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 Public Papers of the President.
January 1, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan spent New Year's Day in Palm Springs, CA, at the residence of Walter and Lenore Annenberg. At noon, the President telephoned Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona on the occasion of the Senator's 75th birthday.
January 2, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Palm Springs.
January 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Human Resources and the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, to discuss violence and discipline in schools;
-- Senators Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, Robert Dole of Kansas, and Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, to discuss the budget.
January 4, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Representatives John N. Erlenborn of Illinois, Steve Bartlett of Texas, William F. Goodling of Pennsylvania, Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, and Vin Weber of Minnesota, who are members on the Education Policy Task Force of the Republican Research Committee.
The President recess appointed Elliot Ross Buckley, of Virginia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the term expiring April 27, 1989. He will succeed Bertram R. Cottine, term expired.
January 5, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of his foreign policy advisers;
-- leaders of agricultural organizations, to discuss food and agriculture policy, including price support programs and international trade of agricultural products;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration, to discuss paperwork reduction goals and the semiannual report of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency;
-- Mrs. America of 1984, Susan Goodman of Waverly, TN.
January 6, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America, for an update on the progress of the Commission's report.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Mika Spiljak of Yugoslavia to make an official working visit to the United States. President Spiljak has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on February 1.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 8, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
January 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. business leaders who are traveling to Grenada;
-- the National Security Council;
-- members of the American Legislative Exchange Council;
-- Julie Hayek, Miss U.S.A. 1983, and Lorraine Downes, Miss Universe 1983.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Thierno Habib Diallo of Guinea, Eigil Jorgenson of Denmark, Valeriano Inocencio de Araujo Ferrao of Mozambique, Federico Fahsen Ortega of Guatemala, George Toe Washington of Liberia, Rafael Garcia Velasco of Ecuador, Dato' Lew Sip Hon of Maylaysia, and Mico Rakic of Yugoslavia.
The President attended a reception for members of the President's Commission on Executive Exchange and participants in the Executive Exchange Program in the Indian Treaty Room at the Old Executive Office Building.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of Texas because of the impact of severe freezing temperatures on the State's agricultural industry and the resultant unemployment in agriculture and related industries.
January 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senators John Tower of Texas and John W. Warner of Virginia, who reported on their recent trip to the Middle East.
January 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board.
January 12, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- representatives of the Small Business Legislative Council;
-- William A. Wilson, U.S. Ambassador-designate to the Holy See, and Archbishop Pio Laghi, Apostolic Delegate to the United States;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, to discuss Federal audit activities, monetary policy, and financial market developments.
In the evening, the President attended a performance of ``The Hasty Heart'' at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
January 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Andreotti of Italy;
-- the National Security Council.
The President announced his intention to designate Richard L. McElheny, an Assistant Secretary of Commerce (Trade Development), to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He would succeed Raymond J. Waldmann.
The President recess appointed Paul H. Nitze to be Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations and announced his intention to nominate him for the rank of Ambassador while serving in this position.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 15, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
January 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the National Association of Arab Americans.
The President announced his intention to appoint Elizabeth Hanford Dole, Secretary of Transportation, to be a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. She will succeed Andrew L. Lewis, Jr.
January 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of private sector leaders, for a luncheon meeting to discuss family-related issues;
-- Ambassador Paul H. Nitze, Special Representative for Arms Control and Disarmament Negotiations, to discuss the negotiations;
-- the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, to discuss environmental issues which will be reflected in the budget.
In the afternoon, the President went to the Hay-Adams Hotel to attend a reception for the Citizens for the Republic.
January 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the U.S. Advisory Committee on Public Diplomacy, to receive the Committee's annual report, which presents an overview of the work of the United States Information Agency;
-- Senator John C. Danforth of Missouri, who reported on his recent trip to Africa.
January 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers of the Netherlands;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
January 20, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Governors Thomas Kean of New Jersey, J. Joseph Garrahy of Rhode Island, John H. Sununu of New Hampshire, James R. Thompson of Illinois, and John Carlin of Kansas, to discuss acid rain.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 22, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
January 23, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- leaders of the ``March for Life'' rally which took place in Washington, DC, later in the day.
The President spoke by telephone with, first, House Majority Leader Jim Wright and House Republican Whip Trent Lott; and then, Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, Jr., and Senate Minority Leader Robert C. Byrd on the convening of the second session of the 98th Congress.
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 the White House on March 5.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda of Thailand to make an official working visit to the United States. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on April 13.
January 24, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
January 25, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- bipartisan congressional leaders, to receive a briefing from Secretary of State George P. Shultz on the situation in Central America and Lebanon.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, the Vice President, accompanied by Mrs. Bush, will travel to Europe February 8 - 12 to participate in the Wehrkunde Conference in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, and to conduct discussions in several European capitals. Prior to his address at the Conference on February 11, the Vice President will visit Luxembourg and Bonn, Federal Republic of Germany. Following the Conference, the Vice President will visit London, England. The Vice President's visit to Luxembourg will underscore U.S. interest in close consultation with all members of the NATO alliance, and his visits to Bonn and London will continue the process of close consultations with the Governments of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United Kingdom, which the Vice President had during his previous visits.
January 26, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President attended the third inaugural anniversary dinner of the Republican National Committee at the Pension Building.
The President designated John J. Franke, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Administration, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Rural Telephone Bank. He will succeed Seeley G. Lodwick.
The White House announced that the President has accepted British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's invitation to attend the economic summit in London, June 7 - 9. At the invitation of Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald, the President will visit the Republic of Ireland June 2 - 4 before traveling to London. The President has also accepted President Francois Mitterrand's invitation to travel to Normandy on June 6 to participate in the ceremonies celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Normandy D-day landings. The President will depart London for Washington, DC, on June 10.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Republic to make a state visit to the United States. President Jorge Blanco has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on April 10.
January 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shintaro Abe of Japan, the Vice President, and Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President attended a reception for the National Conference of Republican Mayors and Municipal Elected Officials in the State Dining Room at the White House.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the second annual report of the Tourism Policy Council, covering fiscal year 1983; and
-- the 37th annual report on United States participation in the United Nations.
January 28, 1984
In the evening, the President attended the Alfalfa Club dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
January 29, 1984
Early in the evening, the President attended a Republican Party reception in the East Room at the White House.
January 30, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Edward L. Rowny, Special Representative for Negotiations, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, to discuss the strategic arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union;
-- the executive committee of the American Hospital Association.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the 12th annual report on the administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970; and
-- the annual report on pipeline safety, covering calendar year 1982, as required by the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979.
The President designated the following-named persons to be members of the United States delegation to attend the inaugural ceremonies of His Excellency Dr. Jaime Lusinchi as President of the Republic of Venezuela, scheduled to be held at Caracas on February 1 and 2:
Personal Representative of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador, to head the delegation:
George P. Shultz, Secretary of State.
Representatives of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador:
George W. Landau, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Venezuela;
Langhorne A. Motley, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs.
January 31, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican Members of the House and Senate, to discuss the 1985 Federal budget.
February 1, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss political issues;
-- a group of trade association leaders, to discuss the 1985 Federal budget.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fourth annual report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, covering fiscal year 1982.
February 2, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Richard Schifter, U.S. Representative on the Human Rights Commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with representatives of the Boy Scouts of America and received the Scouts' annual report to the Nation.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald of Ireland to make an official working visit to the United States. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 16.
February 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Alois Mock, leader of the opposition party in Austria, to discuss his recent trip to Central America;
-- Vice President Kurt Furgler of Switzerland;
-- Prime Minister Eugenia Charles of Dominica.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 5, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
February 6, 1984
The President left the White House for visits to Illinois, Nevada, and California.
The White House announced that the President will meet with King Hussein of Jordan at the White House on February 13. The President extended the invitation to the King while the King was on a private visit to the United States.
The White House announced that the President will meet with President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in Washington on February 14. President Mubarak will be coming to the United States on February 13 and will meet with senior U.S. officials prior to his meeting with President Reagan.
February 8, 1984
The President announced his intention to appoint Secretary of the Interior William P. Clark as a member of the Delaware River Basin Commission and a member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission and Representative of the United States.
February 9, 1984
The White House announced that the President has requested the Congress to provide $90 million in fiscal year 1984 for 245,000 tons of emergency food aid for the drought-stricken nations of Africa. Additionally, $200 million in fiscal year 1984 is requested for low-income home energy assistance. An unexpectedly severe winter has increased the need for this assistance. Also included in this proposal are requests by the legislative branch for additional appropriations totaling $6.6 million in fiscal year 1984 and $3.7 million in fiscal year 1985 and an appropriation language request to enable the Department of Defense to proceed with a classified project.
February 10, 1984
The President asked the Vice President to be his personal representative to the funeral of Soviet President Yuriy V. Andropov. The President has asked the Vice President, when in Moscow, to extend the condolences and best wishes of the American people to the people of the Soviet Union and to express to them our strong desire for peace. The President also requested the Vice President to convey to the new Soviet leadership our hope for an improved dialog and cooperation which can lead to a more constructive relationship between our two countries.
February 11, 1984
The President asked Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, Jr., and U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Arthur A. Hartman to accompany the Vice President in the delegation to the funeral of Soviet President Yuriy V. Andropov. The Vice President will head the delegation.
February 12, 1984
The President returned to the White House following his stay at Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA.
February 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President went to the Soviet Embassy to sign the book of condolences on the death of President Yuriy V. Andropov.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Mario Soares of Portugal to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Soares has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 14.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka to make a state visit to the United States. President Jayewardene has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on June 18.
February 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Legal Policy, to discuss legislation concerning victims of crime;
-- Neil Kinnock, British Labor Party leader.
In the afternoon, the President telephoned congratulations to Debbie Armstrong and Christin Cooper in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Ms. Armstrong won the gold medal and Ms. Cooper won the silver medal in the women's giant slalom event of the 1984 winter Olympic games.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with 8-year-old Stephanie Swiney, of Lexington, NC, the 1984 National Easter Seal Child. Stephanie presented the President with the 50th edition of Easter Seals. Other participants in the ceremony included entertainer Pat Boone, the National Easter Seal chairman and telethon host, members of Stephanie's family, and representatives of the National Easter Seal Society.
February 15, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Godfrey Sperling Group, for a breakfast meeting;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- representatives of the United Way of America, to receive the report on the 1983 fund drive;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Paul A. Volcker, and Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff James A. Baker III.
February 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Robert C. McFarlane, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the Vice President's recent trip to the Soviet Union and Europe and the redeployment of U.S. marines in Lebanon;
-- the Cabinet Council on Food and Agriculture, to discuss Federal farm programs;
-- the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, to discuss international trade;
-- Simon Weisenthal.
Late in the morning, the President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with the Emergency Committee for American Trade, a group of chief executive officers and senior executives interested in international trade.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts, covering fiscal year 1983.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Idaho because of the impact of ice jams, ice, and flooding, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to nominate four space shuttle astronauts for promotion. Comdr. Daniel C. Brandenstein, U.S. Navy, will be nominated for promotion to captain; Lt. Comdr. Dale A. Gardner, U.S. Navy, will be nominated for promotion to commander; Lt. Col. Guion S. Bluford, Jr., U.S. Air Force, will be nominated for promotion to colonel; and Maj. Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., will be nominated for promotion to lieutenant colonel. This is the result of a policy established by President Johnson in 1965 to promote an astronaut one grade after the astronaut's first successful space flight. The last previous promotion under this policy was made in 1974.
