Digest of Other White House Announcements
The following list includes the President's public schedule and other items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in Public Papers of the President.
January 1, 1985
The President met at the home of Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Palm Springs, CA, with Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger, and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the upcoming U.S.-Soviet arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland.
January 2, 1985
The President left Palm Springs and traveled to Los Angeles for a meeting with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan. Prior to his meeting with the Prime Minister, the President met at the Century Plaza Hotel with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Following the meeting with Prime Minister Nakasone, the President left Los Angeles and returned to Washington, DC.
January 3, 1985
The President met throughout the day at the White House with members of the White House staff. In the afternoon, he met with representatives of several Federal departments to discuss their budgets.
January 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- bipartisan congressional leaders, to discuss the upcoming U.S.-Soviet arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- representatives of several Federal departments, to discuss their budgets.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Turgut Ozal of Turkey to make an official working visit to Washington. Prime Minister Ozal has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on April 2.
The President designated Lee M. Thomas, Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Solid Waste and Emergency Response), to be Acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, effective January 6.
The President designated Albert James Barnes, Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (General Counsel), to be Acting Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, effective January 6.
The President announced his intention to nominate Richard H. Hughes to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 1987. This is a reappointment.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rosalie Gaull Silberman to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 1990. This is a reappointment.
The President transmitted to the Congress the sixth annual report of the Department of Energy.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 6, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
January 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- former government officials who are serving as members of the organizing committee for a national campaign in behalf of a single 6-year term for a U.S. President.
January 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of his staff.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received the official Presidential medallion commemorating the 40th President and 43d Vice President. Among those participating in the ceremony were Senator Mark O. Hatfield of Oregon, chairman of the Presidential Inaugural Medals Committee, and Michael K. Deaver, general chairman of the Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural.
The President spoke by telephone with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the U.S.-Soviet arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland.
The President transmitted to the Congress the following reports:
-- the second biennial report on coastal zone management;
-- the seventh annual report on Federal energy conservation programs covering fiscal year 1983;
-- the third annual report on Alaska's mineral resources, covering calendar year 1984.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to make an official working visit to the United States. President Mubarak has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 12.
January 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Vice President and Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his discussions with Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrey A. Gromyko in Geneva, Switzerland.
The President transmitted to the Congress:
-- the 1983 annual report of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee;
-- the annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, which covers activities supported under the act in fiscal year 1983.
January 10, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss government reorganization in the areas of trade, energy, and education, and to review the U.S.-Soviet arms control talks in Geneva, Switzerland.
The President attended a reception in the Roosevelt Room at the White House for William D. Ruckelshaus, who has resigned as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
January 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of his staff.
The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 13, 1985
The President returned to the White House following a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 14, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President participated in a photo session at the White House for Glamour magazine's article on its selection of the Outstanding Young Working Women of 1985.
January 15, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Council for a Black Economic Agenda;
-- representatives of the business community, including the American Business Conference, the Business Roundtable, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Association of Wholesale Distributors, and the National Federation of Independent Business, to discuss the budget deficit;
-- the Cabinet, for a general discussion of government agency reorganization initiatives for the second term.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Francis Joseph Saemala of the Solomon Islands, Rodrigo Lloreda of Colombia, Emmanuel Jacquin de la Margerie of France, and Tolo Beavogui of Guinea.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 13th annual report on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.
In the evening, the President went to the Corcoran Gallery of Art to attend a reception hosted by the Hoover Institution.
January 16, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Committee for the Next Agenda, a group of public policy experts from several associations, institutes, and foundations, to discuss the committee's report on suggested Presidential initiatives in the areas of management and domestic and foreign policies during his second term.
The President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with a group of Republican mayors who were in Washington for a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
The White House announced that the President sent a message to Tancredo de Almeida Neves following his election, by a special electoral college, as President of Brazil. The message extended the President's ``warmest congratulations'' on the President-elect's victory.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Arizona as a result of strong winds and heavy rainfall beginning on or about July 12, 1984, which caused extensive property damage.
January 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet, for a report on the current status of the budget and a report on accident rates among Federal employees.
Late in the afternoon, the President attended a reception in the Blue Room for Citizens for America.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Thatcher has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on February 20.
January 18, 1985
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 the President has invited His Majesty Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud to make a state visit to the United States. The King has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on February 11.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New Mexico as a result of severe snowstorms and rainstorms that began on December 18, 1984, which caused extensive property damage.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended the Prelude Pageant to the 50th American Presidential Inaugural on the Ellipse.
January 19, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan attended a private luncheon, hosted by a small group of their friends, at Blair House.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a reception on the State Floor at the White House for members of the Inaugural Trust, major contributors to the Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the District of Columbia Convention Center to attend the 50th American Presidential Inaugural Gala.
January 20, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan began the day with breakfast at the White House. They then went to the Washington Cathedral to attend the National Prayer Service of Thanksgiving, an interfaith, nonsectarian religious service.
Following the swearing-in ceremony at the White House, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a reception in the State Dining Room for Reagan and Bush family members, congressional leaders, Cabinet members, and other invited guests. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a reception on the State Floor for entertainers who participated in the Inaugural Gala at the Washington Convention Center.
January 21, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan began the day with breakfast at the White House. They then attended services at St. John's Episcopal Church where an Inauguration homily was given by the Reverend John C. Harper, D.D., rector of the church. Upon their return to the White House, the President and Mrs. Reagan had coffee in the Blue Room with members of the joint congressional escort committee before traveling to the Capitol.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a series of Inaugural Balls at various locations throughout the city: the DC Starplex Armory (the Inaugural Ball for Young Americans); the National Air and Space Museum; the Pension Building; the District of Columbia Convention Center (two separate balls); the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Sheraton Washington Hotel; the Shoreham Hotel; the Washington Hilton Hotel (two separate balls). They also attended the American Legion's ``Salute to Heroes'' ball, honoring 200 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
January 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, to discuss budget and arms control issues;
-- a group of leaders of prolife organizations.
The President hosted a reception on the State Floor for members of the Inaugural Committee staff.
The White House announced that on January 21, the President recess appointed the following individuals:
-- John A. Bohn, Jr., as a First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 1989. This is a reappointment.
-- Richard H. Hughes, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 1987. This is a reappointment.
January 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Directors of the Committee for the 50th American Presidential Inaugural;
-- Sharlene Wells, of Utah, the current Miss America;
-- Vice President Bush, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Secretary of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, and other White House and administration officials, for an overview of economic objectives for the Bonn Economic Summit meeting, which was given by Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs W. Allen Wallis, as well as a presentation on the current international economic situation by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David C. Mulford.
The President transmitted to the Congress the first annual report of the National Endowment for Democracy.
January 24, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Giovanni Spadolini, Italian Minister of Defense;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade, to discuss the report of the President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness.
In a White House ceremony, 12-year-old Lisa Marcks, a Special Olympian from Nazareth, PA, presented the President with a copy of a commemorative book on the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles. The CIGNA Foundation is providing marketing support for the sale of the book as part of a fundraising effort for the Special Olympics.
January 25, 1985
The President met throughout the day at the White House with members of the White House staff.
January 26, 1985
In the evening, the President attended the Alfalfa Club dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
January 28, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- representatives of financial institutions and the housing industry, to discuss the Federal budget deficit;
-- Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, to discuss tax reform;
-- members of the House Republican Whip organization, to discuss upcoming legislation.
The White House announced that Chancellor Helmut Kohl has invited the President to extend his stay in the Federal Republic of Germany following the Bonn Economic Summit. The President has accepted the invitation and will make a state visit on May 5 - 8. The President's itinerary is still being discussed with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The White House announced that at the invitation of the Government of Spain, the President will pay a state visit to Spain on May 8 - 10. The President's itinerary during his visit to Spain is under discussion between the two governments.
The White House announced that the President has invited Dr. Raul Alfonsin, President of the Argentine Republic, to make a state visit to the United States. President Alfonsin has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on March 19.
January 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr., Morris B. Abram, and Linda Chavez of the Commission on Civil Rights, to discuss the work of the Commission;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the farm debt situation and Federal Government management and efficiency issues.
In the evening, the President attended a dinner for freshman Members of Congress in the State Dining Room at the White House.
The White House announced that at the invitation of President Antonio dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, the President will pay a state visit to Portugal on May 10 - 12. The President's itinerary during his visit to Portugal is under discussion between the two governments.
January 30, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel;
-- members of the House Appropriations Committee, to discuss defense issues, including the MX missile;
-- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeane J. Kirkpatrick.
In the morning, the President made a telephone call to the U.S. Savings Bond Leadership Conference at the Mayflower Hotel and spoke with Kent M. Black, chairman and president of the conference.
In a ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office Building, the President presented the first Presidential Awards for Design Excellence. The program, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, provides national recognition for Federal design excellence.
The White House announced that the administration will submit a request for $1.8 billion in military assistance funds for Israel as part of the President's budget for fiscal year 1986. This was discussed by the President and Israeli Minister of Defense Yitzhak Rabin in their meeting this morning. This amount, which would be in the form of grant assistance, would be an increase over the level of U.S. military assistance to Israel for fiscal year 1985 by $400 million. The administration is requesting this amount to help Israel meet its security requirements for the coming fiscal year and to assure that it maintains its qualitative military edge. This decision reflects the longstanding and unwavering commitment by the United States to Israel's security.
The White House announced that Richard P. Riley, currently Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, will become Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff at the White House.
