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 2, 1986
The President and Mrs. Reagan left the home of Walter and Lenore Annenberg in Palm Springs, CA, and went to Los Angeles, where they stayed at the Century Plaza Hotel overnight.
January 3, 1986
President Reagan traveled to Mexicali, Mexico, for a meeting with President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado. Following the meeting, President Reagan returned to Washington, DC.
January 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ezra Taft Benson, new president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
January 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
January 8, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Drew Lewis, the President's Special Envoy to the U.S.-Canada Consultations on Acid Rain, to receive the report on the acid rain study.
January 9, 1896
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- John Rousselot, chairman of the U.S. section of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense -- U.S. and Canada;
-- the leadership of the Asian American Voters Coalition;
-- Representatives Bill Hendon of North Carolina and Robert C. Smith of New Hampshire, to discuss the issue of Vietnam-era MIA's and POW's;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Representative Frank R. Wolf of Virginia and Elizabeth Brinton, who sold the first box of Girl Scout cookies for 1986 to the President.
January 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Shintaro Abe;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President designated the members of the United States delegation to attend the inauguration of His Excellency Vinicio Cerezo Arevalo as President of the Republic of Guatemala, scheduled to be held in Guatemala from January 13 through January 15:
Personal Representative of the President to head the delegation:
George Bush, Vice President of the United States of America
Representatives of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador:
Alberto M. Piedra, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala
Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator from the State of Indiana
Benjamin A. Gilman, United States Representative from the State of New York
Craig L. Fuller, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States of America
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 12, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
January 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Glamour magazine's 10 outstanding working women;
-- founding members of Citizens for America, for lunch;
-- the Council for a Black Economic Agenda.
January 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- National Geographic Society President Gilbert M. Grosvenor; Dennis B. Kane, vice president -- television and educational films; and artist John Barber, to discuss the 20th anniversary of National Geographic television specials and to present the President with a painting;
-- Judge Irving R. Kaufman, Chairman of the President's Commission on Organized Crime, to receive an interim report on the Commission's findings.
The White House announced that the President designated Loren A. Smith as Chief Judge of the United States Claims Court.
January 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Deputy Secretary of State John C. Whitehead, to discuss the Deputy Secretary's upcoming consultations with our allies on the Libyan economic sanctions and counterterrorism policies;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
January 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Assistant Secretary of State Paul D. Wolfowitz, Richard Childress of the National Security Council, and Ann Mills Griffiths, executive director of the National League of Families, who reported on the MIA negotiations with Vietnam in Hanoi;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the 1987 Federal budget;
-- Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, to discuss the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution;
-- Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
In the morning, the President participated in the kickoff ceremony for the Child Safety Partnership in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
In the afternoon, the President presented representatives of the U.S. Air Force Academy with the Commander in Chief Award in the Oval Office at the White House, in recognition of the Academy's football record.
January 17, 1986
The President met with the American Legislative Exchange Council in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
The White House announced that the President underwent a routine postoperative examination at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in the afternoon. Included in the examination were blood tests, x rays, a CAT scan, and colonoscopy. During the colonoscopy, three very small polyps (1 mm - 2 mm in size) were removed. They were evaluated by the doctors as clinically benign; however, they will undergo standard laboratory evaluation. In addition, although clinically evaluated as benign, as a precaution a shaved biopsy was taken of a tiny papule on the right side of his face. Final results of these tests will be released as soon as they are available. The results of all other tests and examinations were normal and revealed no evidence of any disease. All indications are that when the lab results are complete they will confirm the President to be in excellent health.
Following the examination, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
January 18, 1986
The White House announced that final laboratory evaluation of the three intestinal polyps and facial tissue removed from the President yesterday had been completed and all were benign. The President was informed of the results by his physician at Camp David this morning.
January 19, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
January 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- James D. Robinson III, chairman of the United Way of America.
In the evening, the President went to the National Building Museum to attend the Republican Eagles dinner.
January 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Senators;
-- Japanese Minister of Finance Noboru Takeshita, to discuss economic and trade issues;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- leaders of prolife organizations.
The President transmitted to the Congress the seventh annual report of the National Science Board.
January 23, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Senators, to discuss the legislative agenda;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board, to discuss 1986 economic projections and the budget process;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet, for a preview of the budget, the State of the Union Address, and the economic report;
-- corporate chief executive officers, to discuss the 1987 budget;
-- winners of the International Youth Skill Olympics;
-- Al and Bobby Unser, NASCAR race drivers.
The President attended a reception for the Republican National Committee in the Residence.
The President announced the following individuals as part of the official delegation accompanying the Vice President to the January 27 inauguration of the newly elected President of Honduras, Jose Azcona Hoyo:
United States Ambassador John A. Ferch
Senator Daniel J. Evans
Senator Claiborne Pell
Representative Dick Cheney
Representative Dave McCurdy
Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Elliott Abrams
Eduardo Bernaldez, president of the American G.I. Forum
Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros
Gary Carter of the New York Mets
The President announced his intention to appoint Anthony J. Calio, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, to be United States Commissioner on the International Whaling Commission. He will succeed John V. Byrne.
January 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Senators;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon;
-- Republican mayors and municipal elected officials;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President announced his intention to appoint Terrence M. Scanlon, Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, to be a member of the National Commission on Innovation and Productivity. This is a new position.
January 27, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- chief corporate executive officers, to discuss the 1987 fiscal year budget.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 15th annual report on hazardous materials transportation for calendar year 1984.
January 28, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- congressional leaders.
The White House announced that the President, in response to the tragedy of the space shuttle mission and upon conferring with the leadership of the Congress, decided to postpone his State of the Union Address. The President asked the Vice President to go to Cape Canaveral's Kennedy Space Center to convey the President's personal concern for those affected by the tragedy. The President also instructed Acting NASA Director William R. Graham to go to Cape Canaveral to begin the investigation of the cause of the destruction of the Challenger.
January 29, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, who reported on his trip to Cape Canaveral's Kennedy Space Center;
-- Presidential representatives to discuss the Tokyo Economic Summit.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned the families of the crew of the Challenger to express his condolences.
January 30, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Congressmen;
-- Dr. Jonas Savimbi, president of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), to discuss the situation in Angola;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- a citizens' group, to discuss the budget.
January 31, 1986
After attending the memorial service for the crew of the Challenger at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
February 1, 1986
The President announced the following individuals have agreed to serve as members of the Presidential Observer Delegation to the Philippine Presidential Election:
Members of Congress:
Senator Richard G. Lugar (R - IN), Cochairman
Representative John P. Murtha (D - PA), Cochairman
Senator Thad Cochran (R - MS)
Senator John F. Kerry (D - MA)
Representative Bob Livingston (R - LA)
Representative Bernard J. Dwyer (D - NJ)
Representative Samuel S. Stratton (D - NY)
Representative Jerry Lewis (R - CA)
Private Sector:
Allen Weinstein, president of the Center for Democracy
Admiral Robert Long, USN (Ret.), Washington, DC
Norma Paulus, former secretary of state of Oregon
Jack Brier, secretary of state of Kansas
Fred Fielding, Counsel to the President
Larry Niksch, Director of Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Natalie Meyer, secretary of state of Colorado
Mortimer Zuckerman, publisher, U.S. News and World Report
Ben Wattenberg, American Enterprise Institute
Van P. Smith, former president, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bishop Adam Mida, Green Bay, WI
February 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Presidential appointees, to discuss the fiscal year 1987 budget and the state of the Union;
-- representatives of the Boy Scouts of America, to present their annual report;
-- chief corporate executive officers, to discuss the fiscal year 1987 budget and the state of the Union.
The President announced that Senator Frank H. Murkowski (R-AK) will serve as a member of the Presidential Observer Delegation to the Philippine Presidential Election.
The White House announced that the President designated Anthony G. Sousa to be Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, effective February 1. Mr. Sousa has been a member of the Commission since July 28, 1981.
The White House announced that the President requested the Congress to provide additional authority to enable the Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation to borrow sufficient funds from the Treasury to meet its program obligations through fiscal year 1986.
February 4, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fourth annual report of the Tourism Policy Council covering fiscal year 1985.
February 5, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Johannes Rau, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Federal Republic of Germany, and vice chairman of the Social Democratic Party.