February 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- David C. Jordan, U.S. Ambassador to Peru, and Thomas W.M. Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
The White House announced that the President has accepted the resignation of Ambassador Richard B. Stone as Special Representative of the President to Central America. He will be replaced by Ambassador Harry W. Shlaudeman, who will be nominated as Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large for Central America.
The President announced that Dorcas R. Hardy, Assistant Secretary for Human Development Services, Department of Health and Human Services, will chair the Task Force on Legal Equity for Women.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a reception at the White House for the Princess Grace Foundation. Guests included Prince Rainier III of Monaco, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, Princess Stephanie, and Princess Caroline's husband, Stefano Casiraghi.
February 19, 1984
The President officially began the Daytona 500 auto race in Daytona Beach, FL, by telephone from the Residence.
February 20, 1984
During his visit to Waterloo, IA, the President spoke by telephone with Phil and Steve Mahre in Zurich, Switzerland. He called to congratulate them for winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men's slalom event in skiing in the 1984 winter Olympic games.
February 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican congressional leaders, to discuss proposals for reducing the 1985 Federal budget deficit and also the situation in Lebanon.
The President requested the Congress to provide $659 million in fiscal year 1984 and $735.3 million in fiscal year 1985 for economic and military assistance to various nations in Central America. These requests respond to the recommendations of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America.
February 22, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report for fiscal year 1983 of the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services.
February 23, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of national school leaders, to discuss discipline in schools;
-- the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration, to discuss Reform '88, Federal field structure reform, consulting services control, and a review of advisory committees;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, Ambassador Donald H. Rumsfeld, the President's Personal Representative in the Middle East, and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Robert C. McFarlane, to discuss current issues pertaining to the Middle East;
-- artist Olaf Wieghorst, who presented the President with the first print of a limited edition of his picture ``Nomads of the Plains.''
The President announced the following individuals as members of the United States delegation to attend the independence celebrations of Brunei on February 23 in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan:
Personal Representative of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador, to head the delegation
Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth W. Dam
Representatives of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador
Dr. Alfred Balitzer, of Claremont, CA.
Mary Davis, of Los Angeles, CA.
John C. Fitch, of Houston, TX.
John H. Schoettler, of Parker, CO.
William R. Sutton, of Fair Oaks, CA.
February 24, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Donald H. Rumsfeld, the President's Personal Representative in the Middle East, and other foreign policy advisers.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 26, 1984
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from Camp David.
February 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the National Governors' Association;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Walter Leon Cutler, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, prior to departure for his overseas post.
Late in the afternoon, the President held a series of meetings in the Oval Office with Members of Congress and their constituents. Among the visitors was former baseball player Carl Yastrzemski, of the Boston Red Sox, who conducted a short interview with the President and presented him with a baseball commemorative ring.
The President transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate the report on the activities of countries within the United Nations and its specialized agencies, pursuant to Public Law 98 - 151. The report assesses the degree of support of United States foreign policy in the United Nations context by the governments of countries which are members of the United Nations.
February 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, for a discussion of consulting services controls, a review of advisory committees, and a report on the current status of efforts to obtain a constitutional amendment on prayer in schools;
-- actress Shelley Long, 1984 chairperson of the Interagency Committee for the Purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 17th annual report on the operation of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965.
February 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the House Republican Whip organization;
-- Foreign Minister Hans van den Broek of The Netherlands.
March 1, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, to discuss youth unemployment.
Late in the afternoon, the President attended a reception in the East Room for participants in the Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program.
March 2, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
March 5, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker, Jr., and Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada, to discuss Federal budget issues.
March 6, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Bob Kasten of Wisconsin, to discuss the Central American aid package;
-- Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware and William S. Cohen of Maine, to discuss their recent trip to the Soviet Union.
March 7, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- officials of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture;
-- editors of business trade publications.
March 8, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Senators and administration officials, to discuss Federal budget issues and appropriations for El Salvador;
-- Senator John Tower of Texas, to discuss the Senator's recent trip to the Middle East;
-- the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, for a Commerce Department briefing on demographic changes and their economic impact;
-- Timothy Diakis, of Newport News, VA, and his family. The 11-year-old boy had recently risked his life rescuing Sarah Sherman, an 83-year-old woman, from a fire.
The President hosted a reception for members of the National Newspaper Association in the State Dining Room.
The White House announced that the President requested the Congress to provide $21 million in additional funding for fiscal year 1984 for activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. The request will provide funds necessary to continue certain activities of the Central Intelligence Agency which the President has determined are important to the national security of the United States. The appropriate committees of the Congress have been thoroughly briefed on these classified activities and will be fully briefed on this request.
March 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Senators and administration officials, to discuss Federal budget issues.
The President attended a luncheon honoring the 72d anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America in the State Dining Room.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 11, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
March 12, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the House Republican leadership, to discuss the status of the budget deficit reduction discussions;
-- Foreign Minister Carlos Jose Gutierrez Gutierrez of Costa Rica and Foreign Minister Edgardo Paz Barnica of Honduras;
-- David Rockefeller and Archibald Roosevelt, who reported on their recent trip to the Middle East.
March 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Thomas R. Pickering, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador;
-- Abdelaziz Khellef, Minister of Commerce of Algeria;
-- Narciso Serra i Serra, Minister of Defense of Spain.
The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for Maureen E. Corcoran as General Counsel of the Department of Education.
The President met in the Oval Office with John and Reve Walsh, parents of Adam Walsh, who was abducted and murdered. He was the subject of the NBC television film ``Adam.'' Other participants in the meeting included Linda Otto, producer of the film, and Kiki Vandewegh, basketball player for the Denver Nuggets. The meeting underscored the President's support for the forthcoming National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Department of Justice.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Doulaye Corentin Ki of Upper Volta, Marcos Martinez Mendieta of Paraguay, Wafula Wabuge of Kenya, Pengiran Haji Idriss of Brunei, William Valentine Herbert of St. Christopher-Nevis, Kayatyani Shankar Bajpai of India, and Walter Ravenna of Uruguay.
The President transmitted a report to the Speaker of the House and the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the late transmittals of certain international agreements.
March 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senate Republican leaders, to discuss the budget deficit reduction package.
March 15, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- John D. Negroponte, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
-- Republican leaders of the House of Representatives, to discuss the budget deficit reduction package;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Quett K.J. Masire of Botswana to make an official working visit to the United States. President Masire has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on May 9.
March 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss the proposed constitutional amendment on prayer in schools;
-- U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Reginald Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartholomew.
In the morning, the President telephoned Bishop John J. O'Connor of Scranton, PA, to congratulate him on his installation as Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese. The President expressed his regret that he would not be able to attend the Pontifical Mass on March 19, and conveyed his very best wishes.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 18, 1984
Following his return from Camp David, the President met with Edwin Meese III, Counsellor to the President, and Fred F. Fielding, Counsel to the President, to discuss Mr. Meese's nomination to be Attorney General of the United States.
March 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
-- Members of the Senate, to discuss the proposed constitutional amendment on prayer in schools.
The President transmitted to the Congress the sixth annual report on Federal energy conservation programs undertaken during fiscal year 1982.
March 20, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Vice President Antonio Aureliano Chaves de Mendonca of Brazil.
The President signed S. 47, the Shipping Act of 1984, at a ceremony in the East Room. As enacted, S. 47 is Public Law 98 - 237.
March 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that the President has designated Michael Kelly as Chairman of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. He has served as a member of the Committee since January 3.
March 22, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, to discuss energy issues;
-- Costa Rican businessmen Jaime Gutierrez Gangora, Armando Guardia Vaillalaz, and Orlando Castro Murillo, Langhorne A. Motley, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, and Curtin Winsor, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica. They presented the President with a petition signed by 300,000 Costa Ricans supporting his policies in Central America.
The President announced the following individuals will travel to El Salvador as official United States observers of the March 25 elections. The delegation will be cochaired by Senator Roth and Representative Wright. U.S. Ambassador W. Tapley Bennett will be the senior administration official accompanying the delegation. Additional observers may be added to the following list.
Following are the members of the delegation:
Senator William V. Roth, Jr., of Delaware
Senator Pete Wilson of California
Senator Jeremiah Denton of Alabama
Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida
Senator David L. Boren of Oklahoma
Senator Walter D. Huddleston of Kentucky
Representative Jim Wright of Texas
Representative Manuel Lujan, Jr., of New Mexico
Representative Jack F. Kemp of New York
Representative Ed Zschau of California
Representative Olympia J. Snowe of Maine
Representative Solomon P. Ortiz of Texas
Representative E. de la Garza of Texas
Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania
Representative Bob Livingston of Louisiana
Representative Dick Cheney of Wyoming
Representative Robert J. Lagomarsino of California
Representative John McCain of Arizona
Representative Tom Loeffler of Texas
Howard Penniman, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
John Carbaugh, attorney, Washington, DC
William Perry, professor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Rev. Ira Galloway, minister, United Methodist Church, Peoria, IL
Luis Aguilar, professor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Jorge Mas, cofounder, Cuban-American National Foundation, Miami, FL
Walter Shea, vice president, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Annapolis, MD
Al Keller, Jr., former commander, American Legion, Kankakee, IL
Msgr. John P. Foley, editor, Catholic Standard and Times, Philadelphia, PA
James R. Currieo, former commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Tucson, AZ
March 23, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, for lunch.
The President announced the names of two additional members of the delegation of official United States observers who will travel to El Salvador for the March 25 elections:
Michael Novak, lay religious leader and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
Leonard Sussman, Freedom House, New York, NY
March 24, 1984
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to Charlottesville, VA, where they toured Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.
In the evening, the President attended the Gridiron Dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
March 26, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of State attorneys general, to discuss crime control legislation;
-- the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, for a report on energy policy;
-- representatives of the National Cattlemen's Association;
-- a group of the official U.S. observers of the March 25 elections in El Salvador, to discuss the elections.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed S. 912, which authorizes the Corps of Engineers to provide hydropower to the city of Abbeville, SC, and deauthorizes a breakwater at Eastport Harbor, ME. As enacted, S. 912 is Public Law 98 - 243.
In the evening, the President attended the National Republican Senatorial Committee reception at the Shoreham Hotel.
March 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, who reported on his visit to China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea;
-- a group of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients who are members of the selection committee for a stamp honoring Hispanics in service to the country.
In the morning, President Reagan telephoned President Alvaro Alfredo Magana Borja of El Salvador. President Reagan told President Magana that the Salvadoran Presidential elections on March 25, reflected the commitment of the people of El Salvador, the Government, and their military to the democratic process. He expressed his congratulations on the first round of elections and noted that he met with our observers and expressed their laudatory comments. He paid tribute to the courage of the Salvadoran people in casting their votes, despite guerrilla violence and sabotage.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed H.J. Res. 454, which honors the contributions of blacks to American independence. Attendees at the ceremony included the cosponsors of the legislation, Senators Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware, and Representatives Katie Hall of Indiana, Jim Courter of New Jersey, and Nancy L. Johnson of Connecticut. As enacted, H.J. Res. 454 is Public Law 98 - 245.
March 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Harry W. Shlaudeman, Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large for Central America, prior to Ambassador Shlaudeman's departure for a trip to Central America;
-- Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union.
The White House announced that, at the request of the President, the Vice President would head the United States delegation to the funeral of President Sekou Toure of Guinea on March 30. James D. Rosenthal, U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, and Frank G. Wisner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, will also serve in the official delegation.
March 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- presidents of historically black colleges and universities, to discuss the Annual Federal Performance Report on Executive Agency Actions To Assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities for Fiscal Year 1983, which was prepared in accordance with Executive Order 12320 of September 15, 1981;
-- Representative Andy Ireland of Florida, who recently changed his political party affiliation from Democratic to Republican;
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Cancer Courage Award to actress Amanda Blake.