The President announced his intention to designate John E. Bennett as Vice Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. He would succeed S. Fred Singer. Mr. Bennett has been serving as a member of the committee since July 9, 1984.
January 31, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the House Armed Services Committee, to discuss defense issues, including the MX missile;
-- the Vice President, for a luncheon meeting;
-- Senator Mack Mattingly of Georgia, to discuss the line-item veto.
February 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Tancredo de Almeida Neves, President-elect of Brazil;
-- a group of authors, educators, and researchers, who discussed their work with the President at a luncheon meeting.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Chun Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea to make an official working visit to the United States. President Chun has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House in April 1985. The exact dates of the visit will be announced later.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 3, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Zulu Chief Gatsha Buthelezi of South Africa, president of the national cultural liberation movement Inkatha, to discuss the situation in South Africa.
February 5, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Minister of External Relations Roland Dumas of France;
-- the National Security Council;
-- a group of leaders of new high-technology industries, to discuss the Federal budget;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the Economic Report of the President and the Federal Government management report.
February 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the State of the Union Address.
February 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Warren Bosworth, to discuss the situation in the Philippines;
-- Clara Hale, the founder and proprietor of the Hale House for Children in New York, NY, a home for drug-addicted infants, whom the President introduced during his State of the Union Address.
In the morning, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for William J. Bennett as Secretary of Education, John S. Herrington as Secretary of Energy, and Donald Paul Hodel as Secretary of the Interior. They were sworn in by Attorney General William French Smith.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine. These are new positions:
C. Everett Koop, Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services;
Gary L. Bauer, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy Planning and Budget, Department of Education; and
Howard Eugene Douglas, United States Coordinator for Refugee Affairs and Ambassador at Large, Department of State.
February 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- M. Peter McPherson, Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, to discuss the Central American energy and mineral development program;
-- Mayor Dana G. (Buck) Rinehart of Columbus, OH, to discuss the contingency plan prepared by the Columbus city government to deal with proposed reductions in Federal funding to the city;
-- Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III and his family;
-- Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff Donald T. Regan and his family.
The President transmitted to the Congress a report on the National Defense Stockpile, pursuant to the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mark L. Edelman, an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Bureau for African Affairs), to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for the remainder of a term expiring September 22, 1985. He would succeed Francis Stephen Ruddy.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 10, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Chadli Bendjedid of Algeria to make a state visit to the United States. President Bendjedid has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on April 17.
February 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and Environment, to discuss proposed Superfund reauthorization legislation.
In the afternoon, the President presented the Presidential Citizens Medal to John F.W. Rogers in the Oval Office. He was awarded the medal for his work, while Assistant to the President for Management and Administration, on the refurbishing of the White House and the Old Executive Office Building.
February 13, 1985
In the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA.
February 14, 1985
The White House announced that the President has asked Secretary of State George P. Shultz to represent him at the forthcoming inauguration of Julio Mario Sanguinetti as President of Uruguay. This event will mark the return of democracy to Uruguay, and we are pleased to participate in this historic celebration. Inauguration ceremonies are scheduled for March 1 - 2 in Montevideo.
The White House announced that at the invitation of President Pierre Pfimlin of the European Parliament, President Reagan will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on May 8. In order to accommodate the invitation from President Pfimlin, the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany have agreed to change the dates of the President's state visit to the Federal Republic to May 5 - 6. The President's schedule for the remainder of his European trip is currently being discussed with the countries concerned, Spain and Portugal.
February 16, 1985
The President spoke by telephone with President Hafiz al-Assad of Syria, thanking him for Syria's assistance in the return of former hostage Jeremy Levin, Beirut bureau chief of the Cable News Network.
February 17, 1985
The President returned to Washington, DC, following his trip to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA.
February 18, 1985
The President telephoned Jeff Keith, a cancer victim who had lost his leg, to congratulate him on completing his coast-to-coast run, which was sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The run began in Boston, MA, and ended in Los Angeles, CA.
February 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- freshmen Members of the 99th Congress.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, Vice President Bush, accompanied by Mrs. Bush, will travel to Sudan, Niger, and Mali, African countries affected by drought and famine, between March 3 and 10. The Vice President will then travel to Geneva, Switzerland, where he will address the United Nations Donors Pledging Conference on March 11. The Vice President's trip will help direct international attention to the magnitude of the current African drought and famine crisis and, along with his visit to Geneva, focus world attention on the need for increased long-term humanitarian assistance through agricultural research, land management, training programs, and policy reform. In addition, the Vice President will address the National Press Club on February 25 concerning the drought and famine crisis in Africa.
The President telephoned Jeremy Levin, Beirut bureau chief of the Cable News Network, upon his return after being held captive by terrorists in Lebanon.
The White House announced that in accordance with section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act of 1973, the President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1985 District of Columbia request for supplemental appropriations that would provide an increase of $39 million for the General Fund, an increase of $15.2 million for the Capital Projects Fund, and $2.3 million for inaugural expenses. These requests are for District of Columbia funds and do not affect the Federal budget.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1983 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education.
February 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that at the request of the President, Vice President Bush will lead the U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Tancredo de Almeida Neves as President of Brazil on March 15. Other members of the U.S. delegation will be U.S. Ambassador to Brazil Diego Asencio and Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Langhorne A. Motley. While en route to Brazil, the Vice President will pay a brief visit to Grenada on March 14 and will also pay a brief visit to Honduras on his return trip to Washington on March 16. The Vice President's attendance at the inauguration of Brazil's newly elected President, as well as his visits with members of Grenada's new democratically elected government and with members of the democratic Government of Honduras, underscore the United States' continuing strong support and encouragement for democratic governments in the Western Hemisphere.
The President announced his intention to nominate Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III to be the United States Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the African Development Bank for a term of 5 years; United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and United States Governor of the African Development Fund.
February 21, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with the leadership of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
February 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdellatif Filali of Morocco.
The President attended a farewell reception for Attorney General William French Smith in the Roosevelt Room.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Gandhi has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on June 12.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 24, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
February 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for Edwin Meese III as Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Meese was sworn in by Deputy Executive Clerk Daniel J. Marks.
The President transmitted to the Congress the third annual report of the Tourism Policy Council, covering fiscal year 1984.
February 26, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the farm situation, the budget, and the MX missile;
-- Secretary of Education William J. Bennett and David P. Gardner, Chairman of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the future of American education;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the farm credit program, the Middle East, and Central America;
-- the Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, to discuss the MX missile.
February 27, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Senate Republican class of 1980, for a breakfast meeting to discuss the MX missile, the budget, and farm credit;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jerry S. Parr, Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division, U.S. Secret Service, who is retiring after 22 years of service.
The President hosted a farewell reception for Counsellor to the President Edwin Meese III in the Roosevelt Room. Mr. Meese will be assuming his new position as Attorney General.
February 28, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Gen. Paul Gorman, Commanding General, U.S. Southern Command, who was presented with the Defense Distinguished Service Medal by the President upon retiring after 35 years of service;
-- Senator Don Nickles and Representative Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, to discuss proposed provisions in the Treasury Department tax plan affecting independent oil producers;
-- Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa, to discuss the farm situation in his State.
The President attended a farewell reception for Secretary of the Interior William P. Clark.
March 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Arab-American leaders.
In the afternoon, the President met for a short time in the East Room with senior Presidential appointees, who were being briefed by administration officials on the budget and other issues.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 19th annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, covering calendar year 1983.
In the evening, the President attended the 12th annual Conservative Political Action Conference dinner at the Sheraton Washington Hotel.
March 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jean-Claude Paye, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to express appreciation for the organization's activities on major economic issues affecting the industrialized countries and to discuss the strength of the U.S. economy and the April ministerial meeting of OECD, with particular attention to the need for a new round of trade talks beginning in 1986;
-- the National Security Council;
-- Mrs. Reagan, for lunch.
March 5, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss the MX missile and defense spending;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- former Gov. Edmund G. Brown of California.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Nizar Hamdoon of Iraq, Joaquim Rafael Branco of Sao Tome and Principe, Sir Wallace Rowling of New Zealand, Eduardo Palomo of Guatemala, and Edmund Richard Mashoko Garwe of Zimbabwe.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Belisario Betancur Cuartas of the Republic of Colombia to make an official working visit to the United States. President Betancur has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on April 4.
March 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, for a breakfast meeting to discuss the MX missile;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Senator John Tower of Texas, and Ambassadors Maynard W. Glitman and Max M. Kampelman, the head negotiators of each of three groups making up the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Soviet negotiations on nuclear and space arms, for a general review of arms control issues.
March 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Members of Congress, for a breakfast meeting to discuss defense spending, farm legislation, and various other issues;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., for a luncheon meeting;
-- the Cabinet Council on Management and Administration, to discuss Federal employee pay comparability and the disposal of surplus Federal property;
-- Vladimir Vasil'yevich Shcherbitskiy, member of the Soviet Politburo, to discuss U.S.-Soviet relations.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with 7-year-old Danielle Newman, of Alsip, IL, the 1985 National Easter Seal Child. Other participants in the ceremony included entertainer Pat Boone and his wife Shirley, who participated in the Easter Seal Telethon, members of Danielle's family, and representatives of the National Easter Seal Society.
In the evening, the President telephoned the family of Enrique Camarena Salazar, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was killed in Mexico.
March 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the congressional delegation to the U.S.-Soviet negotiations on nuclear and space arms;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- student winners of the Voice of Democracy Program.
