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.

December 27

In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had an intelligence briefing.

December 28

During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman concerning the recent incidence of bovine spongiform encephalitis (also known as mad cow disease) in Washington State.

December 29

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

December 30

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

During the day, the President participated in an interview with author Ken Walsh.

December 31

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

January 1

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

Also in the morning, the President traveled to Falfurrias, TX, where he had lunch with his personal envoy on the issue of Iraqi debt, James A. Baker III, to discuss Presidential Envoy Baker’s recent trips to Europe and Asia.

In the afternoon, the President returned to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. Later, he participated in briefings with Presidential Envoy Baker and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.

January 2

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.