The President declared an emergency for the State of Florida because of the impact of severe freezing temperatures on the State's agricultural industry and the resultant unemployment in agriculture and related industries.
March 30, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the President's Advisory Committee on Women's Business Ownership, for a luncheon meeting;
-- New York AFL - CIO union officials who endorse the President's reelection.
The White House announced that the President requested the Congress to provide $235 million in fiscal year 1984 for emergency food aid to drought-stricken nations of Africa and for other emergencies. The President has also asked the Congress to consider appropriations requests for the legislative branch, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Department of Energy, the Department of State, and various other independent Federal agencies.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
April 1, 1984
Following his return from Camp David, the President hosted a reception for members of the Trilateral Commission on the State Floor of the White House.
April 2, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany;
-- Eisenhower Exchange fellows.
The President attended the opening day of the 1984 baseball season at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MD. He threw the first pitch of the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox and watched 1 inning of the game before returning to the White House.
April 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican congressional leaders, to discuss the situation in Central America and the Federal budget;
-- Ambassador James E. Goodby, Chief of the U.S. Delegation to the Conference on Confidence and Security Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe, to discuss the first session of the Conference;
-- members of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
The White House announced that during a meeting in the Oval Office with Attorney General William French Smith, the President asked the Attorney General to remain in office until a successor has been approved. The Attorney General, who had announced his intention to resign on January 23, agreed and will remain until a new Attorney General has been confirmed by the Senate.
The President designated Joseph V. Charyk as Chairman and Theodore F. Brophy as Vice Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee for terms of 1 year.
In the evening, the President attended a lamb roast in honor of Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada at the Georgetown Club.
April 4, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Catholic Health Association.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 17th annual report of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program, covering calendar year 1983.
April 5, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
April 6, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the National Conference of Lieutenant Governors.
The President announced that he has nominated Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., for reappointment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for an additional 2-year term. General Vessey, 61, was appointed Chairman in 1982. He was previously Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. General Vessey's present term is due to expire June 18.
April 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Mayor Hans Diepgen of West Berlin;
-- Brent Scowcroft, Chairman of the President's Commission on Strategic Forces, who discussed his recent visits to China and the Soviet Union, as well as the final report of the Commission.
The President announced his intention to designate Francis X. Lilly, Solicitor for the Department of Labor, to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He would succeed T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.
In the evening, the President went to the Fort McNair Officers Club to attend the 35th anniversary dinner of the Chowder and Marching Society.
April 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the board of directors of the Electronic Industries Association;
-- Emil Verban, former Chicago Cubs baseball player.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed into law H.R. 4206, which amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from Federal income taxes certain military and civilian employees of the United States who have died as a result of injuries sustained overseas. As enacted, H.R. 4206 is Public Law 98 - 259.
The White House announced that the President has asked Secretary of the Interior William P. Clark to head the U.S. delegation to the May 12 ceremony in Berlin commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1985 budget of the District of Columbia.
April 11, 1984
Prior to his departure for Kansas City, MO, the President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
April 12, 1984
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New Jersey as a result of the impact of severe storms, coastal storms, and flooding, beginning on or about March 28, which caused extensive property damage.
April 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Hispanic appointees in the administration;
-- Stephen W. Bosworth, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, and David C. Miller, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Renagi Renagi Lohia of Papua New Guinea, Sonatane Tu'a Taumoepeau-Tupou of Tonga, Pio Laghi of the Holy See, and Serara Tsholofelo Ketlogetswe of Botswana.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico to make a state visit to the United States. President De la Madrid has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on May 15.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 18th annual report of the National Endowment for the Humanities, covering fiscal year 1983.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, the Vice President will fly to Geneva, Switzerland, on April 16, to address the plenary session of the Committee on Disarmament. He will return to the United States on April 18.
In the evening, the President attended the White House Correspondents Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
April 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the Federal budget.
April 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Mexican officials, including Secretary of Foreign Relations Bernardo Sepulveda Amor, Secretary of the Treasury Jesus Silva-Herzog Flores, Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development Hector Hernandez Cervantes, and Ambassador to the United States Jorge Espinoza de los Reyes, and U.S. officials, including Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, and Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, to discuss the upcoming visit to the United States of President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado;
-- the Cabinet Council on Food and Agriculture, to discuss the economic situation in the agricultural sector.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Leamon (Ray) Hunt, Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai, who was assassinated by terrorists in Rome on February 15. Mrs. Leamon Hunt accepted the medal.
The President hosted a reception for the Reagan-Bush '84 Finance Committee in the State Dining Room at the White House.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the fifth annual report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, covering fiscal year 1983; and
-- the 27th annual report on the trade agreements program for 1983.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New York as a result of the impact of severe storms, coastal storms, and flooding, beginning on or about March 28, which caused extensive property damage.
April 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Catholic clerical leaders, for lunch.
April 19, 1984
The President left the White House for a trip to the western United States and China.
The President announced that he has designated Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh, Jr., as his personal representative to the funeral of Gen. Mark Clark, to be held at West Point, NY, on April 19.
April 22, 1984
The President arrived at Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was greeted by Gov. George Ariyoshi and Mrs. Ariyoshi; Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, and Mrs. Crowe; and Sfc. and Mrs. Gregory Lee Emfinger.
Later in the day, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, where they attended an Easter service. Following the service, they went to Washington Place, the Governor's Mansion, for tea with Governor and Mrs. Ariyoshi. The President and Mrs. Reagan then went to the Kahala Hilton Hotel, where they stayed during their visit to Hawaii.
April 23, 1984
The President met at the Kahala Hilton Hotel, his residence during his visit to Hawaii, with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, who provided the President with a general overview of the Pacific Theater from the perspective of his assignment as the senior military person in the region;
-- a group of Hawaii Republican leaders.
The President and Mrs. Reagan went to the home of Mrs. Cecily Johnston, which is located on the beach, for swimming.
The White House announced that the President has named Attorney General and Mrs. William French Smith to be the official U.S. representatives to the celebration of Australia-American Friendship Week. This national annual event in Australia commemorates the Battle of the Coral Sea and celebrates Australia-American friendship. A distinguished American citizen is customarily the guest of honor. Past guests have included the Vice President (1982), other members of the Cabinet, astronauts, senior military officers, and prominent Americans from the private sector. This year's observance will be between May 1 - 8. Attorney General and Mrs. Smith, who will be guests of the Government of Australia, will participate in major events in Canberra, Sydney, and Melbourne between May 2 - 5.
April 25, 1984
In the afternoon, the President arrived at Guam International Airport, where he was greeted by Gov. Ricardo J. Bordallo. Following an arrival ceremony, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a reception with Trust Territory leaders at the airport terminal. They then went to Nimitz House, located on the grounds of the U.S. naval base, where they remained overnight.
April 26, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan left Guam and traveled to Beijing, China. Upon arrival at the Capitol Airport in Beijing, the President and Mrs. Reagan were greeted by Foreign Minister Wu Xueqian and several other Chinese officials. The President and Mrs. Reagan went from the airport to the Great Hall of the People, Tianamen Square, East Court, for an arrival ceremony.
Following the arrival ceremony, the President and Mrs. Reagan met with President Xiannian Li and his wife, Lin Jiamei, in the Hebei Room at the Great Hall. There, the two Presidents had a meeting. During the meeting, President Reagan extended an invitation to President Li to visit the United States at a time to be agreed upon by the two countries. President Li accepted the invitation, and on the diplomatic level, a mutually acceptable date will be worked out.
Following the meeting at the Great Hall, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Diaoyutai State Guest House, Villa 12, their residence during their visit to Beijing.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Mississippi as a result of the impact of severe storms and tornadoes beginning on April 21, 1984, which caused extensive property damage.
April 27, 1984
The President met at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, his residence during his visit to Beijing, China, with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and members of the White House staff. He then went to the Great Hall of the People, where he and his advisers met with Premier Zhao Ziyang and Chinese officials. Following the meeting, the President returned to the Diaoyutai State Guest House for a private luncheon.
In the afternoon, the President met again with Premier Zhao and U.S. and Chinese officials at the Great Hall. It was agreed during the meeting that the Chinese Minister of Defense would travel to Washington in June to meet with Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger. Following the meeting with Premier Zhao, the President remained at the Great Hall and met with Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. The President then returned to the Diaoyutai State Guest House for the remainder of the afternoon.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a banquet hosted by Premier Zhao at the Great Hall of the People. Following the banquet, they returned to the Diaoyutai State Guest House.
The White House announced that the President has designated Wilford W. Johansen, of California, to serve as Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
The White House announced that the President has nominated Carol E. Dinkins, of Texas, to be Deputy Attorney General. She will succeed Edward C. Schmults.
April 28, 1984
The President met at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, his residence during his visit to Beijing, China, with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and members of the White House staff. Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Great Hall of the People, where they were greeted by Deng Xiaoping, Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Following a short visit, Mrs. Reagan departed, and the President and Chairman Deng held a meeting with their advisers. The meeting was followed by a working luncheon.
At the conclusion of the luncheon, the President was rejoined by Mrs. Reagan. They left the Great Hall of the People and went by motorcade to the Great Wall. The President and Mrs. Reagan were escorted on their tour of the Great Wall by Zhu Muzhi, Minister of Culture, and his wife.
Following their visit to the Great Wall, the President and Mrs. Reagan returned to the Diaoyutai State Guest House.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a reception for members of the American community at the Great Wall Hotel. Following the reception, the President and Mrs. Reagan, accompanied by Premier Zhao Ziyang, greeted Chinese guests and then proceeded to the Grand Ballroom for a dinner hosted by the President.
Following the dinner, the President and Mrs. Reagan returned to the Diaoyutai State Guest House.
April 29, 1984
In the morning, the President met briefly at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, his residence during his visit to Beijing, China, with a group of U.S. marines who were guarding the residence of the official party. The President and Mrs. Reagan then went to Capitol Airport and flew to Xi'an. There they toured the site of ancient Chinese archaeological treasures surrounding the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, the Qin dynasty emperor who lived from 221 - 210 B.C. The site includes life-sized terra cotta figures of soldiers and horses facing east in rectangular battle formation. Before returning to Beijing, the President and Mrs. Reagan also visited a facsimile of a ``free market'' on the outskirts of the Xi'an excavation site. Upon their return to Beijing, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Diaoyutai State Guest House.
April 30, 1984
Following a signing ceremony for four U.S.-China agreements, the President and U.S. officials took part in a farewell ceremony with Premier Zhao Ziyang, President Li Xiannian, and other Chinese officials at the Great Hall of the People. The President and Mrs. Reagan then went to Capitol Airport for the flight to Shanghai.
Upon arrival at Hongquiao Airport in Shanghai, the President was greeted by Mayor Wang Daohan and Deputy Mayor Yuan Chongwu of Shanghai, Xie Xide, president of Fudan University, and several municipal officials. He then went to visit the Shanghai Foxboro Co., Ltd., a joint venture composed of the Foxboro Co. of Massachusetts and the Shanghai Instrumentation Corp. Following his visit to the Shanghai Foxboro Co., the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Jing Jang Hotel, where they stayed during their visit to Shanghai.
In the afternoon, the President attended a tea reception and later addressed students and faculty at Fudan University. The reception was hosted by Xie Xide, president of the university.
