Digest of Other White House Announcements

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.

March 24

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

March 25

In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC.

March 26

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, on the South Lawn, the President participated in a demonstration of alternative fuel vehicles.

March 27

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.

Later in the morning, at the U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility, the President participated in a demonstration of alternative fuel vehicles.

March 28

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

March 29

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the East Room, he met with the House Republican Conference.

In the afternoon, in the East Room, the President participated in a photo opportunity with members of the Children’s Miracle Network.

The President announced his intention to designate the following individuals as members of a Presidential delegation to Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal on April 3: Elaine L. Chao (head of delegation); Janice L. Jacobs; Louis W. Sullivan; Bobby Pittman, Jr.; and R. Timothy Ziemer.

March 30

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where he visited with patients and medical personnel in the Occupational Therapy Unit and the Physical Therapy Unit. He also presented Purple Heart medals to 11 soldiers.

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.

The White House announced that the President will welcome President Alan Garcia Perez of Peru to the White House on April 23.

The President declared an emergency in Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by record snow and near record snow on February 28 to March 2.

The President made additional disaster assistance available to Alabama by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures as a result of severe storms and tornadoes that struck the State on March 1.

The President made additional disaster assistance available to Georgia by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures as a result of severe storms and tornadoes that struck the State on March 1-2.