In the afternoon, the President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital for his annual physical examination. Following his examination, the President went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
March 10, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
In the evening, the President spoke by telephone with Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, concerning the announcement by the Soviet Government of the death of President Konstantin U. Chernenko.
March 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his foreign policy advisers, to discuss the U.S. delegation to funeral services for Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko;
-- Japanese Ambassador to the United States Yoshio Okawara, who is leaving his post, to discuss improvements in U.S. trade with Japan.
In the afternoon, the President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, who were being briefed by other administration officials.
The White House announced that the President has designated the Vice President, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and Ambassador Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, to serve as the delegation to the funeral of Soviet President Konstantin U. Chernenko in Moscow. The Vice President will also be carrying a personal letter from the President to Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary of the Communist Party.
In the evening, the President went to the Soviet Embassy to sign the book of condolences on the death of Konstantin U. Chernenko.
Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a private dinner for Queen Sirikit of Thailand in the Residence.
March 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
March 13, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, former Secretary of State, for a luncheon meeting to discuss foreign policy issues and the MX missile.
March 14, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Collin Boatwright, a 14-year-old Detroit News newspaper carrier.
March 15, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his recent trip to the Soviet Union and his meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Communist Party;
-- Secretary of Labor Raymond J. Donovan.
The President announced the members of the official delegation to the funeral of Prime Minister J.M.G. Adams of Barbados. The delegation will be departing today for the funeral, which will be held March 16 in Barbados. Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block will head the delegation. Other members will be:
Thomas H. Anderson, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Barbados;
CINCLANT Adm. Wesley L. McDonald; and
Charles A. Gillespie, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Caribbean Affairs.
The President signed H.R. 1093, which implements the treaty between the United States and Canada concerning Pacific salmon, signed at Ottawa on January 28.
March 17, 1985
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a trip to Quebec City, Canada.
March 18, 1985
In the evening, the President returned to the White House from a trip to Canada.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of Florida because of the impact of severe freezing temperatures on the State's agricultural industry and the resultant unemployment in agriculture and related industries.
March 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
During the morning and afternoon, the President met at the White House with Members of Congress to discuss the MX missile.
March 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- American rabbinical representatives.
Throughout the morning, the President met at the White House with Members of the House of Representatives to discuss the upcoming vote in the House on the MX missile.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of New York as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period of December 29 - 30, 1984, which caused extensive property damage. The President's action will permit the use of Federal funds in relief and recovery efforts in the designated areas of Lewis and Oswego Counties for public assistance only.
March 21, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The White House announced that the President and Mrs. Reagan have invited Prince Charles and Lady Diana of Wales to attend a dinner at the White House on November 9. The Prince and Princess have accepted the invitation. As patrons of the Treasure Houses of Britain exhibition at the National Gallery, their Royal Highnesses will be visiting Washington on November 8 - 12.
March 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
-- Republican Senators, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the budget;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss the MX missile.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1984 annual report of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on the Arts.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New York as a result of severe storms and flooding which began on February 23 and caused extensive property damage.
March 23, 1985
In the evening, the President attended the annual Gridiron Dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
March 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Godfrey Sperling Group, for a breakfast meeting with the reporters;
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Max M. Kampelman, head negotiator for arms reductions at the U.S.-Soviet negotiations on nuclear and space arms in Geneva.
March 26, 1985
In the morning, the President telephoned Mrs. Karen Nicholson to express his condolences on the death of her husband, Maj. Arthur D. Nicholson, Jr., USA, who was killed in the German Democratic Republic.
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to Greece Monteagle Stearns, to discuss the current political situation in Greece;
-- Members of Congress, to discuss the MX missile.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Margaret Truman Daniel in honor of her father, the late President Harry S. Truman. The medal is presented by Congress in recognition of outstanding public service to the United States. Members of the Truman family and members of the Missouri congressional delegation were present for the ceremony.
In the evening, the President attended a reception for the Victory '84 Committee on the State Floor of the White House.
March 27, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhang Wenjin, to discuss U.S.-China relations;
-- U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeane J. Kirkpatrick;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss medical assistance concerning a liver transplant for 14-month-old Ryan Osterblom of Indialantic, FL, and drug interdiction and enforcement efforts;
-- a group of innovators from high-technology industries, for a luncheon meeting.
March 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President briefly attended a farewell reception for Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, USN (ret.), Chief of Staff for the Vice President.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of Illinois as a result of severe storms and flooding beginning on February 23, which caused extensive property damage.
Later in the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
March 31, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
April 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Gaston J. Sigur, Jr., Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Lionel Olmer, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, to report on their recent trip to Japan to discuss the status of U.S.-Japan trade negotiations;
-- President Gaafar Mohamed Nimeiri of Sudan.
In the evening, the President hosted a farewell reception for U.S. Representative to the United Nations Jeane J. Kirkpatrick in the Roosevelt Room.
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.
April 2, 1985
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 Ambassador Nobuo Matsunaga of Japan.
The President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with local and national leaders of the Associated General Contractors of America.
The President hosted a reception for Presidential Trust members in the Residence.
In the evening, the President went to the Mayflower Hotel to attend the Republican Eagles dinner.
April 3, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the budget and tax reform;
-- Lord Carrington, Secretary General of NATO;
-- Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., and Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, to discuss the upcoming congressional trip to the Soviet Union.
April 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael J. Mansfield, to discuss the current trade situation with Japan
-- Premier John W.D. Swan of Bermuda;
-- Jeff Keith, a cancer victim who completed a fundraising coast-to-coast run from Boston, MA, to Los Angeles, CA, and is the recipient of an award from the American Cancer Society;
-- Nicaraguan democratic resistance leaders Arturo Cruz, Adolfo Calero, and Alfonso Robelo, to discuss the President's Central American peace proposal.
April 5, 1985
The President met at the White House with Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and Senator Pete Domenici, to discuss the budget.
Later in the morning, the President left the White House for a trip to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA.
April 9, 1985
The White House reannounced that dates are being set for a visit of President Chun Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea. It was announced on February 1 that President Chun would be making a visit to Washington on April 25 - 27 and meeting with the President at the White House on April 26.
April 15, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- President Luis Alberto Monge Alvarez of Costa Rica, who presented the President with a letter supporting the Central American peace proposal;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss Central America and the budget;
-- Norman Wymbs, chairman of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home Preservation Foundation.
In the evening, the President attended a reception for the President's Committee of Citizens for the Republic at the Phillips Collection.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1986 budget of the District of Columbia.
The President requested the Congress to provide $4.3 million in fiscal year 1985 and $6.1 million in fiscal year 1986 to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency to provide for the expenses of the new round of arms negotiations in Geneva. The President also requested $331,000 in fiscal year 1985 and $775,000 in fiscal year 1986 to establish and operate the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. In addition, routine appropriation language changes for various agencies were also requested.
April 16, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership;
-- President Abdou Diouf of Senegal, to discuss ongoing economic reform programs in that country;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., and Minority Leader Robert H. Michel, who reported on their recent trip to the Soviet Union.
Later in the afternoon, the President presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Danny Thomas in the Roosevelt Room. He was awarded the medal for his humanitarian efforts and outstanding work as a American, particularly his work for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.
April 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 19th annual report of the National Endowment for the Humanities, covering the year 1984.
April 18, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President attended a luncheon hosted by Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in the Roosevelt Room. Also attending the luncheon was a delegation of European leaders who presented the President with a petition to the U.S. Congress supporting restoration of aid to the Nicaraguan freedom fighters.
Throughout the day, the President met with Members of the Senate to discuss the situation in Central America.
April 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jewish leaders.
In the morning, the President conferred by telephone with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany, discussing the President's upcoming state visit.
The White House announced that based on further consultations between the United States Government and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and a visit to possible sites by a White House team headed by Michael K. Deaver and assisted by the Chancellor's staff, the President and Chancellor Kohl have decided to participate jointly in a commemorative ceremony at the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp on Sunday, May 5. The ceremony will honor the victims of nazism.
April 21, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
April 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Economic Policy Advisory Board.
Throughout the day, the President met with Members of Congress to discuss the Central American peace proposal.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the Republican Congressional Leadership Council in the Residence.
April 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Jacques Delors, President of the European Communities Commission, to discuss the upcoming economic summit and other issues.
Throughout the day, the President met with Members of the House of Representatives to discuss the Central American peace proposal.
The President announced his intention to appoint James C. Miller III, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, to be a member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States for a term of 3 years. This is a reappointment.
April 24, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the morning, the President greeted participants in the First Ladies Conference on Drug Abuse in the Blue Room.
In the afternoon, the President participated in the swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for Faith Ryan Whittlesey as U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland.
In the evening, the President attended a dinner given by Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada at the Georgetown Club.
April 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet and members of the White House staff, for lunch to discuss the upcoming economic summit;
-- Anne Christa Cordrey, the 1985 Poster Kid for the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of America.
April 26, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
April 27, 1985
In the evening, the President attended the White House Correspondents Association's annual dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
April 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet and members of the White House staff, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the upcoming economic summit.
In the afternoon, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for William E. Brock as Secretary of Labor. Mr. Brock was sworn in by the Vice President.
The White House announced that President Reagan has invited President Habib Bourguiba of the Republic of Tunisia to make an official working visit to the United States. President Bourguiba has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on June 18.
April 30, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator John Tower of Texas and Ambassadors Maynard W. Glitman and Max M. Kampelman, the head negotiators of each of three groups making up the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Soviet negotiations on nuclear and space arms, to report on the first round of negotiations.