In the evening, the President attended a banquet hosted by Mayor Wang at the Shanghai Industrial Exhibition Hall. He then returned to the Jing Jang Hotel.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, the Vice President, accompanied by Mrs. Bush, will visit Japan, India, Pakistan, and Oman between May 7 and May 20. The Vice President will pay a working visit to Japan to meet with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and to review progress made in resolving economic and trade problems between the two nations. The official visit to India, Pakistan, and Oman will underline the continuing interest of the United States in these three important nations and the region they represent. The Vice President looks forward to discussing matters of mutual interest with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, President Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq, and Sultan Qaboos bin Said and continuing the close relationship already established with each of these distinguished leaders.
May 1, 1984
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Reagan left the Jing Jiang Hotel, their residence during their visit to Shanghai, and went to Rainbow Bridge Township, where they attended a briefing on the commune given by Jin Yong Quan, acting township head, in the administration room. Following the briefing, they visited with schoolchildren at the kindergarten. They then toured a private home, the residence of farmer Bao Hong Yuan, who escorted the President on a short tour of the eggplant fields.
The White House announced that the President telephoned William H. Webster, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to express his and Mrs. Reagan's personal condolences on the death of Mrs. Webster.
May 2, 1984
The White House announced that within the framework of their Asian tour, Vice President and Mrs. Bush will visit the Republic of Indonesia on May 10 - 12. The Vice President looks forward to deepening and extending our warm friendship with Indonesia through discussion with President Soeharto, Vice President Wirahadikusumah Umar, and other Indonesian leaders.
May 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Coach Eddie Robinson of Grambling University;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma as a result of the impact of severe storms and tornadoes beginning on April 26, which caused extensive property damage.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the Commodity Credit Corporation, covering the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 4, 1984
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1983 annual report of the Federal Council on the Aging.
May 6, 1984
Following his return to the White House from Camp David, MD, the President hosted a dinner for members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
May 7, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Minister of Foreign Economic Relations & Trade Chen Muhua of China and Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige;
-- Minister of Foreign Affairs Hans-Dietrich Genscher of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The President requested the Congress to provide $15 million in fiscal year 1985 to the U.S. Customs Service for the Air Interdiction Program. This program is combating the illegal entry of narcotics and other goods into the United States. This increase would be fully offset by reductions in other Department of the Treasury programs. Also included in this proposal are requests by the legislative branch for additional appropriations totaling $12.3 million in fiscal year 1984 and $4 million in fiscal year 1985 and an appropriation language request to enable the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to hire additional examiners to monitor the thrift industry.
May 8, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership;
-- Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olympic Committee, Peter V. Ueberroth, president of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, and other Olympic officials.
The White House announced that the President has invited Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg to make a state visit to the United States. The Grand Duke has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on November 13.
The White House announced that at the request of the President and the invitation of various countries, Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, will make an official visit to China and several other Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines. She will leave May 11 and return May 31, and she will be meeting with the leaders of those countries during her visit.
May 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the American team of observers of the May 6 Presidential election in El Salvador;
-- Representatives Marvin Leath of Texas and Beryl Anthony, Jr., of Arkansas;
-- Republican leaders of the House of Representatives, to discuss Department of Defense appropriations legislation.
May 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Susumu Nikaido, vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan;
-- Enrico Fermi Award winners Alexander Hollaender and John H. Lawrence;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss his recent trip to China.
May 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Arthur A. Hartman;
-- the 1984 Mrs. America, Deborah Wolfe, and her family;
-- Robert Miller Howard, Jr., the Goodwill Industries Graduate of the Year;
-- leaders of conservative organizations, to discuss Central America.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Mrs. Joe Louis in recognition of her late husband's accomplishments.
The President declared an emergency for the State of Alabama as a result of severe storms and tornadoes on May 2, which caused extensive property damage.
The President declared an emergency for the State of Georgia as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding, beginning on May 4, which caused extensive property damage.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 13, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
May 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. officials involved in the planning of the London Economic Summit;
-- Mexican-American leaders, to discuss the visit of President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico.
May 15, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Human Resources, to discuss matters of concern to American families;
-- Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss production of the MX missile.
The President declared an emergency for the State of Louisiana as a result of severe storms and tornadoes on May 2, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that in order to carry forward U.S.-Salvadoran cooperation on bilateral and regional matters, President-elect Jose Napoleon Duarte will visit the United States next week for talks with administration and congressional leaders. The President will meet with President-elect Duarte on May 21.
May 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss production of the MX missile.
The White House announced that on May 30, the President will host a working dinner at the White House for Foreign Ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. They will be in Washington, DC, for the North Atlantic Council meeting on May 29 - 31. The occasion will also commemorate the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty 35 years ago. The President will take the opportunity at the dinner to bestow the Medal of Freedom on Joseph M.A.H. Luns, the Secretary General of NATO.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of West Virginia as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on May 3, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of Kentucky as a result of the impact of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding, beginning on May 6, which caused extensive property damage.
May 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- representatives of the National Conference of Black Mayors, to discuss the 1984 Summer Jobs for Youth Program;
-- the Cabinet Council on Legal Policy, to discuss the scope of title IX of the Civil Rights Act and guidelines for law enforcement activities carried out by Federal agencies.
The President transmitted to the Congress a report on offshore safety and health regulations and technology in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978.
May 18, 1984
The President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital for a physical examination. From there he went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
May 20, 1984
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from Camp David.
In the evening, the President attended a reception at the White House for the National Republican Heritage Groups Council.
May 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Duke of Edinburgh, for a luncheon meeting.
The President met with a group of Cuban-American leaders in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with actress Victoria Principal, national campaign chairperson for the Arthritis Foundation, and 7-year-old Amy Smith, of Redding, CA, the Foundation's poster child. Ms. Principal and Amy presented the President with a specially made 2-foot-high hourglass to mark May as National Arthritis Month and to symbolize the Foundation's current theme that ``It's time we took arthritis seriously.''
The President participated in a Rose Garden ceremony for the Olympic Coin Program. He presented a $10 gold coin, the first gold coin minted under the authority of the Olympic Commemorative Coin Act, to the U.S. Olympic Committee for display in their new museum. The act was designed to provide financial support for the Los Angeles games this summer and for future Olympic games, through the sale of the commemorative coins.
May 22, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress, as required by the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, the fifth annual report describing Federal actions with respect to the conservation and use of petroleum and natural gas in Federal facilities.
The President transmitted to the Congress, in accordance with the Public Health Service Act, the report of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the administration of the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act during calendar year 1983.
The President announced his intention to designate David Campbell Mulford, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (International Affairs), to serve as a Government member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He would succeed Marc E. Leland.
May 23, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia as a result of the impact of severe storms and flooding beginning on May 6, which caused extensive property damage.
May 24, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Kristine Holderied, the U.S. Naval Academy's top-ranking midshipman in the class of 1984;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of the Interior William P. Clark, William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Jay Hair, executive vice president of the National Wildlife Federation, to discuss environmental concerns;
-- the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration, to discuss cost control measures.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with 28-year-old Diane Victor, of Rockford, IL, the Multiple Sclerosis Mother of the Year, and 37-year-old Phil Krieg, of Warsaw, IN, the Multiple Sclerosis Father of the Year. The President presented them with plaques recognizing their exemplary courage as citizens and parents in spite of their handicap.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the residence of Clare Boothe Luce for a private dinner.
May 25, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Tennessee as a result of the impact of severe storms and flooding beginning on May 6, which caused extensive property damage.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 28, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
May 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
May 31, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert T. Hennemeyer, U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia, Thomas H. Anderson, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, S.L. Abbott, U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho, and Peter Sebastian, U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the1983 annual report on the operation of the Alaska Railroad, covering fiscal year 1983; and
-- the annual report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, covering fiscal year 1983.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Oklahoma as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on May 26, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the following individuals will be members of the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Jose Napoleon Duarte in San Salvador, El Salvador, on June 1:
Secretary of State George P. Shultz
Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina
Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina
Senator Paul E. Tsongas of Massachusetts
Representative William S. Broomfield of Michigan
Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania
Ambassador Harry W. Shlaudeman, Ambassador at Large and Special Presidential Envoy for Central America
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Langhorne A. Motley
Max M. Kampelman, partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, Washington, DC
Robert P. Griffin, counsel, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Washington, DC
The President announced the members of the U.S. delegation to attend the 40th Commemoration of the Liberation of Rome in Rome on June 2. Senator Robert Dole of Kansas will be Chairman of the delegation. The members of the delegation will be:
Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh, Jr.
Ambassador at Large Vernon Walters
Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont
Maurice Britt, Medal of Honor recipient, Italian campaign, Little Rock, AR
Col. Van T. Barfoot (Ret.), Medal of Honor recipient, Italian campaign, Amelia County, VA
Peter Dalessondro, Medal of Honor recipient, Albany, NY
Louis J. Esposito, businessman, D-day veteran, Philadelphia, PA
Phillip Pistilli, businessman, Kansas City, MO
Frank Stella, president, National Italian American Foundation, Detroit, MI
Celeste Andruzzi, New York, NY
June 1, 1984
The President arrived at Shannon Airport in Shannon, Ireland, where he was greeted by President and Mrs. Patrick J. Hill and other officials. Following an arrival ceremony, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to Ashford Castle in Cong, County Mayo, where they remained overnight.
June 2, 1984
The President met with a group of Irish industrial leaders at Ashford Castle in Cong, County Mayo.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz met with the President at Ashford Castle to report on his meeting at Sandino Airport, Managua, Nicaragua, with Daniel Ortega, head of the Nicaraguan Government. Secretary Shultz met with Mr. Ortega on June 1 at the request of the President.
The President went to Galway, where he was greeted upon arrival by Mayor Michael Leahy and Foreign Minister Peter Barry. Following his remarks at the University of Galway, the President returned to Ashford Castle.
June 3, 1984
The President went to Ballyporeen, County Tipperary, and was greeted by Father Eanna Condon, curate of Ballyporeen Parish, and other county and village officials. Accompanied by Father Condon, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the rectory of the Church of the Assumption for a visit with Father John Murphy, parish priest. The President inspected a book in which was recorded the baptism of his great-grandfather, Michael Reagan, on September 3, 1829. The President and Mrs. Reagan then attended a parish prayer service in the church.
Following the service, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to O'Farrell's Pub and Ronald Reagan Lounge, where they visited with the owners, John and Mary O'Farrell, and members of the O'Farrell family. The President and Mrs. Reagan then proceeded to the Village Square for a cultural performance. They were accompanied by Foreign Minister and Mrs. Peter Barry.
Following the performance, the President was presented with a book from the town committee, an oak carving from Father Condon and the parish, and a coat of arms from the county council.
Following his remarks to citizens of Ballyporeen, the President went to Dublin. He was greeted upon arrival by Michael Keating, Lord Mayor of Dublin. Accompanied by U.S. Ambassador and Mrs. Robert F. Kane, the President and Mrs. Reagan then met with members of the U.S. Embassy staff at Deerfield, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador.
The President and Mrs. Reagan, Ambassador and Mrs. Kane, and Secretary of State George P. Shultz then went to Aras an Uachtarain, the home of the Irish President. There, the President and Mrs. Reagan met with President and Mrs. Patrick J. Hillery and participated in a tree planting ceremony in the garden. Following the visit, they returned to Deerfield.
Prior to the state dinner, the President met in the Apollo Room at Dublin Castle with Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and Foreign Minister Peter Barry. Following the dinner, the President and Mrs. Reagan returned to Deerfield, where they remained overnight.
June 4, 1984
The President met with Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald of Ireland. The meeting was followed by an expanded session which included Irish and U.S. officials. The President and the Prime Minister then went to Leinster House, where the President signed the guest book in the Senate anteroom before proceeding with Prime Minister FitzGerald, Deputy Prime Minister Dick Spring, and Charles J. Haughey, leader of the opposition, to the Dail, where he addressed a joint session of the National Parliament. Following his address, the President returned to Deerfield, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Robert F. Kane.