February 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with the Vice President, for lunch.
The White House announced that the President was presented with a crystal replica of the Statue of Liberty. The replica was presented by Emmanuel de Margerie, French Ambassador to the United States. Accompanying the Ambassador were Francois de Laboulaye, former Ambassador to the United States; Catherine Deneuve; and Jean-Louis Beffa, President of Saint-Gobain, the company that manufactured the crystal statue. The President said he was looking forward to attending the 4th of July ceremonies in New York commemorating the 100th anniversary of the gift of the Statue of Liberty to the United States and invited the President of France to attend the ceremonies.
February 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- participants of the Hearst Senate Youth Program;
-- Bali Ram Bhagat, Indian Minister of External Affairs;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The White House announced that the President presented Rex Scouten with the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service.
February 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- David Packard, Chairman of the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, to receive an update on the Commission's work.
The President sent a written message to the Klinghoffer family, expressing his condolences on the death of Marilyn Klinghoffer, whose husband was killed in the Achille Lauro hijacking incident.
February 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana and Representative John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania, Cochairmen of the Presidential Observer Delegation to the Philippine Presidential Election, to discuss the delegation's findings;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss a textile proposal for the Caribbean, the sugar program, and the export enhancement provisions of the farm bill;
-- Donna Ashlock, a 14-year-old heart transplant recipient.
In the afternoon, the President attended a farewell reception for Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
February 12, 1986
In the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to St. Louis, MO, and California.
February 13, 1986
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon to make an official working visit to the United States. President Biya has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on February 27.
February 14, 1986
The White House announced that Allen Weinstein, head of the Center for Democracy and a member of the Presidential Observer Delegation to the Philippine Presidential Election, is returning to that country to gather additional information for the delegation's final report.
February 15, 1986
The President returned to Washington, DC, from his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Washington as a result of severe storms, landslides, and flooding, which caused extensive damage.
February 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss trade policy;
-- Members of the Senate, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Kyung-Won Kim of the Republic of Korea, Soesilo Soedarman of Indonesia, Herman Dehennin of Belgium, Arnold Halfhide of Suriname, and Bishwa Pradhan of Nepal.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the 20th annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which covers calendar year 1984;
-- the 14th annual report on the administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, which covers calendar year 1984.
February 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Gov. Martha Collins of Kentucky, to discuss issues of interest to her State;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
February 20, 1986
The President traveled to St. George's, Grenada. He arrived at Port Salines International Airport, where he was welcomed by Governor-General Paul Scoon and Prime Minister Herbert Blaize at a formal arrival ceremony. While at the airport, the President unveiled a plaque commemorating his visit. The President then went to St. George's University of Medicine, where he placed a wreath at the memorial to U.S. Armed Forces personnel killed in Grenada. Following the ceremony at the university, the President met at the Governor-General's Residence in separate meetings with Governor-General Scoon and Prime Minister Blaize and then in a plenary session with leaders of democratic Caribbean nations. Following the meetings, the President addressed citizens of Grenada at Queen's Park and then returned to Washington, DC.
February 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President redesignated Robert Boone Hawkins, Jr., as Chairman of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of California and directed that Federal assistance be provided in those areas ravaged by mudslides and flooding, which left thousands of families homeless.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 23, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff, to discuss the situation in the Philippines.
February 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Gov. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, chairman of the National Governors' Association;
-- a group of the Nation's Governors;
-- Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs Ross O. Swimmer, to discuss the administration's policy on Indian affairs;
-- Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Secretary of State George P. Shultz; Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada; and John M. Poindexter, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the situation in the Philippines.
The President met with national security advisers early in the morning and at noon for updates on the situation in the Philippines.
In the afternoon, the President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with Office of Management and Budget staff, to thank them for their efforts in the preparation of the budget.
The President transmitted a report in compliance with the requirements of Section 722(j) of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985 (P.L. 99 - 83) and Section 104 of Chapter V of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (P.L. 99 - 88) on Nicaragua.
February 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, for lunch;
-- the Domestic Policy Council.
February 26, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss his request for United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Members of the Senate, to discuss his request for United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
February 27, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss the situation in the Philippines and his request for United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with 8-year-old Jamie Brazzell, of Mayfield, KY, the 1986 National Easter Seal Child. Other participants in the ceremony included entertainer Pat Boone, national campaign chairman and Easter Seal Telethon host; members of Jamie's family; and representatives of the National Easter Seal Society.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 28th annual report on the Trade Agreements Program.
February 28, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- M.B. Oglesby, Jr., Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, and Mrs. Oglesby.
The President signed a major disaster declaration for Nevada, directing that Federal assistance be provided in those areas hit by flooding earlier this month.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 2, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
March 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of the Air Force Russell A. Rourke;
-- Contra leaders Adolpho Calero, Arturo Cruz, and Alfonso Robelo, to discuss proposed United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- Judge Irving R. Kaufman, Chairman of the President's Commission on Organized Crime, to receive the Commission's report.
March 4, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss foreign policy and the defense budget.
The President requested the Congress to provide:
-- authority to transfer $62 million in fiscal year 1986 from the Department of Defense-Military to the Department of Energy to fund research into the threat posed by directed energy weapons to the Strategic Defense Initiative;
-- $5.7 million to the Department of Agriculture in fiscal year 1986 to enable the Food Safety and Inspection Service to continue to provide necessary on-site inspection service to the meat and poultry industry.
The President also transmitted appropriation requests for the legislative branch and the judiciary and appropriation language requests for the Department of Defense-Military and the Department of Health and Human Services.
March 5, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Godfrey Sperling Group, for breakfast;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The White House announced that the President will attend the Summit of Industrialized Nations in Tokyo, Japan, May 4 - 6; and at the invitation of President Soeharto of Indonesia, President Reagan will travel to Bali, April 29 - May 2.
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 April 17.
March 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President and Adm. James Holloway III, Executive Director of the Vice President's Task Force on Combatting Terrorism, to receive the public report of the task force;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the National Newspaper Association in the Residence at the White House.
Later in the evening, the President attended a reception for Senator Frank H. Murkowski of Alaska in the Grand Ballroom at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.
March 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Charles Z. Wick, Director of the U.S. Information Agency, and Stephen H. Rhinesmith, Coordinator, Office of the President's U.S.-Soviet Exchange Initiative, to discuss recently completed and future trips to the Soviet Union that are part of the People to People Program;
-- Ambassador Philip C. Habib, to receive a report on the Ambassador's visit to the Philippines;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 9, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
March 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican Members of Congress, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
In the afternoon, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for Richard E. Lyng as Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Lyng was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
March 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss the farm situation;
-- Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon, to discuss the Senator's tax revision proposal;
-- Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming and Representative Peter W. Rodino, Jr., of New Jersey, to discuss immigration legislation.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Cesar Atala Nazzal of Peru, Fernando Illanes de la Riva of Bolivia, Paavo Llmari Rantanen of Finland, Dominador Kaiser Bazan of Panama, Francisco Posada de la Pena of Colombia, and Leandre B. Bassole of Burkina Faso.
March 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Philip C. Habib, Special Envoy for Central America, prior to Ambassador Habib's departure for El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, Interagency Savings Bond Chairman; entertainer Conrad Bain, Honorary Chairman of the Savings Bond Committee; and Robert Mercer, National Chairman of the committee, for the 1986 Savings Bond drive kickoff.
The President named the official U.S. delegation to the funeral of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme. The delegation will be led by Secretary of State George P. Shultz and will include:
Gregory J. Newell, United States Ambassador to Sweden
John A. Svahn, Assistant to the President for Policy Development
Rozanne L. Ridgway, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs
The delegation will depart Washington on March 14, attend the services in Stockholm on March 15, and return to Washington on March 16.
The White House announced that Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan has accepted an invitation to meet with the President during his official working visit to Washington, April 12 - 14. The President and the Prime Minister are expected to discuss bilateral issues and issues relevant to the upcoming Tokyo Economic Summit.
March 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Washington, DC, all-star basketball team;
-- Members of Congress;
-- Republican Members of the Senate, to discuss the implementation of the Food Security Act of 1985;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President signed a major disaster declaration for Utah, directing that Federal assistance be provided in those areas hit by flooding last month.