The White House announced that the President has designated Mr. and Mrs. Fess E. Parker, Jr., of Santa Barbara, CA, to be official U.S. representatives to the celebration in Australia of Australian-American Friendship (Coral Sea) Week. This annual event commemorates the May 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea, an important turning point in World War II. The event celebrates Australian-American friendship and the solidarity which evolved from that significant victory in the common defense of Australia. This year's observance will be held in various locations in Australia on May 3 - 10. Mr. Parker, a U.S. Navy veteran of the World War II Pacific Theater, and his wife, will be guests of the Australian Government and will participate in major events in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.
In the evening, the President left the White House for a 10-day trip to Europe.
May 1, 1985
The President arrived at Cologne/Bonn airport and proceeded to Schloss Gymnich, his residence during his stay in the Federal Republic of Germany.
May 2, 1985
The President met in the morning at Schloss Gymnich with administration officials and members of the White House staff.
The President went to Villa Hammerschmidt, the official residence of West German President Richard von Weizsacker, for the formal arrival ceremony for his state visit. President Reagan then met with President Weizsacker at Villa Hammerschmidt and later with Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the Federal Chancellery.
In the afternoon, the President attended a plenary session with summit leaders at the Federal Chancellery. He then went to the residence of William M. Woessner, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission, for bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan and President Francois Mitterrand of France.
In the evening, the President met at Schloss Gymnich with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom.
Later, he attended a reception hosted by Chancellor Kohl at Schloss Augustusburg and a dinner for summit leaders at Schloss Falkenlust. He then returned to Schloss Gymnich.
May 3, 1985
The President met in the morning at Schloss Gymnich with administration officials and members of the White House staff.
The President began the first full day of meetings of the Bonn Economic Summit by attending a morning working session with summit leaders at Palais Schaumburg. After a working luncheon at Palais Schaumburg, he participated in an afternoon plenary session with summit leaders at the Federal Chancellery.
In the evening, the President attended a dinner at Palais Schaumburg hosted by Chancellor Kohl for summit leaders. He then returned to Schloss Gymnich.
May 4, 1985
The President met in the morning at Schloss Gymnich with administration officials and members of the White House staff.
The President went to the Federal Chancellery for a morning plenary session in the NATO Room, followed by a plenary luncheon.
In the evening, the President attended a dinner at Villa Hammerschmidt hosted by President von Weizsacker for summit leaders. He then returned to Schloss Gymnich.
May 6, 1985
In the afternoon, upon arriving in Madrid, Spain, the President attended a formal arrival ceremony at Pardo Palace, his residence during his stay.
In the evening, the President received a courtesy call from Spanish Prime Minister Marquez Felipe Gonzalez at Pardo Palace. Later, the President and Mrs. Reagan dined with King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia at Zarzuela Palace, their Majesties' residence. The President and Mrs. Reagan then returned to Pardo Palace.
May 7, 1985
In the afternoon, the President met with Manuel Fraga, leader of the opposition party, in the Tapestry Room at Pardo Palace.
May 8, 1985
After a brief arrival ceremony at Strasbourg airport, the President proceeded to Chateau des Rohan, where he attended a luncheon hosted by Pierre Pflimlin, President of the European Parliament.
In the evening, following his arrival in Lisbon, Portugal, the President attended an official welcoming ceremony at Jeronimos Monastery, where he also placed a wreath at the tomb of Luis Camoes, a Portuguese poet.
Later, the President met privately with President Antonio dos Santos Ramalho Eanes of Portugal and then held an expanded meeting with U.S. and Portuguese officials at Queluz Palace. He remained at the Palace overnight.
May 9, 1985
In the afternoon, the President met with Dr. Lucas Pires, president of the Centro Democratico Social Party, at Queluz Palace.
May 10, 1985
In the morning, the President reviewed an exhibition of Lusitanian horses in the garden at Queluz Palace. The President then returned to Washington, DC.
May 11, 1985
In the morning, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 13, 1985
In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
The White House announced that the President has invited His Majesty King Hussein I of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to make an official working visit to the United States. His Majesty has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on May 29.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fiscal year 1984 annual report of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
The President transmitted to the Congress the fourth annual report on the state of small business.
May 14, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, to discuss the President's trip to Europe;
-- the Cabinet, for a report on the budget from David A. Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III, and Donald T. Regan, Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, and to discuss the President's trip to Europe.
May 15, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III, Donald T. Regan, Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, and other members of the White House staff;
-- a tax reform group;
-- the board of directors of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation;
-- the Old Dominion University women's basketball team, the National Collegiate Athletic Association champions;
-- Bill Lucas, a Wayne County, MI, executive who recently became a Republican.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Roberto Suazo Cordova of the Republic of Honduras to make an official working visit to the United States. President Suazo has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on May 21.
The President requested the Congress to appropriate $2 billion in fiscal year 1985 and $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1986 for international security assistance. This request would provide $1.5 billion to Israel and $500 million to Egypt in fiscal year 1985 to assist these countries through their economic difficulties and $1.2 billion in fiscal year 1986 to help Israel meet its short-term foreign exchange requirements. This assistance would be accompanied by economic reforms in both countries. In addition, $8 million is requested in 1985 for various programs on the West Bank and in Gaza.
May 16, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to report on the Secretary's trip to the Middle East and the U.S.-Soviet arms control negotiations;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss pending trade legislation.
The President transmitted to the Congress the sixth annual report as required by the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978.
May 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The White House announced that the President today requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- Appropriation language in fiscal year 1985 that would remove the earmarking of funds for population activities for the Agency for International Development.
-- Fiscal year 1986 amended budget requests providing a net reduction of $56.2 million for the Department of Energy. This reduction is primarily the result of reduced funding requirements of the Southeastern Power Administration and the availability of prior year fund balances to help provide for energy supply research and development activities.
-- $3.4 million in fiscal year 1985 for the Department of the Treasury to consolidate the headquarters operations of the Financial Management Service (FMS). This proposal also reflects reductions of $2.6 million in fiscal year 1985 and $3.5 million in fiscal year 1986 made possible by reduced postage costs of the FMS.
The President also transmitted appropriations requests totaling $4.0 million in fiscal year 1985 and $17.6 million in fiscal year 1986 for the legislative branch and the judiciary and a fiscal year 1985 appropriation language change for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 19, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
May 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the evening, the President attended a farewell reception for Michael K. Deaver, Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, in the Rose Garden.
May 21, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership.
May 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Gabriel de la Guardia of Panama, Nicolae Gavrilescu of Romania, Han Xu of the People's Republic of China, and Mohammed Kamal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- $113 million in 1985 for the Department of Agriculture to enable the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to meet its obligations through fiscal year 1985. The Corporation has experienced greater than anticipated losses due to severe weather conditions during 1984 and the early part of 1985.
-- $75 million in 1985 and $50 million in 1986 to initiate the commercialization of the civil land remote sensing satellite system (LANDSAT). These funds would enable a private corporation to take over the LANDSAT system.
-- A reduction of $44.2 million in 1985 for the Veterans Administration. This reduction is possible because the number of recipients receiving readjustment benefits and the amounts being paid these recipients is less than had been anticipated.
The President also transmitted an appropriation request for $5 million in fiscal year 1985 for the legislative branch and requests totaling $3 million in fiscal year 1985 and a reduction of $395,000 in fiscal year 1986 for the Department of State.
May 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Lindsey Joffe, of Williamsville, NY, the National Arthritis Foundation poster child, and her family;
-- Danny Ferry of DeMatha High School in Washington, DC, the Nation's most outstanding high school basketball player;
-- Carol Gearhart, of Oxnard, CA, the Multiple Sclerosis Mother of the Year, and John Grout, of San Diego, CA, the Multiple Sclerosis Father of the Year.
May 24, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige and Lionel Olmer, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, who reported on their trip to India, China, and the Soviet Union;
-- Dith Prahn, presently a photographer for the New York Times, whose ordeal under the Khmer Rouge and eventual escape from Cambodia are portrayed in the film ``The Killing Fields,'' and Hang Ngor, the actor who portrayed Mr. Prahn in the film.
May 25, 1985
In the evening, the President attended a tennis tournament benefit for the Nancy Reagan Drug Abuse Fund on the South Lawn of the White House. The tournament was sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Washington, Inc. Following the tournament, a reception for the participants was held in the East Room.
May 27, 1985
In the morning, the President visited Arlington National Cemetery and placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He then left for a trip to Florida.
May 28, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Ambassador Max M. Kampelman, to discuss the upcoming second round of the U.S.-Soviet arms control negotiations;
-- the Cabinet; Dwight A. Ink, Acting Administrator of General Services; James C. Sanders, Administrator, Small Business Administration; James M. Beggs, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Harry N. Walters, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and senior White House staff members, to review the President's tax reform proposal;
-- senior administration officials, to discuss the tax reform proposal.
May 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Mrs. Geneva Camarena Salazar and her family. She is the widow of Enrique Camarena Salazar, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who was killed in Mexico.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal year 1984.
May 31, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Prime Minister Milka Planinc of Yugoslavia.
In the afternoon, after speaking at the Great Valley Corporate Center in Malvern, PA, the President traveled to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of severe storms, landslides, mudslides, and flooding beginning on May 16, which caused extensive property damage.