Later that day, the President and Mrs. Reagan left Dublin and traveled to London. Upon arrival at Heathrow Airport, they were greeted by several British officials, including Sir Geoffrey Howe, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Mrs. Howe. They also were met by Charles H. Price II, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Mrs. Price.
After a brief stop at Winfield House, the London residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Kensington Palace Gardens where they were greeted by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and participated in the official welcoming ceremony. Following the ceremony, the President and Mrs. Reagan returned to Winfield House, where they remained overnight.
June 5, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan had lunch at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
In the evening, the President went to 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister, where he was greeted by Mrs. Thatcher. Following a private meeting, the President and the Prime Minister attended a reception and a working dinner with British and U.S. officials.
At the conclusion of the dinner, the President returned to Winfield House, the London residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where he and Mrs. Reagan remained overnight.
June 6, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan participated in the ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-day, which was held at Utah Beach in Normandy, France, and presided over by President Francois Mitterrand of France.
Upon arrival at Pointe du Hoc, the President and Mrs. Reagan were met by Evan G. Galbraith, U.S. Ambassador to France, and Mrs. Galbraith, and Leon Dilliers, mayor of Cricqueville. Then, accompanied by Phil Rivers, superintendent of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, the President and Mrs. Reagan inspected a powder magazine crater and gun emplacement. They were then briefed on cliff-scaling techniques and shown the grappling hooks used in World War II.
Following the ceremonies at Point du Hoc, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to Omaha Beach. He was met at the visitors center by Ambassador Galbraith, who introduced them to French dignitaries and U.S. officials stationed in Europe. They then went to the Omaha Beach Chapel for a silent prayer and then proceeded to the Normandy American Cemetery, where they placed wreaths on the graves of two sons of President Theodore Roosevelt, Quentin and Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
The President and Mrs. Reagan then returned to the visitors center where they greeted President and Mrs. Francois Mitterrand upon their arrival at Omaha Beach.
Following a ceremony at the Omaha Beach Memorial, the Presidents and their wives viewed the Garden of the Missing. The President and Mrs. Reagan bid farewell to President and Mrs. Mitterrand at the visitors center and then traveled to Utah Beach.
June 7, 1984
The President met at Winfield House, the London residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, and members of the White House staff.
The President held a bilateral meeting in the morning with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan at Winfield House. Following the meeting, he met with Secretaries Shultz and Regan, administration officials, and members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President held bilateral meetings at Winfield House with Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany, and President Francois Mitterrand of France.
In the evening, the President attended a reception for summit heads and members of delegations in the Armory and Queen Anne Rooms at St. James Palace. He then attended a working dinner for heads of delegation at 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. Following the dinner, he returned to Winfield House.
June 8, 1984
The President met in the morning at Winfield House, the London residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, administration officials, and members of the White House staff.
The President went to Lancaster House for the first full day of meetings of the London Economic Summit. He participated in a meeting with summit heads of delegation in the Music Room. After a working luncheon in the Gold Room, he participated in an afternoon plenary session with other heads of delegation. Following the meetings, he returned to Winfield House.
In the evening, the President attended a working dinner with summit heads of delegation in the Tudor Room at the National Portrait Gallery. He then returned to Winfield House.
June 9, 1984
The President met in the morning at Winfield House with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, administration officials, and members of the White House staff.
The President went to Lancaster House for a meeting with summit heads of delegation in the Music Room. Prior to a working luncheon in the State Dining Room, the President showed the other summit leaders a model of the manned space station that the United States plans to place in orbit in the early 1990's. The model was displayed in the Eagle Room.
Following the luncheon, the President left Lancaster House and went to the Guildhall for the reading of the final communique by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He then returned to Winfield House.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended the state dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in the State Dining Room at Buckingham Palace for summit heads and members of delegations. They returned to Winfield House following the dinner.
June 10, 1984
The President returned to Washington, DC, from his 10-day trip to Europe.
June 12, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican congressional leaders, to discuss his recent trip to Europe and the congressional legislative agenda;
-- Minister of National Defense Zhang Aiping of China;
-- members of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
The President and Mrs. Reagan attended a birthday celebration for the Vice President at his home on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Wisconsin as a result of severe storms and tornadoes, beginning on or about June 8, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the President requested the Congress to reduce the request for fiscal year 1984 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense-Military by $243.0 million. This reduction is possible because of a provision of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983 (Public Law 98 - 270) that delayed the implementation of the cost-of-living adjustment for military retirees from May 1984 to January 1985. The President also requested an additional $83.0 million in fiscal year 1984 for the Veterans Administration's compensation program. This is a result of the enactment of Public Law 98 - 223, which provided for a 3.5-percent cost-of-living increase effective April 1. This increase is offset by requested reductions to Veterans Administration programs of $30.0 million in fiscal year 1984 and $119.1 million in 1985 that are made possible by lower-than-anticipated average benefit costs and caseloads in both the compensation and pension programs.
The President has also asked the Congress to consider appropriations requests for the legislative branch, the Department of Defense, and the Department of the Interior. Funds are also requested to enable various Federal agencies to cover the cost of the 0.5-percent addition to the January 1 Federal pay raise mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act.
June 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican Members of Congress, to discuss measures to reduce the Federal budget deficit.
June 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
June 15, 1984
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
The White House announced that the President has designated David Korn as Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board for the term expiring March 9, 1986.
June 16, 1984
The President announced his intention to designate Paula Stern as Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 1986, vice Alfred E. Eckes, Jr., term expired. Dr. Stern has been serving as a member of the International Trade Commission since September 29, 1978.
June 17, 1984
The President left Camp David, MD, and traveled to Uniondale, NY. Following his remarks at the International Games for the Disabled, he returned to Washington, DC.
June 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- delegates to the 16th annual National Teen Age Republican Leadership Conference.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Claudio Antonio Volio Guardia of Costa Rica, Richard Hendrik Fein of The Netherlands, Klaus Jacobi of Switzerland, Valentin Hernandez Acosta of Venezuela, Hernan Felipe Errazuriz Correa of Chile, and Luis Ernesto Marchand Stens of Peru.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Connecticut as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on or about May 27, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the President called Prime Minister-elect John N. Turner of Canada to congratulate him on his selection and indicate that he looked forward to working with the new Prime Minister. It was also announced that the President would be sending a letter to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau expressing his appreciation for Prime Minister Trudeau's contributions to Canadian-American relations during his tenure.
June 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican congressional leaders, to discuss the legislative agenda for the remainder of June.
The White House announced that the President has designated Patricia A. Goldman as Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of 2 years.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for terms of 2 years:
Secretary of the Interior William P. Clark will succeed former Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt;
Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan will succeed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.
The President announced his intention to designate David C. Scott, of New York, as Chairman of the President's Export Council. He would succeed J. Paul Lyet. Mr. Scott has been serving as a member of the Council since August 13, 1981.
June 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the National Productivity Advisory Committee, who presented the Committee's final report;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Brian Mulroney, leader of the Conservative Party in Canada;
-- members of the board of directors of the National Association of Broadcasters.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Missouri as a result of severe storms, high winds, and flooding, beginning on June 6, which caused extensive property damage.
June 22, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Mayor Hernan A. Padilla of San Juan, Puerto Rico, newly elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
The President went to the Pentagon for a meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Kansas as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding, beginning on June 7, which caused extensive property damage.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 24, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
June 25, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Reagan-Bush Advisory Council.
June 26, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- President-elect Leon Febres Cordero of Ecuador;
-- Fuzzy Zoeller, 1984 U.S. Open golf champion.
The White House announced that the President requested the Congress to provide $289.4 million in fiscal year 1984 supplemental appropriations, including requests for the following:
-- $260.0 million for the Veterans Administration's home loan guaranty program to enable the program to operate through the fiscal year. This increase is necessary because the primary source of funding for this program is no longer available, and program changes intended to reduce costs have been delayed until fiscal year 1985.
-- $35.9 million for the increase in the Federal payment to various Federal employee retirement funds. This increase is necessary because of the recent 0.5-percent addition to the 3.5-percent January 1984 Federal pay raise.
The President also requested a net reduction of $26.6 million to the fiscal year 1985 request for appropriations now pending before the Congress. These proposals include the following:
-- A reduction of $57.3 million for the Department of Energy due to a reestimate of the requirements of the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves.
-- $30.5 million for the Department of Justice to activate Federal correctional facilities in Loretto, PA, and Rochester, MN, and for additional U.S. attorneys and marshals to support the District of Columbia Superior Court.
The President also transmitted appropriations proposals for the legislative branch, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Farm Credit Administration.
June 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, who delivered a letter from King Fahd bin' Abd al-Aziz Al Sa'ud, and the Vice President, administration officials, and members of the White House staff;
-- Governors Ted Schwinden of Montana, Terry Branstad of Iowa, and Allen Olson of North Dakota, to discuss agricultural issues.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Iowa as a result of severe storms, hail, and tornadoes, beginning on June 7, which caused extensive property damage.
June 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss Federal employment issues;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Mai Shanley, Miss U.S.A.;
-- Reginald Smith, 1984 Asthma Allergy Foundation Poster Child;
-- Maj. Gen. Billy G. Weeman, who presented the Adjutant General's Association's George Washington Freedom Award to the President;
-- members of the executive committee of the National Square Dance Convention.
The President and Mrs. Reagan attended a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Will in Chevy Chase, MD.
June 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Harry W. Shlaudeman, Special Presidential Envoy for Central America, who reported on his recent trip to that area, and Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, other administration officials, and members of the White House staff.
The President designated Susan Wittenberg Liebler as Vice Chairman of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 1986.
The President announced that Dean Burch will serve as head of the delegation to the first session of the World Administrative Radio Conference on the Use of Geostationary-Satellite Orbit and the Planning of Space Service in Geneva in August 1985.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 1, 1984
Following his return from Camp David, MD, the President hosted a barbecue for the diplomatic corps on the South Lawn of the White House.
July 2, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President greeted members of the Herald Trumpeters, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the group's formation.
The President made the following recess appointments:
Erich Bloch, of New York, as Director of the National Science Foundation;
Robert N. Broadbent, of Nevada, as Assistant Secretary of the Interior;
Melvin A. Ensley, of Washington, as a member of the Federal Farm Credit Board, Farm Credit Administration;
Marianne Mele Hall, of New Jersey, as a Commissioner of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal;
Dodie Truman Livingston, of California, as Chief of the Children's Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services;
Martha R. Seger, of Michigan, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve System.
The President made the following recess appointments of members of the National Council on the Humanities:
William Barclay Allen, of California;
Mary Josephine Conrad Cresimore, of North Carolina;
Leon Richard Kass, of Illinois;
Kathleen S. Kilpatrick, of Connecticut;
Robert Laxalt, of Nevada;
James V. Schall, of California;
Helen Marie Taylor, of Virginia.
July 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jay Hair, executive vice president, National Wildlife Federation; Russell Train, president, World Wildlife Fund; William Riley, president, Conservation Foundation; and Jack Lorenz, director, Izaak Walton League, for a luncheon meeting.
The President made the following recess appointments:
Donald Ian MacDonald, of Florida, as Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration;
Lando W. Zech, Jr., of Virginia, as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
July 4, 1984
The President left the White House for a trip to Florida, Alabama, Michigan, and Texas.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Nebraska as a result of tornadoes, severe storms, and flooding, beginning on June 11, which caused extensive property damage.