March 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 15, 1986
The President directed that Federal assistance be provided in Montana where severe storms and flooding caused extensive damage to public facilities in February.
March 16, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
March 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss the crisis in insurance availability and affordability.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fourth annual report on Alaska's mineral resources.
March 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
The President requested the Congress to provide fiscal year 1987 appropriation language to reconfirm that the $20 million advance appropriation provided by Public Law 99 - 190 to design and construct a new prison facility in the District of Columbia is included in the $560.4 million Federal payment proposed in the fiscal year 1987 budget.
The President also transmitted a $6.5 million fiscal year 1986 appropriation request for the legislative branch and appropriation language requests for the judiciary, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice.
March 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Washington as a result of severe storms, landslides, and flooding beginning on February 22, which caused extensive property damage.
March 20, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- actress Ann Jillian, to whom he presented the Cancer Courage Award;
-- pianist Vladimir Horowitz.
March 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Arthur Adair Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union;
-- United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Guerra.
March 22, 1986
In the evening, the President attended the annual Gridiron Club Dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
March 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, to receive the Assistant Secretary's report on his trip to El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica to provide assurances of continued U.S. support;
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and Senators Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, and Paul Simon of Illinois, to discuss the balanced budget amendment;
-- Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger; John M. Poindexter, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss developments in the situation in the Gulf of Sidra near Libya.
March 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss proposed amendments to the Davis-Bacon Act.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned Members of Congress to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance and the balanced budget amendment.
March 26, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Paul D. Wolfowitz, the new U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia;
-- a group of astronomers, for lunch;
-- Ralph Harris, a journalist with Reuters who is retiring after having covered the White House since the Truman administration;
-- Fred F. Fielding, who is resigning as Counsel to the President.
The President designated Theodore J. Garrish, Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional, Intergovernmental, and Public Affairs), as Acting Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System.
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.
The President transmitted to the Congress:
-- the 1984 annual report on United States participation in the United Nations;
-- the ninth annual report of the National Institute of Building Sciences.
March 27, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President left the White House and traveled to New Orleans, LA, where he addressed a fundraiser for Representative W. Henson Moore, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. Following his remarks, he went to his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA, for a 10-day Easter vacation.
The President requested the Congress to provide $80 million to the Federal Aviation Administration and $35.5 million to the Coast Guard to enable these agencies to maintain an adequate level of operations during fiscal year 1986. Of the $115.5 million requested, $108.7 million would be transferred from other Department of Transportation accounts. Total fiscal year 1986 outlays would not be affected. The President also requested $1.3 million for the American Battle Monuments Commission to enable the Commission to continue to maintain United States memorial shrines and military burial grounds located in foreign countries in the face of the declining value of the dollar.
April 2, 1986
At 6:30 a.m., at his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA, the President was told by Donald R. Fortier, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, of the explosion onboard Trans World Airlines flight 840 near Athens, Greece. The President directed U.S. authorities to cooperate in the investigation and U.S. Embassy personnel in Athens to extend full assistance to the passengers on flight 840.
April 3, 1986
In the morning, the President met at his ranch with Donald R. Fortier, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to be briefed on the bombing of Trans World Airlines flight 840.
April 6, 1986
The President returned to Washington, DC, from his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA.
April 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, to receive the Secretary's report on his recent trip to Europe;
-- Representatives Dante B. Fascell of Florida and William S. Broomfield of Michigan, to receive their report on their trip to the Soviet Union and meeting with General Secretary Gorbachev;
-- Gen. Matthew P. Caulfield, the departing Deputy Director of the White House Military Office.
In the afternoon, the President attended the opening day of the 1986 baseball season at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. The President and 12-year-old Brian Gray, a cystic fibrosis patient at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, threw the first balls of the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Indians.
April 8, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Soviet Ambassador Anatoly F. Dobrynin, to discuss the prospective Soviet-U.S. summit meeting in the United States and a preparatory meeting between Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard A. Shevardnadze.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts for fiscal year 1985.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the Advertising Council in the Residence at the White House.
April 9, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President announced his intention to designate Robert W. Searby, Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International Affairs, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
April 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, for the presentation of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board's report;
-- a group of Democratic Congressmen, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
April 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Anne Legendre Armstrong, Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The White House announced that the President of Uruguay, Julio Maria Sanguinetti, has accepted an invitation from President Reagan for a state visit to the United States. The two Presidents will meet on June 17 and will discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest to both countries.
The President requested the Congress to provide $6 million to the Department of Agriculture's Dairy Indemnity Program to make payments to dairy farmers and milk processors in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma to indemnify them for milk products contaminated by the pesticide heptachlor. This increase would be offset by a reduction in the limitation on direct loans in the Rural Housing Fund.
The President transmitted appropriation requests for the legislative branch and an appropriations language request for the Department of Transportation.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
April 13, 1986
Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan traveled to Camp David, MD, to meet with the President. Following his arrival, the Prime Minister and the President met in a plenary session with U.S. and Japanese officials at Laurel Lodge. Following the meeting, the Prime Minister and the President joined Mrs. Reagan at Aspen Lodge for lunch. The Prime Minister then returned to Washington, DC.
Later in the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
April 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Lt. Gen. Lincoln Faurer, retiring head of the National Security Agency;
-- members of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, for lunch;
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss the U.S. air strike against Libya.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented Guy R. Doud, a high school English teacher from Brainerd, MN, with the National Teacher of the Year Award.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 20th annual report of the National Endowment for the Humanities, covering 1985.
April 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
April 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher of the Federal Republic of Germany;
-- arms control advisers, to discuss compliance with SALT II treaty limitations;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the National Collegiate Athletic Association men's and women's champion basketball teams;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and Senator Pete V. Domenici, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, to discuss the budget.
The President telephoned the wives of Air Force Captains Fernando Ribas and Paul Lorence, the crew of the plane lost in the air strike against Libya, to extend his condolences.
April 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senators Pete Wilson of California, Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming, Dan Quayle of Indiana, and James A. McClure of Idaho, to discuss compliance with SALT II treaty limitations.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 21st annual report on the status of the National Wilderness Preservation System for calendar year 1984 and the 7th annual report of the Department of Energy.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the Republican congressional leadership in the Residence at the White House.
April 18, 1986
In the morning, the President left the White House and traveled to New York City to address a fundraising luncheon for Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato. Following his remarks, he went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
April 20, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
April 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
April 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Congressmen from oil-producing States;
-- California State legislators;
-- Governors of oil-producing States.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1987 budget of the District of Columbia and a report on the recommendations of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
April 23, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President today announced the members of the United States delegation to attend the coronation of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Makhosetive as King of the Kingdom of Swaziland, scheduled to be held in Mbabane, April 25 through 27, 1986.
Personal Representative of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador, to head the delegation:
Ms. Maureen E. Reagan, Representative of the United States of America on the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Representatives of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador:
Harvey Frans Nelson, Jr., United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland
Richard A. Hauser, Deputy Counsel to the President, the White House
Charles W. Freeman, Jr., Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Mrs. Anne N. Foreman, Associate Director, Office of Presidential Personnel, the White House
Col. Milton J. Frank, United States Air Force, Retired, special assistant to the president of Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.
The President approved disaster assistance for people in the tornado-stricken area of Sweetwater, TX.
April 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President telephoned President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines to offer U.S. assistance in meeting the challenges facing her government. He described the Philippine aid package and expressed his and Mrs. Reagan's best wishes to her and the Philippine people.
In the afternoon, the President attended a ceremony for White House volunteers in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the ACTION Agency for fiscal year 1985.
April 25, 1986
The President left the White House for a trip to the Indonesia and Japan. He will attend the Tokyo Economic Summit.
April 26, 1986
The President traveled to Honolulu, HI, the first stop on his 13-day trip to Indonesia and Japan. While in Honolulu, the President stayed at the home of Christopher Hemmeter. The President visited Randy Raquion, a 13-year-old boy suffering from leukemia, at Kappiolani Women's and Children's Medical Center.
April 27, 1986
In the evening, President Reagan telephoned former Philippine President Ferdinand E. Marcos, who was staying at a private residence in Honolulu.
April 28, 1986
The President left Hawaii to travel to Bali, Indonesia.