June 1, 1985
The President telephoned Brigitte Gerney, who was injured in a New York City construction-site accident, to express his encouragement and support.
June 2, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended a gala performance at Ford's Theatre.
June 3, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the National Security Council, to review SALT II restrictions;
-- David Owen, leader of the Social Democratic Party in the United Kingdom, to discuss East-West relations.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Ohio as a result of severe storms and tornadoes beginning on May 31, which caused extensive property damage.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a result of severe storms and tornadoes beginning on May 31, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Federal Finance Bank:
Richard G. Darman, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; and
Carole Jones Dineen, Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
June 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss tax reform and aid to the contras;
-- Senator Jake Garn of Utah and space shuttle astronauts.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation:
John R. Norton III, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will succeed Richard E. Lyng; and
Robert L. Thompson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Economics), will succeed William Gene Lesher.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Commission on Agricultural Trade and Export Policy:
John R. Norton III, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, will succeed Richard E. Lyng; and
Robert L. Thompson, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Economics), will succeed William Gene Lesher.
June 6, 1985
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for terms of 2 years:
Edwin Meese III, Attorney General. He would succeed William P. Clark.
William Emerson Brock III, Secretary of Labor. He would succeed Raymond J. Donovan.
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. He would succeed Lee L. Verstandig.
Gilbert M. Barrett, county commissioner of Dougherty County, GA. This is a reappointment.
James S. Dwight, partner, Deloitte, Haskins & Sells. This is a reappointment.
Gov. John Carlin of Kansas. He would succeed Governor Bruce Babbitt of Arizona.
June 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The President transmitted to the Congress the eighth annual report of the National Institute of Building Sciences.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following for fiscal year 1985:
-- $76.4 million for the Department of Agriculture's special supplemental food program.
-- $2.5 million for the Department of Commerce to pay additional claims against the Fishermen's Guaranty Fund.
-- $15 million in transfer authority to cover additional pay costs for the Federal Aviation Administration.
The President also transmitted appropriations requests totaling $3.5 million in fiscal year 1985 and $4.9 million in fiscal year 1986 for the legislative branch and a request by the judiciary for $5.5 million in fiscal year 1985 to build a new office building on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 9, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David, MD.
In the evening, the President telephoned his support to participants of an Americans Against Abortion rally in Los Angeles, CA.
June 10, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- President Nicolas Ardito Barletta of Panama, to discuss Central American policy and U.S.-Panama issues.
June 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a bipartisan group of Members of the House of Representatives, to discuss the vote on aid to the Nicaraguan democratic resistance;
-- a group of space scientists, for lunch.
The White House announced that the President has asked the Vice President to undertake a foreign policy mission later this month to consult with allied leaders on national security and trade issues. Accordingly, the Vice President, accompanied by Mrs. Bush, will visit Rome, Bonn, The Hague, Brussels, Geneva, Paris, and London between June 23 and July 3 for meetings with government leaders in those capitals. The President has asked the Vice President to follow up on the discussions of the Bonn summit and consult with national leaders, as well as the NATO and European Community leadership, on a full range of issues, including intermediate-range nuclear force (INF) deployment, interim restraints related to the SALT II treaty, arms control, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and international trade.
June 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Senate Steering Committee, to discuss legislative matters.
The White House announced that during the President's visit to China last year, he invited President Li Xiannian to make a state visit to the United States. President Li has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on July 23.
June 13, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President participated in a ceremony honoring Gen. Jimmy Doolittle, formally presenting the general with his fourth star. Also present were active and retired four-star generals of the Air Force.
The President requested the Congress to provide $250 million in fiscal year 1985 for economic assistance to the Government of Jordan.
June 14, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
After his remarks at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, MD, the President traveled to Camp David for a weekend stay.
June 16, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
The President telephoned C.E. Meyer, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Trans World Airlines, to discuss the hijacking of TWA flight 847.
June 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the National Security Council, for an update on the situation in the Middle East;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to review trade issues;
-- small business leaders, to discuss tax reform;
-- Senators Howell T. Heflin and Jeremiah Denton of Alabama and Mack Mattingly of Georgia, to discuss restrictions on textile and apparel imports;
-- the Chemical Warfare Review Commission, a group of Members of the House of Representatives, and Donald S. Lowitz, Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, to receive the Commission's report and to discuss binary chemical weapons.
June 18, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the cochairmen of a tax reform coalition.
In the afternoon, the President telephoned the family of Robert D. Stethem, the navy serviceman killed in Beirut during the hijacking of Trans World Airlines flight 847, to extend his and Mrs. Reagan's condolences.
June 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended the premiere of the film ``The Dream is Alive'' at the National Air and Space Museum.
June 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Alexandre Hay, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Poul Schluter of Denmark to make an official visit to the United States. Prime Minister Schluter has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on September 10.
June 21, 1985
After his remarks in Dallas, TX, the President traveled to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
June 23, 1985
The President returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 24, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Governors Bruce Babbitt of Arizona, Dick Thornburgh of Pennsylvania, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Robert D. Orr of Indiana, Joseph E. Brennan of Maine, John H. Sununu of New Hampshire, James Martin of North Carolina, Charles S. Robb of Virginia, and Arch A. Moore, Jr., of West Virginia, to discuss tax reform;
-- Armand Hammer, Chairman of the President's Cancer Panel.
June 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the hijacking of Trans World Airlines flight 847, the current legislative agenda, and tax reform;
-- Andy North, the U.S. Open golf champion.
June 26, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the House Ways and Means Committee, to discuss passage of the tax reform plan;
-- members of the White House staff.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- $300,000 in fiscal year 1985 for the Department of the Treasury, to cover activities related to U.S. participation in the International Police Organization (INTERPOL).
-- $3.3 million in fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Energy, to cover operations of the Alaska Power Administration.
-- Appropriation language for the Department of the Treasury and the Environmental Protection Agency.
June 27, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- racecar driver Richard Petty, who was accompanied by Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina.
June 29, 1985
Throughout the day, the President met at the White House with his national security advisers and consulted by telephone with other advisers concerning the TWA hijacking situation.
July 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet.
In the afternoon, the President participated in the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for Clayton Yeutter as United States Trade Representative.
July 2, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- business leaders, to discuss deficit reduction;
-- Armando C. Albarron, the 1985 Disabled Veteran of the Year;
-- Edward F. Cadman, president of Rotary International.
In the afternoon, the President telephoned the family of Robert D. Stethem, the Navy serviceman killed in Beirut during the hijacking of Trans World Airlines flight 847, to again extend his and Mrs. Reagan's condolences.
July 3, 1985
Throughout the day, the President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 18th annual report on the operation of the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965.
July 5, 1985
In the morning, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 7, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
July 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President and administration officials, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the Vice President's trip to Europe.
July 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the budget;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, to discuss the budget.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation:
James A. Baker III, Secretary of the Treasury; and
Christopher Hicks, Deputy Assistant to the President for Administration.
July 10, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Budget Conference Committee.
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert L. Thompson, an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture (Economics), to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years. He would succeed William Gene Lesher.
July 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senators Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Orrin Hatch of Utah, and Paul Laxalt of Nevada, to discuss a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget;
-- the Domestic Policy Council.
The President transmitted to the Congress a report reviewing preparations for the 1985 Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women.
July 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
In the afternoon, the President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to have the benign polyp that was discovered during his March 8 physical examination removed. During the procedure, a larger polyp was discovered in his intestines and biopsied. The decision was made to remove it surgically on the following day. Dr. Dale Oller, USN, head of general surgery at the hospital, stated that ``The President is in superior condition, and chances for a normal and full recovery are excellent.'' In the evening, the President underwent preoperative testing and spoke by telephone with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, from his room at the hospital, where he remained overnight.
July 13, 1985
In the morning, the President met at Bethesda Naval Hospital with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; Fred Fielding, Counsel to the President; and Larry M. Speakes, Principal Deputy Press Secretary to the President. Later in the morning, he underwent a right hemicolectomy and an ileo-transverse colostomy. Dr. Dale Oller, USN, stated that the ``operation went without incident.''
July 14, 1985
After spending the night in the recovery room, the President returned to his suite at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Later in the morning, he met with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff. The White House announced that the President was recovering more quickly than anticipated.
July 15, 1985
In the morning, the White House announced that the President continued to recover well from his surgery. In the afternoon, he met at Bethesda Naval Hospital with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff. Late in the afternoon, Dr. Dale Oller, USN, announced that, based on the results of the biopsy, the tumor was cancerous but that it had not spread, and that no further therapy was indicated.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation:
John William Bode would succeed Mary Claiborne Jarratt. He is an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture-designate (Food and Consumer Services).
Raymond D. Lett would succeed C.W. McMillan. He is an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture-designate (Marketing and Inspection Services).
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert Michael Kimmitt, General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Financing Bank.
July 16, 1985
The White House announced that the President continued to recover well from surgery. He met in his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to serve as ex officio, advisory, nonvoting members of the National Commission on Space:
Orville G. Bentley, Assistant Secretary of Science and Education, Department of Education;
Erich Bloch, Director, National Science Foundation;
Jennifer L. Dorn, Director, Commercial Space Transportation, Department of Transportation;
George A. Keyworth II, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
Richard H. Shay, Deputy General Counsel, Department of Commerce.
The White House announced that the President received the report of the Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Weapons Program Management. The report was prepared in compliance with section 1632 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98 - 525) and Executive Order 12499 of January 18, 1985. The Task Group addressed procedures used by the Departments of Defense and Energy in establishing requirements and providing resources for the research, development, testing, production, surveillance, and retirement of nuclear weapons.
