. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
In the morning, the President attended a nondenominational church service at Memorial Chapel in Fort Myer, VA.
Throughout the day, the President received updated reports on the military action in the Persian Gulf.
The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Edward Sussman, of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 1992. He would succeed John C. Duncan. Currently Mr. Sussman serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the Hancock Securities Corp. in Chicago, IL.
The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of New York, to be a member of the Board for International Broadcasting for a term expiring April 28, 1993. This is a reappointment. Currently Mr. Tomlinson serves as executive editor and vice president of Reader's Digest in Pleasantville, NY.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council for the terms indicated:
John J. McCarthy, of California, for a term expiring October 6, 1992. He would succeed John Bigelow. Currently Dr. McCarthy serves as assistant to the Governor and director of the office of planning and research for the Governor's office in Sacramento, CA.
Craig R. Stapleton, of Connecticut, for a term expiring October 6, 1991. He would succeed Creighton E. Mershon, Sr. Currently Mr. Stapleton serves as president of Marsh and McLennan Real Estate Advisors, Inc., in New York, NY.
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;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
In the morning, President Bush called President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict and the situation in Lithuania.
In the afternoon, the President called Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir of Israel to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict. Later, the President attended a military briefing at the Pentagon with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After the briefing, the President went to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
January 19
In the morning, the President met with national security advisers to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict.
January 21
In the evening, the President met with former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore.
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;
-- John H. Sununu.
In the afternoon, the President met with national security advisers to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict.
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;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
In the evening, the President called Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to discuss the latest Iraqi missile attack against Israel.
January 24
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;
-- congressional leaders;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for terms expiring at the end of the first session of the 102d Congress. These are new positions:
James A. Courter, of New Jersey. Upon confirmation, he will be appointed Chairman. Currently, Congressman Courter serves as a partner with Courter, Kobert, Laufer, Percell and Cohen in Hackettstown, NJ.
James C. Smith II, of South Carolina. Currently, Dr. Smith serves as vice president of Brown and Root in Houston, TX.
Howard H. Callaway, of Colorado. Mr. Callaway serves as chief executive officer of the Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Mount Crested Butte, CO. Mr. Callaway has served as Secretary of the Army, 1973 - 1975.
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 State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu.
In the morning, the President visited the Norwegian Embassy to express his sympathy on the death of King Olav V.
In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
January 27
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 28
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 Aleksandr Bessmertnykh of the Soviet Union;
-- Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney;
-- John H. Sununu.
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 Cabinet;
-- Foreign Minister Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid of Egypt;
-- Foreign Minister Hans Van den Broek of The Netherlands;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President's Export Council:
John M. Hennessy, of New York. He would succeed David S. Tappan, Jr. Currently Dr. Hennessy serves as president and chief executive officer of C.S. First Boston, Inc., in New York, NY.
Joseph A. Sullivan, of New Jersey. He would succeed T. Marshall Hahn, Jr. Currently Mr. Sullivan serves as president and chief executive officer of Bomont Industries in Totowa, NJ.
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;
-- Foreign Minister Antonios Samaras of Greece;
-- Secretary of State James A. Baker III;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President's Council on Rural America. These are new positions:
Albert H. Quie, of Minnesota. Currently Governor Quie serves as a consultant with Prison Fellowship Ministries in Reston, VA. He served as Governor of the State of Minnesota, 1979 - 1983; and as a United States Congressman for the First District of Minnesota, 1958 - 1978.
Steven K. Sydness, of North Dakota. Currently Mr. Sydness serves as director of international market development for Great Plains Software, Inc., and as a member of the Board of City Commissioners in Fargo, ND.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jack Warren Lentfer, of Alaska, to be a member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 1991, to succeed Francis H. Fay, and a term expiring May 13, 1994. Since 1982 Mr. Lentfer has served as a self-employed wildlife consultant in Homer, AK.
The President announced his intention to appoint Charles A. Camalier, Jr., of Maryland, to be a member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This is a reappointment. Currently Mr. Camalier is a real estate developer and investor in Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individual to be a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars:
Anne Jones, of Virginia. She would succeed Larry D. Swann. Ms. Jones has served in the Office of Presidential Personnel for the Office of the President-elect in Washington, DC, 1988 - 1989.
The President announced that the following individuals will continue to serve as members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars:
Richard Herbert Pierce, of Maine. Currently Mr. Pierce is president of Maine Education Services in Augusta, ME.
Francis Thornton West, of Virginia. Currently Mr. West is a consultant for the West Window Corp. in Martinsville, VA.
The President announced his intention to appoint Charles Wythe Dunn, of South Carolina, to be a member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for a term expiring September 22, 1993. This is a reappointment. Currently Dr. Dunn serves as professor and department head for the department of political science at Clemson University in Clemson, SC.
The President announced his intention to appoint D. John Stavropoulos, of Illinois, to be a member of the Credit Standards Advisory Board. This is a new position. Currently, Mr. Stavropoulos serves as a consultant for the First Chicago Corp. in Chicago, IL.
The President announced his intention to nominate Donald Hall, of New Hampshire, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 1996. He would succeed Jacob Nuesner. Currently Mr. Hall writes prose and poems in Danbury, NH. Mr. Hall graduated from Harvard University (B.A., 1951) and Oxford University (B. Litt., 1953).
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President's Commission on Executive Exchange for a term of 2 years:
Claude S. Brinegar, of California. He would succeed John Fellows Akers. Currently Dr. Brinegar serves as vice chairman of the board, executive vice president, and chief financial officer of Unocal Corp. in Los Angeles, CA. In addition Dr. Brinegar served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1973 - 1975.
Russell L. Hanlin, of California. He would succeed James E. Burke. Since 1978 Mr. Hanlin has served as president of Sunkist Growers, Inc., in Van Nuys, CA.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships:
Jacquelin Bullard Allen, of Texas. She would succeed Bruce H. Hasenkamp. Ms. Allen is an active community service volunteer in Wichita Falls, TX.
Elinor Clapp, of Rhode Island. She would succeed Betty H. Brake. Currently Ms. Clapp serves as a Republican national committeewoman for Rhode Island.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Kentucky as a result of severe storms and flooding that began December 6. He directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
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;
-- Jewish-American leaders;
-- John H. Sununu.
The President today announced his intention to nominate Myron A. Wick III, of California, to be a member of the Peace Corps National Advisory Council for a term expiring October 6, 1992. He would succeed Maureen O'Hara. Currently Mr. Wick serves as managing director of McGettigan, Wick and Co., Inc., in San Francisco, CA.
The President announced his intention to nominate J.J. Simmons III, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1995. This is a reappointment. Since 1984 Mr. Simmons has served as Commissioner and Vice Chairman at the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, DC.
February 1
In the morning, the President traveled to Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in North Carolina, where he attended a reception with spouses of deployed personnel.
February 3
Over the weekend, the President had telephone conversations with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, Amir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, and Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom to discuss the Persian Gulf conflict and ongoing coalition operations.
In the afternoon, the President returned from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for the Nation's Governors on the State Floor.