April 29, 1986
The President stopped in Guam, before continuing on to Bali, Indonesia, for the ministerial meeting of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) scheduled to begin on May 1.
Upon his arrival in Indonesia, President Reagan met with President Soeharto at an arrival ceremony at Ngurah Rai Airport.
April 30, 1986
In the afternoon, the President met with Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, and John M. Poindexter, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, for an update on the Soviet nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl and to discuss the congressional agenda.
May 1, 1986
In the morning, the President met with Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, and John M. Poindexter, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, for an update on the Soviet nuclear reactor accident at Chernobyl and to prepare for the ministerial meeting of ASEAN.
The President met with President Soeharto of Indonesia and with Vice President Salvador Laurel of the Philippines.
May 2, 1986
President Reagan met with President Soeharto of Indonesia at Ngurah Rai Airport before traveling to Tokyo, Japan, to participate in the 12th annual Economic Summit of Industrialized Nations.
The President arrived at Haneda airport, Tokyo, Japan, and went to the Hotel Okura, his residence during the economic summit.
May 3, 1986
In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan, at the Prime Minister's official residence, and with Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy, at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Michael J. Mansfield. Following the meetings, the President returned to the Hotel Okura.
May 4, 1986
In the afternoon, the President went to Ambassador Mansfield's residence for summit briefings and a working luncheon with administration officials and members of the White House staff. He then met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The President went to Akasaka Palace for the formal economic summit welcoming ceremony and met with Prime Minister Nakasone. He then returned to Ambassador Mansfield's residence for private and bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom.
In the evening, the President attended a welcoming reception at the Hotel New Otani and a working dinner for summit leaders at Prime Minister Nakasone's official residence. He then returned to the Hotel Okura.
May 5, 1986
The President met in the morning at the Hotel Okura with administration officials and members of the White House staff.
The President began the first full day of meetings of the Tokyo Economic Summit by attending a morning working session with summit leaders at the Akasaka Palace. After a working luncheon, he participated in an afternoon plenary session with summit leaders.
In the evening, the President attended a reception and working dinner for summit leaders and foreign ministers at the Hotel New Otani. He then returned to the Hotel Okura.
May 6, 1986
The President met in the morning at the Hotel Okura with administration officials and members of the White House staff. He then went to Akasaka Palace to meet with summit leaders and to attend a plenary session.
In the afternoon, after a working plenary luncheon with summit leaders at the Hotel New Otani, the President went to Ambassador Mansfield's residence for a meeting with President Francois Mitterrand of France.
In the evening, the President attended a banquet for summit leaders at the Imperial Palace hosted by Emperor Hirohito. He then returned to the Hotel Okura.
The President directed that Federal assistance be provided to South Dakota, where severe storms and flooding caused extensive damage to public facilities in March and April.
May 7, 1986
The President met in the morning at the Hotel Okura with administration officials and members of the White House staff. After his news conference at the Hotel Okura, the President attended a reception with Ambassador Mansfield and the Embassy staff. The President then returned to Washington, DC.
May 8, 1986
The President met at the White House with the Cabinet to discuss the economic issues and political aspects of the Tokyo Economic Summit.
The President telephoned the Senate leadership, urging prompt action by the Senate Finance Committee on Senator Packwood's tax reform legislation.
The President announced the members of the United States delegation to attend the inaugural ceremonies of His Excellency Oscar Arias Sanchez as President of the Republic of Costa Rica, scheduled to be held in San Jose on May 8.
Personal Representative of the President to head the delegation:
George Bush, Vice President of the United States of America
Representatives of the President, with the rank of Special Ambassador:
Lewis Arthur Tambs, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica
Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator from the State of Indiana
John P. Murtha, United States Representative from the State of Pennsylvania
Philip C. Habib, Special Envoy of the President of the United States of America for Central America
Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 11, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
May 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President announced his intention to designate Senator William S. Cohen of Maine to be a member on the part of the United States of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission.
May 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the arms sale to Saudi Arabia, trade, and the budget;
-- a group of Republican Senators, to discuss the arms sale to Saudi Arabia;
-- Natan Shcharanskiy.
The White House announced that the President has invited Chancellor Fred Sinowatz of Austria to make an official working visit to the United States. Chancellor Sinowatz has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on June 24.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- $100.2 million in 1986 for the Department of Health and Human Services to provide funds to pay State claims in the foster child care and adoption assistance entitlement programs.
-- Appropriation language in 1986 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase the credit limitation for the Federal Housing Administration Fund and provide program reforms.
-- $72.2 million in transfer authority in 1986 for the Department of Transportation to enable the Federal Aviation Administration to provide additional funding for the development of the Advanced Automation System (AAS). AAS is a computer-based system to provide for a more productive and safer air traffic control system.
The President also transmitted appropriation requests for the judiciary, international development assistance, the Department of State, International Trade Commission, and the National Afro-American History and Culture Commission.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the Responsible Government for America Foundation in the Residence at the White House.
May 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert Wieland, a veteran who had lost his legs in Vietnam, to congratulate him on his cross-country ``Walk for Hunger'';
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- $28.7 million in fiscal year 1986 and $24.5 million in fiscal year 1987 to provide for the replenishment of the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Net outlays would not be affected, because this proposal requests the release of 1986 funds already appropriated by the Congress and proposes that the 1987 funding be derived by transfer from another account.
-- $7.5 million in fiscal year 1986 to the Board for International Broadcasting to provide for the continued operation of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in the face of the declining value of the dollar against the German mark. This increase would be fully offset by a $9 million reduction in the pending request for fiscal year 1986 supplemental appropriation for the Department of State.
The President also transmitted fiscal year 1986 appropriation requests for the judiciary totaling $6.6 million.
May 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Vice Premier Yao Yilin of China, to discuss China-U.S. relations, the Tokyo Economic Summit, and Soviet-U.S. relations;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss the arms sale to Saudi Arabia;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report for 1985 of the Federal Council on the Aging and a report entitled, ``A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management.''
May 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Otto Reich (Venezuela), Melvyn Levitsky (Bulgaria), John Scanlan (Yugoslavia), Malcolm Wilkey (Uruguay), and Gary L. Matthews (Malta) prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
May 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Foreign Minister Jean-Bernard Raimond of France, to discuss terrorism and France-U.S. relations.
In a White House ceremony, the President signed S. 49, the Firearms Owners' Protection Act, into law. As enacted, S. 49 is Public Law 99 - 308. The ceremony was attended by Members of Congress.
May 20, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, His Royal Highness Prince Bandar bin Sultan, to discuss the proposed arms sale;
-- Jewish community leaders, to discuss the arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
May 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following for the Department of Justice in fiscal year 1986:
-- $2.6 million to be transferred to the United States Marshals Service for extraordinary security details;
-- Appropriation language to provide for an increased number of ``inmate jail days'' for Federal prisoners in non-Federal prison facilities;
-- A reappropriation to extend the availability of $10 million needed for the relocation of the FBI field office within the District of Columbia;
-- $3 million to be transferred to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for the detention of Mariel Cuban criminals in non-INS facilities;
-- $2.5 million to be transferred to the Federal prison system to maintain adequate security at the U.S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, GA;
-- Language establishing a method of funding special counsels.
The President also requested a fiscal year 1986 appropriation language change for the Department of Labor.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Jose Simeon Azcona Hoyo of Honduras to make an official working visit to the United States. President Azcona has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on May 27.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 19th annual report of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program for the period July 1984 to July 1985.
May 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert and Ruth Kehl of Dubuque, IA, Pamela Del Duca of Scottsdale, AZ, and Kenneth Broussard of Port Arthur, TX, national Small Business Persons of the Year winners;
-- Coach Eddie Robinson, of Grambling State University in Louisiana, who was named Coach of the Year by the Grambling State Alumni Association.
May 23, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
May 24, 1986
In the afternoon, the President attended a tennis tournament for the benefit of the Nancy Reagan Drug Abuse Fund on the South Grounds of the White House and a reception for tournament participants in the Residence.
May 25, 1986
In the afternoon, by linking hands with schoolchildren and members of the White House staff on the North Portico of the White House, the President and Mrs. Reagan participated in Hands Across America. Hands Across America was a private sector initiative to combat hunger.
May 27, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for Citizens for the Republic in the Residence at the White House.