July 17, 1985
The White House announced that the President continued to recover well from surgery. He met in his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital with the Vice President; Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff; and Craig L. Fuller, Assistant to the President for Cabinet Affairs. They discussed the budget, the Vice President's and Mr. Regan's meeting with the Senate Finance Committee, and other domestic and foreign issues.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following:
-- $3.2 million in transfer authority for fiscal year 1985 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to handle the increased single-family mortgage insurance workload.
-- $3.6 million in fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Justice to enable the Attorney General to participate in a classified project.
-- Offsetting budget amendments in fiscal year 1986 to reflect a transfer of functions in the Department of Justice.
-- $1.0 million in fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Justice to enable the Presidential Commission on Organized Crime to complete its work.
July 18, 1985
The White House announced that the President continued to recover extremely well from surgery. He met in his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital with Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, who briefed the President on economic issues; and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, who briefed the President on the conclusion of round two of the U.S.-Soviet nuclear and space arms negotiations and also on terrorism and efforts to combat it.
July 19, 1985
The White House announced that the President continued on the road to recovery. He met in his room at Bethesda Naval Hospital with:
-- Donald T. Regan, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, to review candidates for Director of the Office of Management and Budget and other personnel matters and the budget;
-- Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss Mr. McFarlane's upcoming meeting with Soviet leaders and the final round of the U.S.-Soviet nuclear and space arms negotiations;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, to report on his trip to Pacific and Southeast Asian countries.
The President transmitted to the Congress the sixth annual report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
The White House announced that the President has declared a major disaster for the State of California as a result of grass, wildlands, and forest fires beginning on or about June 26, which caused extensive property damage.
The White House announced that the President has designated Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III to head the United States Presidential delegation to attend the inauguration of Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, on July 28. The other two members of the delegation are U.S. Ambassador to Peru David Jordan and Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Elliott Abrams. Secretary Baker will make a brief stop in Guatemala on Monday, July 29, on his return to Washington.
July 20, 1985
In the afternoon, the President left Bethesda Naval Hospital and returned to the White House.
July 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
July 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, Secretary of State George P. Shultz, and other administration officials, who briefed the President on the current status of the proposed China-United States agreement on nuclear energy.
July 24, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- bipartisan congressional leaders, to discuss the remaining congressional agenda and the budget.
July 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss domestic and foreign issues.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1984 annual report of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the fiscal year 1984 annual report of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.
July 26, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his foreign policy advisers.
The President requested the Congress to provide $2.4 million in transfer authority for fiscal year 1985 for the Small Business Administration to handle the processing of the greater-than-anticipated number of disaster loan applications received during the year.
The President appointed Edward Moore Kennedy, United States Senator from the State of Massachusetts, upon recommendation of the President pro tempore of the Senate and in consultation with the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, to be a member of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. This is a new position.
The President requested the Congress to consider amended fiscal year 1986 appropriations requests totaling $1.1 billion. These proposals eliminate the 5 percent pay cut proposed in the President's fiscal year 1986 February budget for Federal civilian employees as endorsed by the administration and are reflected in the Senate budget resolution. The amendments cover all nondefense agencies.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 28, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
July 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., USN, Commander in Chief, Pacific.
July 30, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the budget and other issues before the Congress;
-- Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico and Representative William H. Gray III of Pennsylvania, chairmen of the Senate and House Budget Committees, respectively, for a luncheon meeting to discuss the budget.
The President announced his intention to appoint Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, to be a member and representative of the United States to the Delaware River Basin Commission and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. He will succeed William P. Clark.
July 31, 1985
Throughout the day, the President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President met in the Oval Office at the White House with his daughter Maureen, who reported on her recent trip to Africa, where she participated in the United Nations Conference on Women.
The President telephoned Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler at Columbia Women's Hospital to wish her well and a speedy recovery from surgery.
The President attended a farewell party for David A. Stockman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
August 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to receive an update on the farm situation;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
The White House announced that on Tuesday, July 30, a small area of irritated skin on the right side of the President's nose was removed. The irritation had recently been aggravated by the adhesive tape used while the President was in the hospital. It was examined for evidence of infection, and it was determined no further treatment was necessary.
August 2, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his recent trip to Helsinki, Finland.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
August 4, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
August 5, 1985
Throughout the day, the President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
August 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his national security advisers;
-- Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia;
-- the executive board of the Knights of Columbus, to discuss tax reform;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the morning, the President telephoned Gov. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee to congratulate him on his election as Chairman of the National Governors Conference.
August 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his national security advisers;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to review trade policy.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Wyoming as a result of severe storms, hail, and flooding beginning on August 1, which caused extensive property damage.
August 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his national security advisers;
-- the Cabinet, to review plans for the fiscal year 1987 budget;
-- the Vice President, for lunch.
August 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- his national security advisers;
-- the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to review the U.S. International Trade Commission's options concerning shoe imports.
The President announced his intention to recess appoint the following-named persons:
Vance L. Clark, to be Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration. He will succeed Charles Wilson Shuman.
Thomas John Josefiak, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 1991. He will succeed Frank P. Reiche.
Raymond D. Lett, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Hugh Montgomery, to be the Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador. He will succeed Harvey J. Feldman.
Herbert Stuart Okun, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations with the rank and status of Ambassador. He will succeed Jose S. Sorzano.
Robert E. Rader, Jr., to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the term expiring April 27, 1991. He will succeed Timothy F. Cleary.
John R. Wall, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 27, 1987. He will succeed Robert A. Rowland.
August 11, 1985
The President left the White House for a trip to California.
August 18, 1985
The President spoke by telephone with Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada, who informed the President of his plans to retire.
August 19, 1985
The White House announced that the President has invited Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze to a meeting at the White House on September 27, and the Foreign Minister has accepted. The meeting will review all areas of our relations and will help prepare for the President's meeting with General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in November. Among those participating from the U.S. side will be Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
August 28, 1985
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of the Republic of Singapore to make an official working visit to the United States. Prime Minister Lee has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on October 8.
September 2, 1985
The President returned to Washington, DC, following his trip to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA.
September 3, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the legislative agenda for the fall and the international situation.
September 4, 1985
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 the President has invited President Samora Moises Machel of the People's Republic of Mozambique to make an official working visit to the United States. President Machel has accepted the invitation and will meet with the President at the White House on September 19.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Elena, beginning on or about September 2, which caused extensive property damage.
September 5, 1985
The President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with U.S. marshals.
The President met at the White House with his foreign policy advisers to discuss South Africa.
September 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany and Mrs. Richard Burt;
-- Martha Seger, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 7, 1985
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Alabama as a result of Hurricane Elena, beginning on or about September 2, which caused extensive property damage.
September 8, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
September 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Herman W. Nickel, who was returning to his post with a letter from President Reagan to President Pieter Willem Botha;
-- the NATO Military Committee and major NATO commanders;
-- American Jewish leaders, to discuss Soviet Jews;
-- the Economic Policy Council, to discuss trade policy.
The President requested the Congress to provide the following for fiscal year 1986:
-- Offsetting amendments that would enable the Department of Health and Human Services to provide an additional $30.8 million for research into the causes of and measures for the prevention of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
-- $20.7 million for the Department of the Interior to improve the Minerals Management Services' royalty management program, refinance a loan by the Federal Financing Bank to the Guam Power Authority, and provide for a payment to the Alaska Nature Escrow Account as required by law.
-- $8.0 million for the Department of Justice to provide for the consolidation of various offices of the Department in the Washington, DC, area.
The President also proposed amended 1986 budget requests for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Administration, and the Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission.
September 10, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of a coalition for tax reform;
-- Senators Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, Sam Nunn of Georgia, John W. Warner of Virginia, Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, George J. Mitchell of Maine, Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, and Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland, who reported on their recent trip to the Soviet Union.
The White House announced that President Reagan sent a message to President Jose Napoleon Duarte Fuentes of El Salvador expressing his concern regarding the kidnaping of President Duarte's daughter, Ines.
September 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Prince Sultan Bin Salman al-Saud, the Saudi Arabian astronaut who flew on board the space shuttle Discovery, and Daniel C. Brandenstein, crew commander of the space shuttle;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss South Africa, trade legislation, tax reform, and the continuing budget resolution;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
September 12, 1985
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the Republican Eagles, major donors to the Republican Party, in the Residence.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Florida as a result of Hurricane Elena, which caused extensive damage.
September 13, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Intelligence Oversight Board.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
September 15, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
September 16, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- members of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.
The President announced his intention to designate Malcolm Forbes, Jr., as Chairman of the Board for International Broadcasting. He has served as a member since September 23, 1983. He will succeed Frank Shakespeare.
The President transmitted to the Congress a report on the recommendations of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the 1984 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education.
September 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, to discuss the Commission's activities and plans;
-- the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, to receive a report;
-- congressional leaders, to discuss agricultural issues.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors F. Rawdon Dalrymple of Australia, Eulogio Jose Santarella Ulloa of the Dominican Republic, Edward A. Laing of Belize, Federico Vargas Peralta of Costa Rica, Padraic N. MacKernan of Ireland, and Hector Luisi of Uruguay.
The President announced his intention to nominate Richard N. Holwill, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, to be a member of the board of the Panama Canal Commission. He would succeed John Alden Bushnell.