July 5, 1984
The President recess appointed Carol Gene Dawson, of Virginia, as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
July 6, 1984
Following his return to the Washington, DC, area from Texas, the President went to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
July 8, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
July 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and the Environment;
-- Weston Adams, U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, John W. Shirley, U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, and Alberto Martinez Piedra, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala, prior to their departure for their overseas posts;
-- members of the American Coalition for Traditional Values.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Presidential Citizens Medal posthumously to Dennis W. Keogh, a Foreign Service officer killed in a terrorist bombing in Namibia. Mrs. Keogh accepted the award on behalf of her husband.
July 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that as an indication of the President's continuing interest in food aid and development aid for Africa, he has asked the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, M. Peter McPherson, to travel to African countries in the near future and report to him on actions the U.S. Government might take.
The President declared an emergency for the State of Wisconsin as a result of severe storms and tornadoes on April 27 - 28, which caused extensive property damage.
July 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board;
-- members of Citizens for America;
-- the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, the Vice President has accepted the invitation of President-elect Leon Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra of Ecuador to visit Quito and will head the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of the President-elect on August 10. While in Quito, the Vice President is expected to meet with members of the Ecuadoran Government and other foreign delegations.
July 12, 1984
The President transmitted to the Congress the 20th annual report on the status of the National Wilderness Preservation System for calendar year 1983.
July 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Minister of Defense Manfred Worner of the Federal Republic of Germany;
-- State presidents of the American Farm Bureau Federation;
-- members of the board of directors of the National Association of Security Dealers.
The President amended the major disaster declaration of June 27 for the State of Iowa. The President's action will permit the use of Federal funds in relief and recovery efforts in certain areas of the State which suffered damage from flooding during June.
The President transmitted to the Congress the ninth annual report of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 15, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
July 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President spoke by telephone with Jim Mora, coach of the Philadelphia Stars, to congratulate him for his team's winning the U.S. Football League championship in Tampa, FL, on July 15.
July 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs, to receive an economic update;
-- the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, to discuss the commercialization of space.
July 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- members of a trade mission to China.
July 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with Kenneth Bialkin, national chairman, David Brody, director, and Nathan Perlmutter, national director, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith.
July 20, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of Girls Nation.
The White House announced that the President will meet with President Jose Napoleon Duarte of El Salvador at the White House on July 23.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of Nebraska as a result of severe storms and tornadoes, beginning on or about April 25, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of South Dakota as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on June 11, which caused extensive property damage.
The President recess appointed Robert A. Rowland, of Texas, as Assistant Secretary of Labor (Occupational Safety and Health).
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 22, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
July 23, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of Boys Nation.
The President announced the members of the U.S. delegation to the second International Conference on Population, which will be held in Mexico City August 6 - 13:
Representatives:
James L. Buckley, Director of Radio Free Europe, will serve as Chairman;
Ambassador Alan Keyes, U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; and
William H. Draper III, President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Alternate Representatives:
Danny J. Boggs, Deputy Secretary of Energy;
Jacqueline Schafer, member of the Council on Environmental Quality;
Ben Wattenberg, author and a member of the Board for International Broadcasting.
Senior Government Advisers:
James L. Malone, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs;
Gregory J. Newell, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, or designee; and
M. Peter McPherson, Administrator of the Agency for International Development, or designee.
The President also accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to Mr. Buckley in his capacity as Chairman of the delegation.
July 24, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Manuel Fraga, leader of the Spanish opposition party;
-- the Republican congressional leadership.
In a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, the President received the first piece of the President's Signature Edition Character Jug. Sales of the 5,000 numbered pieces, made by Royal Doulton, are to benefit the James S. Brady Presidential Foundation. Present for the ceremony were Mr. Brady, Press Secretary to the President, who also received a jug from the President, Mrs. Brady, and representatives of the foundation, the Republican National Committee, and Royal Doulton.
July 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- President-elect Nicholas Ardito Barletta of Panama;
-- representatives of the Americas Society;
-- Leonardo Neher, U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, Clint A. Lauderdale, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, Alan W. Lukens, U.S. Ambassador to the Congo, Paul H. Boeker, U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, and Larry C. Williamson, U.S. Ambassador to Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe, prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1983 annual reports on the activities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 of the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services, and of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Colorado as a result of severe storms, mudslides, landslides, and flooding, beginning on May 1, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to designate A.C. Arterbery as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation. He has served as a member of the Board since February 10.
The President requested the Congress to provide $407 million in fiscal year 1984 supplemental appropriations, including requests for the following:
-- $392 million to fully fund the food stamp program for fiscal year 1984;
-- $15 million for the Department of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to repair school facilities damaged in declared official disasters.
The President also transmitted appropriations proposals for the Department of the Interior.
July 28, 1984
The President left the White House for a trip to California.
July 31, 1984
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be Governors of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for terms of 3 years:
Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger is being reappointed;
Donald Ian MacDonald, Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, will succeed Edward Brandt;
Gilbert G. Pompa, Director of the Community Relations Service, Department of Justice, will succeed T.H. Bell; and
Samuel W. Speck, Jr., Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will succeed Louis O. Guiffrida.
August 1, 1984
The White House announced that the President would honor the request of Anne M. Burford to remove her name from consideration as Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere.
August 3, 1984
The President announced his intention to designate Elliot Ross Buckley as Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. He will succeed Robert A. Rowland.
August 9, 1984
The President held a luncheon meeting at Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, to discuss political issues with Stuart Spencer, consultant to the Reagan-Bush campaign, and James A. Baker III, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff.
August 12, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan left Rancho del Cielo, their ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, and went to the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, where they stayed during their 2-day visit to the city.
August 13, 1984
The President held a luncheon meeting with Secretary of State George P. Shultz at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. The President then met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Andreotti of Italy.
The President and Mrs. Reagan attended a wedding ceremony rehearsal for their daughter Patti Davis at the Hotel Bel-Air.
August 14, 1984
The President met at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, with members of the White House staff.
The President and Mrs. Reagan attended the wedding of their daughter Patti Davis to Paul Grilley at the Hotel Bel-Air.
The White House announced that the President has designated Harold Peter (H.P.) Goldfield, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development, to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. He will succeed Richard L. McElheny.
August 15, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan returned to Washington, DC, from California.
August 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, for a working luncheon;
-- members of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency, to receive the Council's final report;
-- Valerie Kurth, the 1984 Epilepsy Poster Child, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Kurth, and Dr. Eli Goldesohn, chairman of the board of the Epilepsy Foundation.
The White House announced that in accordance with section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, the President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1984 District of Columbia budget supplemental, which provides for a net increase of $9.3 million for the General Fund and an increase of $15 million for the Capital Projects Fund. These requests are in District of Columbia funds and do not affect the Federal budget.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following for fiscal year 1984:
-- $750,000 in offsetting amendments to supplemental requests now pending before the Congress for the Department of Agriculture to enable the Food Safety and Inspection Service to cover the cost of the recently enacted .5-percent increase to the January 1, 1984, Federal pay raise;
-- $2 million in transfer authority for the Small Business Administration to enable the agency to process a greater-than-anticipated number of applications for disaster loans.
The President also transmitted 1984 and 1985 appropriations proposals for the legislative branch.
August 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the President's Council on Management Improvement.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Utah as a result of severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides, beginning on April 1, which caused extensive property damage.
August 20, 1984
On Air Force One from Washington, DC, enroute to Ohio and Illinois, the President telephoned Pete Rose to congratulate him and wish him luck in his new job as manager of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team.
Prior to his departure from Cincinnati, the President stopped briefly to greet construction workers on the highway near the David Carter Beard Bridge spanning the Ohio River. The President also telephoned 6-year-old Peter Ringen, of La Crescenta, CA, to commend him for his quick thinking and bravery in rescuing his mother from drowning in the family's swimming pool.
August 21, 1984
The President met throughout the day at the White House with members of the White House staff.
August 22, 1984
In the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to Texas and Illinois.
August 24, 1984
Following his return to the Washington, DC, area from Texas and Illinois, the President went to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
August 26, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
August 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Pennsylvania as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on or about August 3, which caused extensive property damage.
August 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Anthony C.E. Quainton, U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, Brandon H. Grove, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Zaire, and Leon J. Weil, U.S. Ambassador to Nepal, prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
August 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Falilou Kane of Senegal, Gunther van Well of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joseph Edsal Edmunds of St. Lucia, Donald Aloysius McLeod of Suriname, Ignatious Chukuemeka Olisemeka of Nigeria, and Maati Jorio of Morocco.
The President hosted a reception for members of the Reagan-Bush headquarters staff on the State Floor of the White House.
August 30, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet Council on Legal Policy, to discuss administration efforts to reduce drug trafficking.
The President sent a letter of condolence to the widow of Tommie Douglas Benefield, a test pilot who was killed in the crash of a B - 1 bomber test flight in California on August 29.
August 31, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Kathryn McDonald, widow of Representative Lawrence P. McDonald of Georgia, who was killed in the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines flight 007 on September 1, 1983.
September 1, 1984
The White House announced that the President has designated Henry Bowen Frazier III as Acting Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
September 2, 1984
While at the Irvine Marriott Hotel in Irvine, CA, the President telephoned the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 19th annual Labor Day telethon.
September 5, 1984
While in Chicago, IL, the President telephoned the winner of the Canadian national elections, Progressive Party candidate Brian Mulroney, who was at his home in Ottawa. In the 5-minute call, the President extended his congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Mulroney. During his campaign, Mr. Mulroney called for even closer ties to the United States. In the call the President reciprocated this wish and expressed his readiness to work closely with Mr. Mulroney to the mutual benefit of both Canada and the United States.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1983 annual report of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
September 6, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, to discuss steel and copper cases before the International Trade Commission.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New Mexico as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on or about August 8, which caused extensive property damage.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Nevada as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on July 22, which caused extensive property damage.
September 7, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Emile Van Lennep, outgoing Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The President attended a White House briefing held in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building for members of the media who cover space, science, and education issues.
The President met in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office Building with a group of women executives of major corporations and financial institutions.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 9, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
The President telephoned Alf Landon to express his best wishes on the occasion of Mr. Landon's 97th birthday. Mr. Landon, who was a Republican candidate for President in 1936 and a 2-term Governor of Kansas, was at his home in Topeka when the President placed the call.
September 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Rev. T.J. Jemison, president, and other leaders of the National Baptist Convention, USA;
-- Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block, Chairman, and other representatives of the Combined Federal Campaign.
September 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- Lord Carrington, Secretary General of NATO;
-- a group of Members of Congress, to discuss farm issues;
-- a group of Republican Members of Congress, to discuss steel issues.
September 12, 1984
The President requested the Congress to provide additional fiscal year 1985 appropriations for the following purposes:
-- $319.6 million for multilateral development banks to provide for the U.S. contribution to these institutions that was due in 1984. Congress deleted these funds from the 1984 supplemental appropriations bill. These funds are needed to honor the U.S. commitment to these institutions;
-- $8.4 million to enable the Coast Guard to remove a railroad bridge that obstructs navigation on Newark Bay, NJ. This bridge is owned by the bankrupt Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, and the Federal Government is filing a claim with the trustee of the railroad for reimbursement for the expenses of removing the bridge.
Appropriation language also is requested to provide a $300 million limitation on the contingent liability for a trade credit insurance program for Central America.
September 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President sent a message to Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel in which he reaffirmed the strong, enduring ties that bind the United States and Israel.
September 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the steering committee for Democrats for Reagan-Bush.
September 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina and several agricultural leaders;
-- the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade;
-- a group of steel industry executives.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada to meet with him in the United States. Prime Minister Mulroney has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on September 25.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Shimon Peres of Israel to make an official working visit to the United States. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on October 9.