May 28, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- political cartoonists, for lunch.
The White House announced that the President has invited King Hussein I of Jordan to make an official working visit to Washington, DC. King Hussein has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on June 9.
May 29, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the staff of the Office of Cabinet Affairs;
-- Albert H. Linden, Jr., national commander of the Disabled American Veterans;
-- leaders of the Boys Clubs of America;
-- the Public Diplomacy Advisory Group;
-- Raymond Navarre, of Houston, TX, the 11-year-old National Arthritis Foundation poster child, and his family;
-- Richard Diete, the Republican candidate for the Sixth Congressional District, formerly held by the late Joseph P. Addabbo.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona with the Harmon Trophy, in recognition of his achievements in aviation.
The President transmitted to the Congress:
-- the annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration;
-- the seventh annual report describing Federal actions with respect to the conservation and use of petroleum and natural gas in Federal facilities.
In the evening, the President attended a performance of ``The Caine Mutiny'' at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
May 30, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President presented the Distinguished Service Medal to the family of the late Capt. Joseph J. Rochefort, USN, in recognition of the Captain's role in breaking the Japanese code during World War II.
The President announced his intention to designate Lynn R. Collins, Deputy Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, as Acting Special Counsel of the Board and his intention to appoint Arthur H. Davis, U.S. Ambassador to Panama, as the U.S. Representative on the Commission for the Study of Alternatives to the Panama Canal.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 1985.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 1, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
June 2, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a Cabinet-level group, to discuss unauthorized disclosures of classified material.
June 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Union;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President declared a major disaster for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands as a result of Typhoon Lola, which produced heavy rains, high winds, and high surf.
June 4, 1986
In the morning, the President traveled to Parris Island, SC, to address Marine Corps basic training graduates.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Greensboro, NC, to address a fundraiser for Representative James T. Broyhill. Following his remarks, he returned to Washington, DC.
June 5, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Jamie T. Noland, of Fort Collins, CO, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation poster child, and his family.
In the morning, the President hosted a breakfast for Members of the Senate in the State Dining Room at the White House. During the breakfast, the tax reform legislation pending in the Senate and the arms sale to Saudi Arabia were discussed.
The President approved Federal disaster assistance for people in the flood-stricken area of Allegheny County, PA.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Mohammed Khan Junejo of Pakistan to make an official visit to the United States. Prime Minister Junejo has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on July 16.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard Schifter, Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, as an executive branch observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The President directed that Federal assistance be provided to Indiana to assist in the reconstruction of the tornado-damaged Lynn Elementary School in Randolph County.
June 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Agriculture Richard E. Lyng, to discuss the farm economy;
-- Suzanne Massie, a Soviet affairs expert, for lunch.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- The withdrawal of a request for fiscal year 1986 supplemental appropriations totaling $74 million for the Department of Labor. This reduction is possible because of the congressional reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program (TAA). This supplemental was intended to provide assistance to trade-affected workers who had been eligible for assistance under the expired TAA program. Since those workers will continue to receive benefits under TAA this supplemental request is no longer needed.
-- $2.5 million in fiscal year 1987 to provide funds to implement reforms in furnishing veterans with nonservice-connected medical care. These reforms are authorized by Public Law 99 - 272.
Fiscal year 1987 appropriation language is also being requested for the Environmental Protection Agency.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 8, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
June 9, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- King Hussein I of Jordan, to discuss the Middle East.
June 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance, the judicial nominations confirmation process, and tax reform;
-- supporters of Project '88, an organization established to generate support for the President's programs.
The President transmitted to the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a classified report required by sec. 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985 (P.L. 98 - 618) on reciprocity and equivalence of foreign governments that engage in intelligence activities within the United States harmful to U.S. national security.
June 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
June 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
June 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota, to discuss an amendment to supplemental appropriations legislation concerning farm assistance;
-- Mother Teresa and Sister Frederick, Regional Superior for North America;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Lowell C. Kilday (Dominican Republic), William L. Eagleton (Syria), and Jean Gerard (Luxembourg).
In the morning, in an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented Lt. Gen. Bennett L. Lewis with the National Security Medal and Charles E. Allen with the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Service for their accomplishments in the Defense Mobilization Systems Planning Activity.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 15, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
June 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger;
-- the U.S. Committee for the Battle of Normandy Museum;
-- Representative Marjorie S. Holt of Maryland and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jackson;
-- Representative Mac Sweeney of Texas and Valerie Lowrance, America's Junior Miss;
-- Representative Jim Courter of New Jersey and Harvey Friedman, National Commander of the Jewish War Veterans;
-- Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr., of Maryland, to receive a book of photographs of the 1985 Inaugural ceremonies;
-- Matthew Muxlow, a student interested in the Presidency;
-- Senator Robert Dole of Kansas.
June 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
June 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Bishop Dario Castrillon of Colombia, General Secretary of the Latin American Bishops' Conference, to receive a report on the difficulties faced by the Roman Catholic church in Central America;
-- officers of the National Association of Home Builders;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
June 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Congressmen, to discuss Central America;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
June 20, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital for a routine postoperative examination, 11 months after his operation for colon cancer. Upon completion of the examination, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
June 22, 1986
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
June 23, 1986
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 Pierre D. Sam of Haiti, Emmanuel N. Pelaez of the Philippines, Miroslav Houstecky of Czechoslovakia, Enrique J. A. Candioti of Argentina, Albert S. Talalla of Malaysia, William T. Van Tonder of Lesotho, Kiatro Ottao Abisinito of Papua New Guinea, Sospeter O. Mageto of Kenya, and Yuriy Vladimirovich Dubinin of the Soviet Union. Ambassador Dubinin also presented a personal letter from General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
The White House announced that the President has invited His Majesty King Hassan II of Morocco to make an official working visit to the United States. The King has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on July 22.
The President announced his intention to appoint Dennis DeConcini, U.S. Senator from Arizona, to be a member of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. This appointment is upon the recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate and in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate. He would succeed Edward P. Morgan.
June 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests:
-- Appropriation language for the Environmental Protection Agency to extend the availability of funds previously appropriated to treat sewage flowing into this country from Tijuana, Mexico. This extension would permit this problem to be handled in an environmentally acceptable and cost-effective manner.
-- $879,000 for the Federal Communications Commission to enable the Commission to collect user fees from applicants and licensees as provided by Public Law 99 - 272. These fees are estimated to total $15.0 million in fiscal year 1987 and $30.0 million per year thereafter.
-- $2.5 million for the National Council on Public Works Improvement to enable the Council to complete its work. This temporary Council was established by the Congress to report to the President on the state of the Nation's infrastructure.
The President spoke by telephone with Senators Robert Dole of Kansas, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, Bob Packwood of Oregon, and Russell B. Long of Louisiana to offer congratulations on Senate passage of a tax reform bill.
June 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a trip to Las Vegas, NV, and California.
June 30, 1986
The President returned to the White House following a stay at his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA.
July 1, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Patricia G. Lynch (Madagascar), Howard B. Schaffer (Bangladesh), Vernon D. Penner (Cape Verde), John D. Blacken (Guinea-Bissau), Cynthia S. Perry (Sierra Leone), and Ronald S. Lauder (Austria) prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the diplomatic corps in the Residence.
July 2, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Jose Sarney Costa of Brazil to make a state visit to the United States. President Sarney has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on September 10.
July 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Corazon C. Aquino of the Philippines to make an official working visit to Washington on September 17. President Aquino has accepted the invitation. The invitation was extended by Secretary of State George P. Shultz during his meeting with President Aquino on June 25 in Manila.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House and went to New York, NY, to participate in activities commemorating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
July 5, 1986
The President returned to the White House after participating in activities commemorating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty and Independence Day in New York, NY.
July 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Judge Antonin Scalia, nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
In the morning, the President telephoned Prime Minster Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan to extend his congratulations on the Liberal Democratic Party's election victory.
July 8, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III and Beryl W. Sprinkel, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, to discuss the economy.
July 9, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico to make an official working visit to the United States. President De la Madrid has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on August 13.
July 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President left the White House and traveled to Dothan, AL, to address the Dothan-Houston County Chamber of Commerce.