September 18, 1985
While en route to address the citizens of Concord, NH, the President called Rev. Benjamin Weir, who had recently been released after being held hostage in Lebanon for 18 months, to express his relief at Reverend Weir's release and his determination to see the remaining hostages freed.
The President met at the White House with Senator Bob Packwood, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, to discuss the legislative agenda.
September 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with the Domestic Policy Council to discuss a flat-rate per diem, bilingual education, the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation, and aviation safety.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Michigan as a result of severe storms and flooding beginning on September 5, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be Governors of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for terms of 3 years:
Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He will succeed Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr.; and
George P. Shultz, Secretary of State. This is a reappointment.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution for terms expiring April 9, 1990:
John F. Lehman, Jr., of Virginia, Secretary of the Navy; and
John O. Marsh, Jr., of Virginia, Secretary of the Army.
September 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of agricultural leaders.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1984 annual report of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee.
The White House announced that President Reagan sent a letter on September 19 to President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado of Mexico offering his condolences to the people of Mexico following a serious earthquake on September 19. President Reagan also expressed his willingness to provide any assistance that the Mexican Government or people might require.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD. En route to Camp David, the President stopped at Bethesda Naval Hospital for routine post-operative exams, including a chest x-ray and blood tests.
September 22, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
September 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the President's Export Council;
-- President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak of Egypt;
-- Congressman Jack Kemp of New York and the board of governors of the NFL Alumni Association;
-- Congressman Michael Bilirakis of Florida and Scott McQuigg, a high school journalism student;
-- Congressmen Norman D. Shumway of California and Howard C. Nielson of Utah;
-- Raymond Lansford, president of Kiwanis International;
-- Senator Jesse Helms and Congressman Charles O. Whitley of North Carolina and Dr. Norman Wiggins, president of Campbell College;
-- Senator John H. Chafee of Rhode Island and a group of Vietnam veterans.
In the evening, the President went to the Washington Hilton to attend the Inner Circle reception.
Later in the evening, the President spoke by telephone with Mrs. Reagan, who had traveled to Mexico to observe conditions after a series of earthquakes struck that country the previous week. While in Mexico City, Mrs. Reagan presented President Miguel De la Madrid Hurtado with a letter from President Reagan conveying the sympathy and support of the American people.
September 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassadors Harvey F. Nelson, Jr. (Swaziland), Sheldon J. Krys (Trinidad and Tobago), Owen W. Roberts (Togo), Robert V. Keeley (Greece), Natale H. Bellocchi (Botswana), Michael G. Sotirhos (Jamaica), and Richard W. Bogosian (Niger), prior to their departure for their overseas posts.
September 26, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the September 25 meeting between Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze at the United Nations;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Napoleon McCallum, Heisman Trophy candidate;
-- a group of new White House fellows;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to discuss synthetic fuel legislation.
September 27, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Prime Minister Marquez Felipe Gonzalez of Spain;
-- Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President designated J. Fernando Niebla as Chairperson of the National Council on Vocational Education. He has served as a member of the Council since February 12, 1985.
The President transmitted to the Congress amended fiscal year 1986 appropriation requests totaling a net reduction of $207.4 million. These include:
-- $54.0 million to assist the armed forces and the law enforcement agencies of El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, and Guatemala to combat terrorism in their countries.
-- $20.6 million for the Department of Transportation to provide funds to the Federal Aviation Administration for improved civil aviation security and additional safety inspectors. In addition to this amount, $15.0 million would be transferred from unobligated prior year balances in another function to provide for aviation security-related research and development.
-- A net reduction of $282.0 million for the Small Business Administration. This reduction is possible because of the lower-than-anticipated need for additional capital for the Business Loan and Investment Fund.
September 30, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret M. Heckler.
In the evening, the President hosted a private dinner for the Prince and Princess of Lichtenstein in the Residence.
October 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- Republican Senators, for a breakfast meeting;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the continuing resolution, appropriations bills, the status of the 1987 budget process, debt ceiling legislation, recent meetings with foreign leaders, and the upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva;
-- the leadership of the Order Sons of Italy in America, the oldest and largest Italian-American organization in the United States.
The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office for Adm. William J. Crowe, Jr., as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The President hosted a reception in the State Dining Room for the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
October 2, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual reports for fiscal years 1981 and 1982 by the Secretary of Labor under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
The President hosted a reception in the Residence for major donors to Citizens for America, a national nonpartisan civic organization that supports the President's economic and national security programs.
October 3, 1985
The President announced that upon the confirmation of John Norton Moore, he will be designated as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term of 3 years. Mr. Moore was nominated on September 9.
October 4, 1985
The President announced his intention to redesignate Armand Hammer as Chairman of the President's Cancer Panel for a term of 1 year.
In the afternoon, the President went to Parsippany, NJ, to attend a fundraising luncheon for the New Jersey State Republican Party. Following his remarks, he went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
October 6, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
October 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Lord Carrington, Secretary General of NATO, to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and East-West developments;
-- Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro.
October 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro.
In the morning, the President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for James C. Miller III as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Miller was sworn in by the Vice President.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
October 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to discuss the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro.
The White House announced that the President has designated Theodore F. Brophy to be Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee for the term of 1 year. Mr. Brophy has been a member of the Committee since December 16, 1982, and has held the position of Vice Chairman until April 2, 1985. He would succeed Joseph V. Charyk.
October 10, 1985
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a result of severe storms, landslides, mudslides, and flooding, beginning on October 6, which caused extensive property damage.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Critical Materials Council:
Danny J. Boggs, Deputy Secretary of Energy, to be designated Chairman;
Thomas Gale Moore, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers; and
Robert N. Broadbent, an Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
In the evening, the President called Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy to express his appreciation and praise for Italy's role in the coordinated effort to bring to justice the terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro.
Throughout the night, the President was kept abreast of the terrorists involved in the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro by Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
October 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President called the family of Leon Klinghoffer, who was killed during the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro, to express his and Mrs. Reagan's condolences.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Connecticut as a result of Hurricane Gloria beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
October 14, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
October 15, 1985
The President declared a major disaster for the State of New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Gloria beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Rhode Island as a result of Hurricane Gloria beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
October 16, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
October 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- a group of Republican Governors.
In the evening, the President went to the J.W. Marriott Hotel to attend a fundraising dinner for the Republican Governors Association.
October 18, 1985
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 New York as a result of Hurricane Gloria beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
October 21, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Congressman G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery of Mississippi and Susan Aiken, Miss America.
October 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss foreign and domestic issues;
-- Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada, to discuss the Senator's meeting with President Ferdinand E. Marcos of the Philippines in Manila;
-- Prime Minister Herbert Blaize of Grenada;
-- Kamoya Kimeu, of Kenya, recipient of the National Geographic John Oliver La Gorce Medal for his anthropological achievements in Africa;
-- the House Appropriations Committee, to discuss the ABM treaty and strategic defense appropriations.
October 23, 1985
In the morning, the President went to New York to address the 40th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Upon arrival, he went to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where he stayed during his visit. In the afternoon, the President went to the United Nations to attend a reception and luncheon for the heads of state and government participating in the session. The luncheon was hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar de la Guerra. Following the luncheon, the President returned to his suite at the hotel where he held bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India, President Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan, and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom. In the evening, the President hosted a reception for the heads of state and government and their accompanying foreign ministers at the hotel.
October 24, 1985
Following his address before the United Nations Assembly, the President went to the United States Mission where he met with Prime Minister Bettino Craxi of Italy and later with allied leaders. The President then returned to his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel where he met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada. In the evening, the President hosted a reception and working dinner for allied leaders at the hotel.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Leon Febres-Cordero of the Republic of Ecuador to make an official working visit to the United States. President Febres-Cordero has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Reagan at the White House on January 8, 1986.
October 25, 1985
In the morning, the President held bilateral meetings in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel with Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone of Japan and with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of the Federal Republic of Germany. Later he met with the family of Leon Klinghoffer, who was killed during the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro. The President then returned to Andrews Air Force Base, MD, where he boarded Marine One and left for a weekend stay at Camp David.
October 27, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
The President spoke by telephone with several members of the Kansas City Royals baseball team, following their winning of the World Series championship in Kansas City, MO.
October 28, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Domestic Policy Council, to receive the final report of the President's Private Sector Survey on Cost Control in the Federal Government;
-- family members of hostages abducted in Lebanon.
The President declared a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a result of Hurricane Gloria beginning on September 27, which caused extensive property damage.
October 29, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senators Mack Mattingly and Sam Nunn and Congressman J. Roy Royland of Georgia and Lucy McTier of Georgia;
-- Senator Warren B. Rudman of New Hampshire and Emil Nagy of New Hampshire;
-- Congressman Robert H. Michel of Illinois and Christine Green and David Dehymer of Illinois;
-- Congressman J. Alex McMillan of North Carolina and Harry Dalton of North Carolina;
-- Congressman Michael G. Oxley of Ohio and actor Don Williams, who portrayed the President in a production by Hexagon, a Washington, DC, theater group.
The President attended a reception for Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.
October 30, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- a group of new Republicans;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Reagan went to the National Gallery of Art to view the ``Treasure Houses of Britain'' exhibit.
October 31, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- President Jose Napoleon Duarte Fuentes of El Salvador and his daughter Ines Guadalupe Duarte, who had been kidnaped by terrorists, to express his support for President Duarte's efforts in fighting terrorism;
-- Ambassador Robert L. Barry, U.S. Representative to the Conference on Confidence and Security-Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe, who reported on the final round of negotiations in Stockholm.
