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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 2002
Contents:
Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002
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.
February 2
The President returned from Camp David, MD, to Washington, DC.
The White House announced that on February 1 the President declared a major disaster in Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter ice storm on January 30 and continuing.
February 4
In the morning, the President had intelligence briefings and then met with Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov of Russia in the Oval Office.
Later in the morning, the President traveled to Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, FL. While en route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft to congratulate the team on their February 3 Super Bowl victory.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, in an Oval Office ceremony, he signed the Economic Report of the President, an annual report produced by the Council of Economic Advisers.
The White House announced that the President welcomes the visit of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel to Washington, DC, on February 6-7.
The White House announced that the President will welcome President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola, President Joaquim Alberto Chissano of Mozambique, and President Festus Gontebanye Mogae of Botswana to the White House on February 26.
February 5
In the morning, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
February 6
In the morning, the President had intelligence briefings. Later, in an Oval Office ceremony, he signed H.R. 400 establishing Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home as a National Historic Site.
Later in the morning, the President traveled to New York City. In the afternoon, he met with Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New York. Later, he attended a fundraiser at the private residence of Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his nomination of Adm. Thomas H. Collins, USCG, to be Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.
February 7
In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and then met with the Homeland Security Council.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Lima, Peru, on March 23 and to San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 24.
The President announced his intention to nominate James W. Pardew to be Ambassador to Bulgaria.
The President announced his intention to nominate Susanne T. Marshall to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and, until confirmation, to designate her as Vice Chairman.
The President declared a major disaster in Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter ice storm on January 29 and continuing.
The President declared a major disaster in Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter ice storm on January 29 and continuing.
February 8
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Denver, CO.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Salt Lake City, UT, where they met with Gov. Michael O. Leavitt of Utah and his wife, Jacalyn S., in the Utah State Capitol, and then attended a reception in the Capitol Rotunda. Later, the President met with President Gordon B. Hinckley of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in President Hinckley’s offices at the Church Administration Building, and then met with U.S. Olympic athletes in the HPER Complex at the University of Utah.
In the evening, the President participated in opening ceremonies for the XIX Olympic winter games at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Jackson Hole, WY.
The President announced that the following individuals will serve as members of the Presidential delegation to the XIX Olympic winter games: Dorothy Koch; Lance Armstrong; Hayden Fry; Johnny Morris; Cal Ripken, Jr.; Sheryl Swoopes; Darrell Waltrip; Colin Powell; Mel R. Martinez; Gale A. Norton; Tommy Thompson; Ann M. Veneman; and Christine Todd Whitman.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jonathan Steven Adelstein to be a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
Contents:
Chicago: George W. Bush, "Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002," Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 2002 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002), 38:202-203 203–204. Original Sources, accessed September 16, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DFA29A94I5Z2K.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002." Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 2002, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002), 38:202-203, pp. 203–204. Original Sources. 16 Sep. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DFA29A94I5Z2K.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002' in Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 2002. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 8, 2002 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002), 38:202-203, pp.203–204. Original Sources, retrieved 16 September 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DFA29A94I5Z2K.
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