July 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of severe storms and flooding, during the period of April 25 to May 14, which caused extensive property damage.
In the afternoon, the President attended a reception for the Committee on Executive Exchange in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office Building.
Later in the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 13, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- James C. Fletcher, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, to receive a report on the Administration's implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident;
-- Representative James T. Broyhill of North Carolina, who will fill the unexpired term of the late Senator John P. East;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
July 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- Senator Paula Hawkins of Florida;
-- a group of young Republicans.
In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Republican Members of the House of Representatives at the J.W. Marriott Hotel.
July 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
July 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon and Representative Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, to discuss tax reform;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President telephoned British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to inform her of the Senate's ratification of the supplementary extradition treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom.
July 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the British Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe, to discuss the situation in South Africa.
July 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation, for lunch;
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, and Senator Nancy L. Kassebaum of Kansas, to discuss U.S. policy toward South Africa.
July 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Dr. Thomas O. Paine, Chairman of the National Commission on Space, to receive the Commission's annual report.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for Members of Congress in the Residence.
July 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jacques Chaban-Delmas, President of the National Assembly of France;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss drug policy;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 26, 1986
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Washington as a result of a severe storm on May 20, which caused extensive damage.
July 27, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 28, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger;
-- Senator James T. Broyhill of North Carolina, who expressed opposition to legislation that would increase the tobacco tax.
In the afternoon, the President telephoned Father Lawrence Martin Jenco in Wiesbaden, Federal Republic of Germany, to express his happiness at Father Jenco's release from captivity in Lebanon and to reiterate his determination to seek the release of the remaining American hostages.
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 October 21.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1985 annual reports of the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests for the Department of Labor:
-- $114 million to provide funds for the extension of trade adjustment assistance benefits. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 extended these benefits until 1991.
-- A reduction of $413 million in advances to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund and a reduction of $727.2 million for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. These reductions are possible because the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 waived for 5 years the requirement that interest be paid to the Treasury for advances made to the fund. Benefits to recipients would not be affected.
-- $1.3 million to start a 5-year revision of the Government's Standard Industrial Classification Code.
July 29, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Jake Garn of Utah, to discuss the space program;
-- members of the National Security Council, to discuss plans to rebuild the space program, in view of the loss of the space shuttle Challenger.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph Lane Kirkland to be a member of the Board for International Broadcasting for a term expiring April 28, 1987. This is a reappointment.
July 30, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
July 31, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Members of Congress, to discuss arms control, defense authorizations and appropriations, and the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of corporate executives who are active in the Youth America Vote Initiative, for lunch.
August 1, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Representatives Robert H. Michel of Illinois, Sam Gibbons of Florida, Philip M. Crane of Illinois, and Bill Frenzel of Minnesota, to discuss the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985;
-- Greg Lemond, a bicyclist from Sacramento, CA, who won the Tour de France;
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
August 3, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
August 4, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the national campaign against drug abuse;
-- Presidential appointees to the Federal Government;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the national campaign against drug abuse;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Peter O. Murphy (Chief Negotiator for the Canada-U.S. free trade talks), G. Norman Anderson (Sudan), and Robie Marcus Hooker Palmer (Hungary), prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
August 5, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to request their support in sustaining his veto of the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985 and to discuss arms control, defense funding, and United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, to receive the 1985 Worldwide Survey of Alcohol and Nonmedical Drug Use Among Military Personnel and to discuss efforts to curb drug abuse in the military;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned Members of Congress to urge them to sustain his veto of the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985.
August 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Senators and Representatives, to discuss the Strategic Defense Initiative;
-- Chester A. Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, to discuss Mr. Crocker's consultations with our allies on the situation in South Africa;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
In the morning, the President telephoned Members of Congress to urge them to sustain his veto of the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985.
The President accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to Lynn M. Hansen, in his capacity as Deputy U.S. Representative to the Conference on Confidence and Security Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe. At present, Dr. Hansen is an Assistant Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (Multilateral Affairs), designate.
August 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- William Lucas, Michigan gubernatorial candidate;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss private sector initiatives in space.
August 8, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President today announced the following individuals to be members of the United States delegation to attend the inaugural ceremonies of His Excellency Joaquin Balaguer as President of the Dominican Republic on August 15 - 16:
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:
Lowell Charles Kilday, United States Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be United States Commissioners of the International Pacific Halibut Commission for terms expiring December 12, 1987. These are reappointments:
Richard I. Eliason, of Alaska.
George A. Wade, of Washington.
August 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senators Chic Hecht of Nevada and Steven D. Symms of Idaho, to discuss legislation that would allow States to raise the speed limit on rural interstate highways to 65 miles per hour.
August 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President announced his intention to appoint Joy Dirksen Baker to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a term expiring September 1, 1986. This is a reappointment. Mrs. Baker was first appointed to this position on October 5, 1976.
August 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Bolivian Ambassador to the United States Fernando Illanes, Minister of Foreign Affairs Guillermo Bedregal Gutierrez, and Minister of Planning and Coordination Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Bustamante, to discuss Operation Blast Furnace, the Bolivian antidrug operation that was conducted with U.S. assistance;
-- the White House fellows.
The President declared that a major disaster exists in Wisconsin as a result of record rains on August 6, which flooded homes and businesses in Milwaukee County.
The President today transmitted to the Congress the following amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests:
-- $20.3 million for the Department of Energy, to allow the Western Area Power Administration to continue to purchase power for its customers.
-- $3,060.6 million for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide additional budget authority for the annual contribution for assisted housing, community development block grants, and the processing of the increase in Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan applications. Appropriations language is also requested to increase the ceiling on mortgage insurance commitments for the Federal Housing Administration by $39.1 billion and increase the ceiling on mortgage-backed loan guarantees for the Government National Mortgage Association by $56.8 billion.
-- A reduction of $4.3 million for the Department of the Treasury reflecting reduced coin production by the Mint because of reduced orders by the Federal Reserve System.
Also included in this package are amended appropriations requests for the legislative branch totaling $12.7 million; the Department of Energy, $2.1 million; and appropriation language for the Department of Transportation, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Personnel Management.
The President today announced his intention to nominate the following-named persons to be the Representative and Alternate Representatives of the United States of America to the Special Session of the 30th Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency:
Representative:
John S. Herrington, Secretary of Energy.
Alternate Representatives:
Richard T. Kennedy, Ambassador at Large;
Bruce Chapman, Representative of the U.S. to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the International Atomic Energy Agency;
Lee M. Thomas, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
Lando W. Zech, Jr., Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
August 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests that would provide an additional $137.9 million for research and education programs to combat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and $1 million to replenish the Food and Drug Administration's product emergencies contingency fund. This fund has been depleted because of recent product tampering incidents. These increases are more than offset by reductions in other lower priority programs and in the Low Income Home Energy Program (LIHEAP). The $227.9 million reduction in LIHEAP is possible because of lower energy prices and large State grants made available from the settlement of petroleum price overcharge lawsuits.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jorge L. Mas to be a member of the Advisory Board for Radio Broadcasting to Cuba for a term expiring August 12, 1989. This is a reappointment, and upon confirmation he will be designated Chairman. He has been serving as a member of this board since August 1984.
The President announced his intention to nominate David Alan Heslop to be a member of the National Council on Educational Research for a term expiring September 30, 1989. This is a reappointment, and upon confirmation he will be designated Chairman. Dr. Heslop has been serving as a member of the Council since March of this year.
August 16, 1986
The President left the White House and traveled to his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA.
August 26, 1986
In the morning, the President traveled to Los Angeles, where he stayed at the Century Plaza Hotel.
August 27, 1986
The President declared that a disaster exists in southwestern New Hampshire as a result of storms that occurred from July 29 to August 10.
August 28, 1986
In the afternoon, the President hosted a reception in his suite at the Century Plaza Hotel for California sponsors of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
August 29, 1986
In the afternoon, the President returned to his ranch in Santa Barbara County.
September 4, 1986
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. Prime Minister Peres has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on September 15.
September 8, 1986
The President returned to the White House following a stay at his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA.
September 9, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss the national campaign against drug abuse;
-- Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva of Portugal;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss foreign policy, the legislative program, and the budget;
-- the family of the late Donald R. Fortier, who served as a Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
The President announced his intention to designate Anne Lindeman as Chairman of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education. Mrs. Lindeman was first appointed as a member of the Council on August 6, 1985.