September 19, 1984
The White House announced that the President has nominated Paul A. Volcker to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 5 years. This is a reappointment.
Prior to leaving the White House for visits to Connecticut and New Jersey, the President met with chapter presidents of the U.S. Jaycees.
September 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Noboro Takeshita, Finance Minister of Japan and Chairman of the International Monetary Fund-World Bank joint annual meeting which will be held in Washington September 24 - 28;
-- Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, to discuss U.S.-Soviet relations;
-- a group of outstanding airmen in the U.S. Air Force.
The President transmitted to the Congress the sixth biennial report under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Diana, beginning on or about September 12, which caused extensive property damage.
The President and Mrs. Reagan went to the Southeast Washington home of 7-year-old Rudolph Hines, where they had dinner with him and his parents, Stephanie Lee and Chett Hines. Rudolph was selected as the President's pen pal after the White House adopted his school, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, as part of the National Partnerships in Education Program.
September 23, 1984
In the morning, the President went to New York to attend the 39th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. While in New York, the President stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Later in the day, the President hosted a working luncheon at the hotel for U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Guerra. He then held a series of separate meetings with President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina, President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, Prime Minister Kare Willoch of Norway, and Jaime Cardinal Sin of the Philippines.
September 24, 1984
In the morning, the President addressed the 39th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Following his address, the President returned to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, his residence while in New York, where he met with Prince Norodom Sihanouk and Son Sann of Kampuchea. Before returning to Washington, DC, the President also met with Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fourth annual report on activities undertaken by the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation to implement the development of synthetic fuels under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended. The report covers the period from July 1, 1983, through June 30, 1984.
September 25, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State;
-- Joe Kittinger, transatlantic balloonist.
The President hosted a reception in the State Dining Room at the White House for the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New York as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period August 11 through 14, which caused extensive property damage.
September 26, 1984
The White House announced that the President sent messages to President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King Hussein I of Jordan congratulating them on the resumption of diplomatic relations between their countries.
In the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to Ohio and Wisconsin. While Air Force One was on the ground at Canton, OH, the President spoke by telephone with Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who was in New York. Secretary Shultz called the President following his meeting in New York with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey A. Gromyko.
September 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- President Fernando Belaunde Terry of Peru;
-- Ambassador Robert Oakley, Director and Coordinator for Security Policies and Programs at the State Department, who reported on his preliminary inquiry into security measures at the U.S. Embassy annex in Beirut;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his meeting in New York with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey A. Gromyko;
-- Foreign Minister Abdel Meguid, of Egypt.
The President transmitted to the Congress a report of the activities of the United States Government in the United Nations and its affiliated agencies during the calendar year 1983.
The President requested the Congress to provide $306.6 million in additional fiscal year 1985 appropriations for the Veterans Administration to enable the agency to continue to acquire properties upon foreclosure of VA guaranteed housing loans.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Kamisese Mara of Fiji to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Mara has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on November 27.
September 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrey A. Gromyko, and U.S. and Soviet officials met in the Oval Office. The President and the Foreign Minister then met privately. The meeting was followed by a luncheon in the State Dining Room which was attended by the President, the Foreign Minister, and an expanded group of U.S. and Soviet officials and advisers.
The President spoke by telephone with former President Jimmy Carter to discuss remarks the President made about the intelligence community during a question-and-answer session with students at Bowling Green State University on September 26.
Prior to leaving the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD, the President signed several pieces of legislation in the Oval Office. The signing ceremonies were attended by congressional sponsors and cosponsors of the bills.
September 30, 1984
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 2, 1984
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Texas as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on or about September 6, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to designate the following individuals as members of the National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy. These are new positions:
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Richard E. Lyng;
Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs Daniel G. Amstutz;
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Economics William G. Lesher.
October 3, 1984
Following his return to the White House from Texas, the President met in the Oval Office with leaders of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
October 4, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
October 5, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 14th annual report on hazardous materials transportation for calendar year 1983.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 7, 1984
The White House announced that en route to Louisville, KY, on Air Force One, the President telephoned Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears to congratulate him on breaking the National Football League career rushing record previously held by Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns.
October 9, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet Council on Economic Affairs.
In Oval Office ceremonies, the President signed a proclamation proclaiming the week beginning October 7 as Fire Prevention Week; and H.R. 1904, which extends and amends the authorities for the Department of Health and Human Services child abuse prevention and treatment and adoption opportunities programs and authorizes a new demonstration program for family violence prevention and services.
In the afternoon, the President attended a reception for leaders of the National Fraternal Congress of Americans in the State Dining Room at the White House.
The President designated the delegation, led by Secretary of State George P. Shultz, to represent the United States at the inauguration of His Excellency Dr. Nicolas Ardito Barletta as the President of the Republic of Panama in Panama City on October 11. The members of the delegation are:
George P. Shultz, Secretary of State, Personal Representative of the President with the rank of Special Ambassador, head of the United States delegation
Representatives of the President with the rank of Special Ambassador:
Everett Ellis Briggs, American Ambassador to Panama
Paula Hawkins, U.S. Senator from the State of Florida
Carroll Hubbard, Jr., U.S. Representative from the State of Kentucky
Robert L. Livingston, U.S. Representative from the State of Louisiana
Harry Walter Shlaudeman, Ambassador at Large
J. William Middendorf II, Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States with the rank of Ambassador
Langhorne A. Motley, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
Arnold C. Harberger, Ph.D., professor of economics, University of Chicago
October 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, the President signed into law the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984. As enacted, S. 1841 is Public Law 98 - 462.
The President telephoned the Vice President, who was in Philadelphia, PA, following the conclusion of the Vice President's debate with Geraldine A. Ferraro.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. These are new positions:
Clarence M. Pendleton, Chairman of the Commission on Civil Rights
Lawrence F. Davenport, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education
Rosslee Green Douglas, Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy
George Walter Armstrong, Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel, the White House
October 12, 1984
The White House announced that prior to leaving Lima, OH, the President spoke by telephone with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain. The President extended condolences to the families of victims of the bombing incident that morning in Brighton and expressed hope that the nations of the world would stand together in an effort to rid the world of terrorism.
Following the whistlestop tour of Ohio, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
October 14, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
October 16, 1984
The President recess appointed Rosemary M. Collyer as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board. She is currently serving as Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
October 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Archbishop Roman Arietta of San Jose, president of the Secretariat of Catholic Bishops of Central America.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed the Toy Safety Act of 1984. As enacted, H.R. 5818 is Public Law 98 - 491.
The White House announced that the President has withheld his approval from H.R. 2859, a bill for the relief of John Brima Charles.
October 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
October 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
October 25, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Judge Irving R. Kaufman, Chairman of the President's Commission on Organized Crime, who presented an interim report on the Commission's findings.
In separate Oval Office ceremonies, the President received the American Sportscasters Association Award and the Hero of Young America Award.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Seyni Kountche of Niger to make an official working visit to the United States. President Kountche has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on December 11.
October 26, 1984
The President designated Richard V. Backley as Acting Chairman of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
The President recess appointed James A. Lastowka as a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 6 years expiring August 30, 1990.
The President left the White House for a trip to New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Following his remarks in Hackensack, NJ, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
October 28, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
October 30, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the National Security Council.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Texas as a result of severe storms, high winds, and flooding, beginning on October 19, which caused extensive property damage.
October 31, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Algeria's independence, the President asked Secretary of Energy Donald P. Hodel to lead the delegation to Algiers to represent the United States at ceremonies there on November 1. Included in the delegation to accompany Secretary Hodel are Sanford McCormack, president and chairman of the board of McCormack Oil and Gas Partnership, Carlos Perez, president of Banana Services, Inc., Charles Tyson, vice president of Upbrook International, and U.S. Ambassador to Algeria Michael H. Newlin.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Louisiana as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on October 18, which caused extensive property damage.
November 1, 1984
The White House announced that the President has asked Secretary of State George P. Shultz to head the U.S. delegation to the funeral of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India. The other members of the delegation will be:
Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee
Senator Daniel P. Moynihan of New York
Representative Stephen J. Solarz of New York
John Sherman Cooper, former Senator from Kentucky and former U.S. Ambassador to India
John Kenneth Galbraith, economist and former U.S. Ambassador to India
Robert F. Goheen, former U.S. Ambassador to India
Mary M. McDonald, member, board of commissioners of Cook County, IL, and trustee, Association of Indians in America
Ronald H. Walker, managing director, Korn Ferry International
S. Dillon Ripley, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and chairman of the American Committee for Indian Cultural Programs in the United States
In the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and California.
November 4, 1984
The White House announced that the President asked James A. Baker III, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, to call Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler about coordinating with the Office of Management and Budget to have the Federal Government upgrade the shelter for the homeless, run by the Community for Creative Non-Violence, in Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President has directed M. Peter McPherson, Administrator of the Agency for International Development, to go to Ethiopia to assess the drought and hunger situation and for discussions with Ethiopian officials.
November 7, 1984
President Reagan received congratulatory telephone calls after his reelection from President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico, President Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan, and former President Gerald R. Ford.
November 8, 1984
The President spoke by telephone with Representative Guy Vander Jagt of Michigan, who called to express his appreciation for the President's efforts on behalf of Republican congressional candidates.
The President telephoned Mitch McConnell to congratulate him on his election as U.S. Senator from Kentucky.
November 9, 1984
The President announced his intention to designate Peter H. Raven as Chairman of the National Museum Services Board. He would succeed Douglas Dillon.
November 11, 1984
The President returned to Washington, DC, from Santa Barbara, CA.
November 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss goals and policy objectives for the second term and the current status of the fiscal year 1985 Federal budget.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Jaime Lusinchi of Venezuela to make a state visit to the United States. President Lusinchi has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on December 4.
November 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Richard Leaky and members of the board of directors of the National Geographic Society, for lunch;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Robert C. McFarlane, to discuss the global agenda and foreign policy for the President's second term;
-- the President's Task Force on Legal Equity for Women, to receive a report on the Task Force's activities.
The White House announced that the President has asked the Vice President to represent the administration at the funeral of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA, on November 15. In addition, it was announced that the President sent a letter of condolence to Coretta Scott King on the death of her father-in-law.
November 15, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the Nation's economy and the fiscal year 1985 Federal budget;
-- Clarence Bacon, newly elected commander of the American Legion;
-- members of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business Ownership, who presented their annual report.
The President attended a reception for the American Security Council's Coalition for Peace Through Strength in the State Dining Room at the White House.
The White House announced that the President has invited Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany to make an official working visit to the United States. Chancellor Kohl has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on November 30.
November 16, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Robert C. McFarlane, and M. Peter McPherson, Administrator of the Agency for International Development, who reported on his recent trip to Ethiopia to assess the drought and hunger situation in that country;
-- the Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sahabzada Yaqub Khan of Pakistan.
In a Rose Garden ceremony, the President received the 37th annual Thanksgiving turkey from representatives of the National Turkey Federation.
The White House announced that the President will meet with Tariq Mikhayl 'Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, at the White House on November 26.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Wilfried Martens of Belgium to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Martens has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on January 14, 1985.
November 17, 1984
The President left the White House and went to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 19, 1984
The White House announced that the President was saddened to learn of the death of former Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont and that he expressed his and Mrs. Reagan's sympathy privately to Mrs. Aiken.
The President participated in the signing up of Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, in the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department's Operation ID Program. Representatives of the sheriff's department and the California Farm Bureau visited the ranch to give the President an ID number and to help mark the farm and ranch equipment.
November 21, 1984
The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan in Los Angeles, CA, on January 2, 1985.
November 25, 1984
The President returned to the White House from California.