The President transmitted to the Congress:
-- amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests that would provide $272 million to start procurement of a replacement orbiter vehicle for the space shuttle Challenger and to begin implementation of the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident;
-- the 1985 annual report of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation;
-- the annual report on Federal energy conservation programs for fiscal year 1985.
September 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- regional finalists of the Boys Clubs of America who are competing in the national annual Youth of the Year program;
-- Linda Chavez, the Republican senatorial candidate from Maryland.
The President directed that Federal disaster recovery assistance be provided to:
-- Motley County Independent School District, TX, to repair damages caused by tornadoes in May 1984;
-- Oldtown School in Allegany County, MD, to repair damages caused by flooding in November 1985.
September 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the national campaign against drug abuse.
The White House announced the resignation of John A. Svahn, Assistant to the President for Policy Development, effective September 19.
September 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- a group of telephone industry employees involved in community service projects;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Roger Kirk (Romania), Ronald DeWayne Palmer (Mauritius), David L. Mack (United Arab Emirates), and Sam H. Zakhem (Bahrain), prior to their departure for their overseas posts; and Robert B. Oakley, Director of the Office for Counter-terrorism and Emergency Planning at the State Department.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 14, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the executive committee of the U.S. Jaycees, to discuss the national campaign against drug abuse.
In the afternoon, the President hosted a luncheon for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation in the Residence.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors to the United States Margaret Evangeline McDonald of the Bahamas, U Myo Aung of Burma, Abdullahi Ahmed Addou of Somalia, Joao Pereira Bastos of Portugal, Karl-I-Bond Nguz of Zaire, Pratap Kishan Kaul of India, and Antony Acland of the United Kingdom.
September 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss tax reform, appropriations legislation, and United States assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- a group of Republican senatorial candidates;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Critical Materials Council:
Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior. He would succeed Robert N. Broadbent, and upon appointment he will be designated Chairman.
William F. Martin, Deputy Secretary of Energy. He would succeed Martha O. Hesse.
The President announced his intention to appoint Charles Z. Wick, Director of the United States Information Agency, to be a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. He would succeed George Walter Armstrong.
September 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
September 18, 1986
The President declared that a major disaster exists in Michigan as a result of severe storms and flooding that began on September 10.
September 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze, to discuss the detention of Nicholas Daniloff in the Soviet Union and to receive a letter from General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee:
For a term expiring March 15, 1988:
Bill G. Carter, of Texas. He would succeed Kenneth E. Vetter.
For terms expiring March 15, 1989:
John B. Burcham, Jr., of Maryland. He would succeed Melville P. Windle.
James S. Stockdale, of California. He would succeed John W. Ruger.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be United States Representatives and Alternate Representatives to the 41st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations:
Representatives:
Vernon A. Walters, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.
Herbert S. Okun, Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations.
Larry Pressler, United States Senator from the State of South Dakota.
Thomas F. Eagleton, United States Senator from the State of Missouri.
Helen Marie Taylor, of Virginia.
Alternate Representatives:
Patricia Mary Byrne, Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
Hugh Montgomery, Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.
Joseph Verner Reed, Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Paul S. Trible, Jr., United States Senator from the State of Virginia.
John Kerry, United States Senator from the State of Massachusetts.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere for terms expiring July 1, 1989:
John E. Bennett, of California. This is a reappointment.
Robert Krueger, of California. He would succeed Burt Henry Keenan.
Dixy Lee Ray, of Washington. She would succeed Charles A. Black.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for terms expiring September 1, 1996. These are reappointments:
Joe L. Allbritton, of Texas.
Roger L. Stevens, of the District of Columbia.
The President announced his intention to appoint T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr., Counselor to the Attorney General, to be a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Gilbert G. Pompa.
The President transmitted to the Congress amended fiscal year 1987 appropriations requests that would provide an additional $694.4 million to implement the drug-free America initiative. The outlay increases associated with these proposals would be offset by reductions in lower priority programs.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gov. John Ashcroft of Missouri to be a member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for a term of 2 years. He would succeed Gov. Richard Thornburgh.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 21, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 22, 1986
In the morning, the President went to New York to address the 41st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Upon arrival, he went to the United Nations where he met briefly with King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Guerra, and Humayun Rasheed Chowdhury, President of the Session. Following his address, the President went to the United States Mission to the United Nations where he met with the foreign ministers of allied countries. He then met with Lord Carrington, Secretary General of NATO.
September 23, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
September 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Committee on the Future of the Western Community;
-- columnist George F. Will.
The President transmitted to the Congress:
-- the annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education covering 1985;
-- the annual report of the Commodity Credit Corporation covering 1985.
September 26, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President went to the National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, MD. He then went to Camp David for a weekend stay.
September 28, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 30, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
Late in the afternoon, the President attended a reception at the Mayflower Hotel for the Eagles, a group of major contributors to the Republican Party.
The President transmitted to the Congress an amended appropriations request that reduces the request for fiscal year 1987 appropriations for the Department of Energy by $58.9 million. This reduction is possible because of the postponement of the construction of a second nuclear waste disposal facility. The President also transmitted routine fiscal year 1987 appropriation language requests for the Department of Defense-Military and the Veterans Administration.
October 2, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board;
-- Eureka College officials, to discuss the college's fundraising efforts.
In the morning, the President telephoned Members of the Senate, asking them to sustain his veto of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fifth biennial National Urban Policy Report.
October 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Brunson McKinley (Haiti) and Princeton Lyman (Nigeria), prior to their departure for their overseas posts;
-- Gen. Eva Burrows, international head of the Salvation Army.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report on mine safety and health activities for fiscal year 1985.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 5, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Scott Hoffman, an 8-year-old from Hagerstown, MD, who saved the life of his family's housekeeper;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
October 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss the upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the impact of proposed legislative arms control requirements;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican gubernatorial candidates.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed S.J. Res. 159, which designates the rose as the national floral emblem.
The President declared that major disasters exist in Wisconsin and Illinois as a result of recent flooding.
October 9, 1986
In the evening, President Reagan arrived at Keflavik Airport in Iceland, where he was greeted by President Vigdis Finnbogadottir. President Reagan then went to the U.S. Ambassador's residence, where he stayed during his visit to Iceland.
October 10, 1986
Throughout the morning, the President met with senior advisers at the U.S. Ambassador's residence, concluding with a briefing luncheon.
Later in the afternoon, he met with President Finnbogadottir at her residence, Bessastadir, to discuss bilateral issues and his upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. The President then returned to the U.S. Ambassador's residence.
October 11, 1986
In the morning, the President met with senior advisers at the U.S. Ambassador's residence. Later in the morning, the President participated in the first of four meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev at Hofdi House.
After a briefing luncheon with senior advisers at the U.S. Ambassador's residence, the President met again with General Secretary Gorbachev at Hofdi House. Following the meeting, the President returned to the U.S. Ambassador's residence.
October 12, 1986
In the morning, the President met with senior advisers at the U.S. Ambassador's residence. The President then met with General Secretary Gorbachev at Hofdi House.
Later in the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
October 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss his meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The President declared that major disasters exist in Missouri, Montana, and Oklahoma as a result of flooding.
October 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
October 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming, to discuss pending immigration legislation;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss his meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland.
In the morning, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for William R. Graham as Science Adviser to the President.
In the afternoon, the President attended a reception in the Residence at the White House for the White House Historical Association.
October 19, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 20, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of sportswriters, for lunch.
October 21, 1986
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 Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom to visit the United States. Prime Minister Thatcher has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at Camp David, MD, on November 15.
October 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- a group of religious leaders.
The President appointed the following individuals to be members of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise:
Mari Maseng, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Liaison. She would succeed Ann Barbara Wrobleski.
Nancy Mohr Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. She would succeed Nancy J. Risque.
The President declared that a major disaster exists in Kansas as a result of flooding.
October 27, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
The President declared that a major disaster exists in Alaska as a result of flooding.
October 30, 1986
In the morning, the President met in his suite at the Broadmoor Hotel, in Colorado Springs, CO, with Jean Sutherland, whose husband had been kidnaped in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 9, 1985, to discuss efforts to secure a release of the American hostages.
Later in the morning, the President met with Representatives Ken Kramer, Michael Strang, Hank Brown, and Daniel Schaefer for the signing of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Amendments.
November 4, 1986
In the evening, the President telephoned Frank Fahrenkopf, chairman of the Republican National Committee, to thank him for the work he had done in the congressional and gubernatorial elections.
November 6, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the 1986 congressional and gubernatorial elections and the budget;
-- officers of the United Stations Radio Network.
November 7, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III and Beryl W. Sprinkel, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, for a briefing on recent domestic and international economic developments.
The President announced his intention to recess appoint the following individuals to be members of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board:
Lee H. Henkel, Jr., of Georgia, for the term of 4 years expiring June 30, 1989. He would succeed Donald I. Hovde.
Lawrence J. White, of New York, for the term of 4 years expiring June 30, 1990. He would succeed Mary A. Grigsby.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 9, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Edward J. Perkins, U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, prior to his departure for his overseas post;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- the congressional leadership, to brief them on recent developments concerning Iran-U.S. relations.
November 13, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
Late in the afternoon, the President attended a reception for Citizens for America, a national nonpartisan civic organization that supports the President's economic and national security programs, in the Residence at the White House.
November 14, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of religious leaders;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 15, 1986
The President met with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom at Camp David for private discussions and a working luncheon with advisers to review bilateral and East-West relations.
November 16, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss federalism;
-- West German Minister of Defense Manfred Worner;
-- President Raul Alfonsin of Argentina, to discuss the question of the Falkland Islands sovereignty, regional issues, and Argentina's economic situation.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed H.R. 6, the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, which became Public Law 99 - 662.
November 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Gov. John H. Sununu of New Hampshire, to discuss the upcoming seminar for new Governors and the Republican Governors Conference.
The President designated Rosalie Gaull Silberman to be Vice Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She would succeed Cathie A. Shattuck. Mrs. Silberman has been a member since November 1984.
The President announced his intention to designate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy for terms expiring December 30, 1989. These are reappointments.
Lynn S. Wyatt, of Texas.
C. Fred Chambers, of Texas.
November 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
November 20, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- House Majority Leader Jim Wright and House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, to review the the agenda of the upcoming session of the 100th Congress;
-- the Economic Policy Advisory Board, to discuss the economic outlook for 1987 and budget reform;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Hanford Dole, to receive a check from the sale of Conrail.
November 21, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and Senate Minority Leader Robert C. Byrd;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Donald K. Petterson (Tanzania), Theodore E. Gildred (Argentina), and Paul A. Russo (Barbados), prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors to the United States Elizabeth Bagaaya Nyabongo of Uganda, Jean-Robert Odzaga of Gabon, and Susantha de Alwis of Sri Lanka.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 23, 1986
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
November 24, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Attorney General Edwin Meese III;
-- Zulu Chief Gatsha Buthelezi;
-- foreign policy advisers, to review the current situation in the Middle East.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors to the United States McDonald P. Benjamin of Dominica, Jamsheed K.A. Marker of Pakistan, Charles Providence Gomis of the Ivory Coast, Arsa Sarasin of Thailand, Eugenia A. Wordsworth-Stevenson of Liberia, M'hamed Bargach of Morocco, and Ingvi S. Ingvarsson of Iceland.
November 25, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss a report on the family and welfare reform;
-- the U.S. Supreme Court Justices, for lunch.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Oscar Arias Sanchez of Costa Rica to make an official working visit to the United States. President Arias has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on December 4.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire to make an official working visit to the United States. President Mobutu has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on December 9.
November 26, 1986
In a Rose Garden ceremony, the President was presented with a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation. The occasion marked the 39th presentation to the Nation's First Family in commemoration of the holiday.
Late in the morning, the President left the White House and traveled to his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
November 30, 1986
The President returned to the White House following a stay at his ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
December 1, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Frank C. Carlucci, to discuss his possible appointment as the President's national security adviser.
December 2, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, Senators Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming and Paul Laxalt of Nevada, House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, and Representatives Trent Lott of Mississippi and Dick Cheney of Wyoming, to discuss investigations into the Iran arms and contra aid controversy and the role of the National Security Council in the conduct of foreign policy;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss a report on the family and welfare reform.
December 3, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, Senators Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming and Paul Laxalt of Nevada, House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, and Representatives Trent Lott of Mississippi, Dick Cheney of Wyoming, and Jack F. Kemp of New York, to discuss investigations into the Iran arms and contra aid controversy and the role of the National Security Council in the conduct of foreign policy;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the 1987 budget;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
December 4, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Frank C. Carlucci, to discuss his role as the President's newly appointed national security adviser.
The White House announced that the Aggregate Report on Personnel for fiscal year 1986, prepared pursuant to title 3, United States Code, section 113, was transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
December 5, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of key Republican congressmen, to discuss investigations into the Iran arms and contra aid controversy and the role of the National Security Council in the conduct of foreign policy;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Soviet Minister of Foreign Trade Boris Aristov;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss investigations into the Iran arms and contra aid controversy and the role of the National Security Council in the conduct of foreign policy.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 7, 1984
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 8, 1984
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
December 9, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Governors and Governors-elect;
-- the cochairmen of the Republican Eagles dinner.
In the evening, the President hosted the Congressional Christmas Ball in the Residence.
December 10, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of newly elected Members of Congress;
-- U.S. Savings Bond Volunteer Committee.
In the afternoon, the President participated in the signing ceremony for the United Way Centennial proclamation in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
The President declared that a disaster exists in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as a result of Typhoon Kim, which caused extensive damage.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for members of the White House press corps in the Residence.
December 11, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- newly elected officers of the Future Farmers of America;
-- Frank Fahrenkopf, chairman of the Republican National Committee.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for members of the White House press corps in the Residence at the White House.
December 12, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Vinny Testraverde, the Heisman Trophy winner;
-- the Domestic Policy Council.
December 13, 1986
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for White House military staff and the U.S. Secret Service in the Residence.
December 14, 1986
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for White House and Executive Office of the President staff in the Residence.
Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended the taping of NBC's ``Christmas in Washington'' at the National Building Museum. While at the museum, they placed a gift under the Christmas tree for Children's Hospital.
December 15, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries, to receive the Commission's recommendations for salary adjustments for upper-level government positions;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss catastrophic illness health insurance;
-- Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger.
The President declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Washington as a result of flooding.
December 16, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Members of Congress, to discuss the President's 1987 agenda and the State of the Union;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the President's 1987 agenda.
In the afternoon, the President hosted a reception in the Roosevelt Room at the White House for key fundraisers of the House-Senate Dinner.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for the Presidential Protective Division of the U.S. Secret Service in the Residence.
December 17, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss the problems faced by American agriculture;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
December 18, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- a group of domestic policy advisers, to review welfare reform proposals;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss U.S. competitiveness in international trade;
-- representatives of Yeshiva University, to receive an honorary degree.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President donated gifts to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign.
The President announced the following appointments:
Lowell B. Jackson, to be a member of the National Council on Public Works Improvement. He would succeed Robert Earl Farris.
Peter Miller Dawkins, to be a member of the Board of Foreign Scholarships for a term expiring September 22, 1989. This is a reappointment.
Joanne M. Collins, to be a member of the President's Child Safety Partnership. She would succeed Richard J. Elrod.
Esther Gonzalez-Arroyo Buckley, to be a member of the Commission on Civil Rights for a term expiring December 5, 1992. This is a reappointment.
Patrick J. Griffin, to be a member of the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission. This is a new position, and this appointment is being made upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate.
Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture, to be a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission. He would succeed Rosslee Green Douglas.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas party for senior White House staff in the Residence.
December 19, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Veterans of Foreign Wars national commander Norman G. Staab.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 21, 1986
The President returned to the White House following a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
December 22, 1986
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President was given a menorah by representatives of the American Friends of Lubavitch.
December 23, 1986
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss catastrophic illness health insurance.
December 24, 1986
In the morning, the President telephoned several members of the armed services who were on duty on Christmas Day to express his appreciation for their service to the Nation.
December 27, 1986
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.
December 29, 1986
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.