November 26, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Tariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to receive an overview of the Treasury Department's tax reform study.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Tommy T.B. Koh of Singapore, Carlos Tunnermann Bernheim of Nicaragua, U Maung Maung Gyi of Burma, Kjell Eliassen of Norway, Mohamed Sahnoun of Algeria, and Mario Ribadeneira of Ecuador.
November 27, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet;
-- Howard H. Baker, Jr., outgoing Senate majority leader.
The President recess appointed the following individuals:
-- Rosalie Gaull Silberman as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 1985. She would succeed Cathie A. Shattuck.
-- Pauline Crowe Naftzger as a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1988. She would succeed Neil Harris.
-- Mary L. Azcuenaga as a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 1984. She would succeed Michael Pertschuk.
The President recess appointed the following individuals as members of the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs:
-- Elizabeth Helms Adams, for a term expiring May 8, 1987. She would succeed Diana Powers Evans.
-- Peter Douglas Keisler, for a term expiring May 8, 1987. He would succeed Maria Pornady Shuhi.
November 28, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to review a list of domestic and military programs that could be reduced or eliminated to reduce the deficit to target levels;
-- representatives of the Alzheimer's Disease Foundation.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Thatcher has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at Camp David on December 22.
The President recess appointed the following individuals:
-- Barbara W. Schlicher as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Corporation for Housing Partnerships for the term expiring October 27, 1987. She will succeed Frank J. Donatelli.
-- Edward J. Philbin as a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 1989. He will succeed James V. Day.
The President recess appointed the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation:
-- Tom Corcoran, for the term expiring August 16, 1990. He will succeed Milton M. Masson, Jr.
-- Paul Webster MacAvoy, for the term expiring September 14, 1991. He will succeed Robert A.G. Monks.
-- Eric Reichl, for the remainder of the term expiring September 14, 1986. He will succeed C. Howard Wilkins.
The White House announced that the Aggregate Report on Personnel, prepared pursuant to title 3, United States Code, section 113, for the fiscal year 1984, is being transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
November 29, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to discuss budget issues.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Leo Ryan, U.S. Representative from California, who was killed in Guyana in 1978 by followers of Jim Jones, the leader of the Peoples Temple. The ceremony was attended by members of the late Congressman's family.
The President met in the Oval Office with Capt. Lewis Hiller, Jeff Kass, and Gregg Turay, the American winners of the 1984 Nansen Medal, the highest international honor for those who aid refugees. The captain and two crewmembers of the merchant ship Rose City lead in the rescue of 85 Vietnamese refugees whose boat was foundering in the South China Sea on September 21, 1983.
The President recess appointed Neal Peden as Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development. He will succeed Elise R.W. duPont.
November 30, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to discuss budget issues.
The President recess appointed John D. Ward as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. He will succeed James R. Harris.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 2, 1984
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
December 3, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester A. Crocker, who reported on developments in southern Africa;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to discuss nondefense budget issues;
-- Lou Rawls, to express appreciation and congratulate him for his fundraising efforts on behalf of the United Negro College Fund;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, to continue the discussion of nondefense budget issues;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss their recent trip to Ethiopia to assess the drought and hunger situation.
December 4, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Cabinet-level and White House staff advisers, for an up-to-date summary of nondefense spending decisions.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received the official 1984 Christmas Seals of the American Lung Association from entertainer Pearl Bailey, the 1984 Christmas Seal chairman.
The President went to Walter Reed Army Medical Center to visit Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, whose left leg had been amputated on November 30. The President presented Senator Stennis with a jar of jellybeans.
December 5, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- 33 new Republican Members of the 99th Congress;
-- the Cabinet, heads of major Agencies, and members of the White House staff, for an outline of the general strategy for budget spending reductions.
The President attended a briefing for corporate executives in Washington for 2 days of activities dealing with world hunger. The meeting was held in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
December 6, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss budget issues;
-- a group of sponsors of the Young Astronaut Program.
In a White House ceremony, the President met with 6-year-old Kristen Ellis, of Hebron, KY, the March of Dimes Poster Child. The President presented Kristen with a jar of jellybeans, and Kristen presented the President and Mrs. Reagan with a black 12-pound puppy, a sheep dog.
December 7, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Bishop Desmond M. Tutu of South Africa;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting.
The President participated in an Oval Office ceremony for the presentation of the Lloyds of London Silver Medal to the crew of the space shuttle Discovery, whose mission resulted in the return of two space satellites.
The President recess appointed John W. Shannon as an Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics).
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 9, 1984
Following their return from Camp David, the President and Mrs. Reagan participated in the taping of the NBC television program ``Christmas in Washington'' at the National Building Museum.
December 10, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Cabinet-level officials and White House staff members, to discuss defense spending budget issues;
-- a Red Cross delegation, including Richard Schubert, president of the American National Red Cross, Senator John C. Danforth of Missouri, actor Charlton Heston, and a number of businessmen, who reported on their trip to Ethiopia to review famine relief efforts;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
The White House announced that on the evening of December 9, the President sent a message to Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, in which he praised Kuwait's refusal to give in to the demands of the hijackers of the Kuwaiti airliner in Tehran, Iran.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Adrien Raymond of Haiti, Asterius Magnus Hyera of Tanzania, Pablo Mauricio Alvergue of El Salvador, Mohsin Ahmed Alaini of Yemen, A.Z.M. Obaidullah Khan of Bangladesh, Ghazi Muhammad Al Gosaibi of Bahrain, and El Sayed Abdel Raouf El Reedy of Eygpt.
The President declared a major disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of Tropical Storm Klaus and flooding, beginning on or about November 5, which caused extensive property damage.
December 11, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, U.S. Representative to the United Nations.
The White House announced that the President has accepted Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's invitation to visit Canada in March 1986, with the exact date to be worked out later. This visit reciprocates the Canadian Prime Minister's September 25 trip to Washington and reflects the excellent state of relations between the two countries.
The President recess appointed Ralph E. Kennickell, Jr., as Public Printer. He would succeed Danford L. Sawyer, Jr.
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for Members of Congress on the State Floor of the White House.
December 12, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- representatives of Gannett newspapers and television stations;
-- members of the International Private Enterprise Task Force;
-- Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona;
-- a group of Cabinet-level officials and White House staff members, for a working luncheon to discuss defense spending budget issues;
-- members of the 1984 and 1985 U.S. Savings Bonds Volunteer Committees.
The President participated in the planting of a sugar maple tree on the North Grounds of the White House.
The President telephoned William J. Schroeder, the second recipient of an artificial heart, at Humana Heart Institute in Louisville, KY.
The President recess appointed the following individuals to be members of the Marine Mammal Commission:
Karen Pryor, for the term expiring May 13, 1986, and
Robert Elsner, for the term expiring May 13, 1987.
The President recess appointed John N. Griesemer to be Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for the remainder of the term expiring December 8, 1986. He will succeed John R. McKean.
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for members of the press on the State Floor of the White House.
December 13, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- representatives of the Future Farmers of America;
-- Jeana Jo Alessio, 1984 West Virginia Strawberry Festival Queen, and Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia;
-- participants in the World Games for Deaf Athletes.
The President recess appointed Richard H. Jones as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. He will succeed Michael J. Fenello.
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for members of the press on the State Floor of the White House.
December 14, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of intergovernmental leaders, including Gov. John Carlin of Kansas, chairman, and Gov. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, vice chairman, National Governors' Association; Mayor Hernan Padilla of San Juan, PR, of the U.S. Conference of Mayors; Mayor George Voinovich of Cleveland, OH, president, National League of Cities; Speaker John Martin of Maine, chairman, State-Federal Assembly; Commissioner Earl Baker of Chester, PA, chairman, Finance and Taxation Committee, National Association of Counties; George Miller, president, National Association of Towns and Townships; and Representative Jane Monroney of Delaware, chairman, State-Federal Affairs Committee, Council of State Governments.
The President met in the Roosevelt Room with Michael K. Deaver, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff, who is serving as general chairman of the Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural. Other officials of the committee were also present for the meeting. The President then participated in a ceremony on the South Grounds of the White House, where he was presented with the first set of commemorative Inaugural license plates produced by the committee.
The President recess appointed William J. McGinnis, Jr., as a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 5 years expiring July 1, 1989. He would succeed Ronald W. Haughton.
December 15, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted an open house Christmas reception at the White House for White House military and United States Secret Service personnel.
December 16, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted an open house Christmas reception at the White House for White House and Executive Office Building staff.
December 17, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of incoming White House fellows.
The President went to the Old Executive Office Building for the presentation of Rank Awards, including the Distinguished Executive Award and the Meritorious Executive Award, to senior Government executives.
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas reception at the White House for the United States Secret Service.
December 18, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ciriaco de Mita, leader of the Italian Christian Democratic Party, to discuss U.S.-Italy relations.
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In the afternoon, the President attended a farewell reception for Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy, who is also President of the European Community, to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Craxi has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 15, 1985.
December 19, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Edward L. Rowny, Special Representative for Negotiations, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, to discuss preparations for the upcoming arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss management initiatives underway throughout the administration.
December 20, 1984
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator John Tower of Texas, for a farewell visit;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- representatives from the private sector, including Harris D. Machus of the National Restaurant Association, J. Alexander McMahon of the American Hospital Association, Michael D. Mooslin of Naugles, Inc., and T. Kent Titze of the National Council on Rehabilitation and Therapy Through Horticulture, whose organizations have supported the administration's initiative to expand private sector employment opportunities for the handicapped.
The President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas reception at the White House for members of the White House senior staff.
The White House announced that the President has authorized the award of a $1 million grant to the U.S.-ASEAN Center for Technology Exchange by the Agency for International Development.
December 21, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that the President recess appointed Richard H. Hughes as a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 1985. He will succeed James Ernest Yonge.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 22, 1984
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom traveled to Camp David, MD, to meet with the President. Following her arrival, the Prime Minister and the President called on Mrs. Reagan and met privately at Aspen Lodge. They then went to Laurel Lodge for an expanded meeting and working luncheon with U.S. and British officials. The Prime Minister was then flown to Andrews Air Force Base, MD, for the return trip to England.
December 23, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
December 24, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
December 25, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan spent Christmas at the White House with members of their family and friends.
December 26, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Robert Hawke of Australia to make an official working visit to the United States. The Prime Minister has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on February 7, 1985.
December 27, 1984
The President and Mrs. Reagan left the White House for a trip to California. In the afternoon, they arrived in Los Angeles and went to the Century Plaza Hotel, where they remained overnight. The President and Mrs. Reagan had dinner in their suite at the hotel with their son Ron and his wife Doria.
December 28, 1984
While in Los Angeles, CA, the President visited Dr. John William House at the doctor's office and had a routine ear examination.
The President recess appointed Terrence M. Scanlon as Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. He will succeed Nancy Harvey Steorts. Mr. Scanlon has been serving as a Commissioner since March 24, 1983.
December 29, 1984
While at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA, the President and Mrs. Reagan visited with the President's son Michael, his wife, Colleen, and their children, Cameron and Ashley Marie.
The President and Mrs. Reagan left Los Angeles and traveled to the home of Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Palm Springs, CA, where they stayed through New Year's Day.
December 31, 1984
While at the residence of Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Palm Springs, CA, the President met with Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the upcoming arms control talks in Geneva and the Strategic Defense Initiative.
The White House announced that the President sent a message to Rajiv Gandhi, following his election as Prime Minister of India. The message, dispatched on December 29 and delivered over the weekend, extended the President's ``warm congratulations'' on the Prime Minister's party's impressive election victory.
The President recess appointed Helmut A. Merklein as Administrator of the Energy Information Administration. He will succeed J. Erich Evered.