The President requested the Congress to provide $16.0 million in fiscal year 1986 to the Department of Commerce for the implementation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's research and management responsibilities under the United States-Canada pacific salmon treaty.
November 1, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President announced the members of the United States delegation to observe the Guatemalan Presidential election in Guatemala on Sunday, November 3.
Senator Richard Lugar and Representative Buddy Roemer of Louisiana will serve as cochairmen of the delegation. The members of the delegation will be:
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky;
Representative William B. Richardson of New Mexico;
Representative Chester Atkins of Massachusetts;
Representative Robert Lagomarsino of California;
Representative John McCain of Arizona;
Alberto Piedra, U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala;
William Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs;
Louise Hoppe, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs;
Raymond F. Burghardt, Senior Director for Latin American Affairs, National Security Council;
Bruce McColm, U.S. Representative to the OAS Commission on Human Rights, Washington, DC;
Dr. Howard Penniman, political scientist, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC;
Carl Gershman, president, National Endowment for Democracy, Washington, DC;
Georges Fauriol, author and foreign affairs analyst, Washington, DC;
Bruce Cameron, consultant, formerly with Americans for Democratic Action, Washington, DC;
Jose Sorzano, associate professor of government, Georgetown University, Washington, DC;
Josiah Moore, chairman, Papago Tribe of Arizona;
Richard Ouderkirk, professor of history, Principia College, Elsah, IL;
William Doherty, director, American Federation for Free Labor Development, AFL - CIO, Washington, DC;
Cameron Clark, Jr., president, Production Sharing International, Ltd., Southport, CT;
John Silber, president, Boston University, Boston, MA; and
Charles Bartlett, president, Jefferson Foundation and Pulitzer Prize winner, Washington, DC.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Juan beginning on or about October 27, which caused extensive property damage.
In the afternoon, the President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he underwent a routine post-operative examination. Following the examination, he went to Camp David, MD, for a weekend stay.
November 3, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
November 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Wyatt Durrette, Virginia gubernatorial candidate;
-- the Economic Policy Council, for an update on the farm credit system.
November 5, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- James C. Miller III, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Stanislas Batchi of the Congo, Leshele A. Thoahlane of Lesotho, Timon S. Mangwazu of Malawi, Salah Ahmed of Sudan, Nalumino Mundia of Zambia, Johannes H.A. Buekes of South Africa, Albert O. Xavier of Grenada, and Edouard Kadigiri of Burundi.
November 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his recent trip to the Soviet Union.
November 7, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- private sector supporters of the Strategic Defense Initiative;
-- Soviet affairs experts, for lunch.
The President attended the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for Edward V. Hickey, Jr., as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission.
November 8, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev;
-- religious leaders, for lunch;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of West Virginia as a result of severe storms, landslides, and flooding beginning on or about November 3, which caused extensive property damage.
The President transmitted to the Congress the annual reports for fiscal years 1983 and 1984 under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 as prepared by the Secretary of Labor.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 1984 annual reports on activities under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 of the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services and of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
November 9, 1985
In the morning, the President welcomed Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Wales in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.
The President declared major disasters for the Commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia as a result of severe storms, landslides, and flooding, beginning on or about November 3, which caused extensive property damage.
November 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the congressional leadership, to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings balanced budget legislation.
November 13, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev;
-- George F. Moody, chairman, and Richard F. Schubert, president, of the American National Red Cross, to discuss their disaster relief campaign.
November 14, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Stephen Warren Bosworth;
-- U.S. arms negotiators, to discuss the current status of the nuclear and space arms negotiations in Geneva.
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of Canada to make an official visit to the United States. Prime Minister Mulroney has accepted and will meet with the President at the White House on March 18, 1986.
November 15, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- Senators Pete Wilson of California and Ernest F. Hollings of South Carolina, who delivered a letter signed by Senators who support the Strategic Defense Initiative.
The President announced the members of the United States delegation to attend ceremonies marking Oman's National Day, November 18 - 19. Former President Gerald R. Ford will serve as chairman of the delegation. The other members of the delegation are:
Former First Lady Betty Ford, of California;
Joseph D. Ambrose, president, Ambrose Properties, Inc., Fort Worth, TX;
Kathleen A. Warwick, corporate securities counsel, Mobil Corp., New York, NY;
Alexandra Hufty Hayes, of Palm Beach, FL;
Archibald Roosevelt, director of international affairs, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY;
Darius N. Keaton, former chairman of the board and president, Charter Oil Co., and former chairman and owner, Edington Oil Co., San Francisco, CA; and
Robert Barrett, president, Barrett Consultants, of California.
November 16, 1985
In the evening, President Reagan arrived at Geneva-Cointrin Airport, where he was greeted by Swiss President Kurt Furgler. He then went to Maison de Saussure, his residence during his stay in Switzerland.
November 17, 1985
In the afternoon, the President met with senior advisers at the Pometta residence.
November 18, 1985
In the morning, the President met with senior advisers and again later at a working luncheon at the Pometta residence. In the afternoon, the President went to Le Reposoir for a formal welcoming ceremony. Participating in the ceremony were Switzerland's President Kurt Furgler, Foreign Minister Pierre Aubert, and Chief of Protocol Johannes Manz. President Reagan and President Furgler then participated in a bilateral meeting.
November 19, 1985
In the morning, the President met with senior advisers at the Pometta residence. Later in the morning, the President began the first day of the Soviet-U.S. summit meeting by conferring at Fleur d'Eau with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, first in an extended private meeting and then in a plenary session. After a working luncheon with senior advisers at the Pometta residence, the President participated in a plenary session at Fleur d'Eau. After the session, at the suggestion of the President, the two leaders left the residence and walked to a nearby pool house, where they spoke privately. In the evening, the President attended a dinner at the Soviet Mission hosted by General Secretary Gorbachev. The President then returned to Maison de Saussure.
November 20, 1985
In the morning, the President met with senior advisers at the Pometta residence. Later in the morning, the President met privately with Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev at the Soviet Mission and then participated in a plenary session. After a working luncheon with his senior advisers at the Pometta residence, the President returned to the Soviet Mission for private meetings with General Secretary Gorbachev and a plenary session. The final private meeting of the day was concluded with the two leaders receiving status reports from each of their delegations. In the evening, the President attended a reception for the summit meeting delegations and Swiss community leaders at La Gandole. Later in the evening, the President hosted a dinner for General Secretary Gorbachev at Maison de Saussure.
November 21, 1985
In the morning, following their remarks on issuing a joint statement, President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev met privately to say goodbye. In the afternoon, the President arrived at Zaventem Airport, Brussels, Belgium, where he was greeted by King Baudouin I and Queen Fabiola. The President went to NATO Headquarters, where he addressed a special meeting of the North Atlantic Council on the Soviet-U.S. summit meeting in Geneva. The President then returned to Washington, DC.
November 22, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the Soviet-U.S. summit meeting in Geneva.
The President announced his intention to nominate Chester A. Crocker, an Assistant Secretary of State (African Affairs), to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 1991. This is a reappointment.
November 25, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President presented the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service to Verne Orr, Secretary of the Air Force, who is retiring.
In a Rose Garden ceremony, the President was presented with a 60-pound turkey for Thanksgiving by John Holden, president, and Lew Walts, executive vice president, of the National Turkey Federation. The occasion marked the 38th presentation to the Nation's First Family in commemoration of the holiday.
In the afternoon, the President presented the 1985 Sertoma International Service to Mankind Award to John Fling in recognition of his work with the blind and needy of Columbia, SC.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received the official 1985 Christmas Seals of the American Lung Association from entertainer Pearl Bailey, the 1985 Christmas Seal chairman.
The White House announced that the Aggregate Report on Personnel was being transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
The White House announced that the Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. of St. Louis, MO, has requested an exemption from the requirements of section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, that would permit establishment of a barge fleeting area on the Ohio River near Mound City, IL. The President has appointed James R. Reilly, chief of staff, Office of the Governor, State of Illinois, and Bruce Williams, administrative assistant, Office of the Governor, State of Kentucky, to represent their respective States on the Endangered Species Committee to consider this application. In addition to the two members from the affected States, the Committee consists of six designated Federal officials, with the Secretary of the Interior serving as Chairman.
November 26, 1985
The President left the White House and went to Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
December 2, 1985
The President returned to Washington, DC, after spending the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at Rancho del Cielo, his ranch near Santa Barbara, CA, and traveling to Seattle, WA, to address a fundraising luncheon for Senator Slade Gorton.
December 3, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Republican congressional leadership, to discuss government funding, tax reform, the debt ceiling, and farm legislation;
-- Senator Paul Laxalt, of Nevada, to discuss the situation in the Philippines;
-- the National Security Council and the Economic Policy Council.
The President declared a major disaster for the State of Florida as a result of Hurricane Kate, which caused extensive damage.
December 4, 1985
The President met at the White House with Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President transmitted to the Congress the 18th annual report of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program covering calendar year 1984.
The President transmitted to the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate a report on the Federal agencies implementation of the Privacy Act of 1974.
December 5, 1985
The President met at the White House with members of the White House staff.
The President telephoned the Environmental Protection Agency on the 15th anniversary of its existence. His remarks were transmitted to EPA employees over the agency's public address system.
The President met in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building with former Members of Congress.
The President appointed Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger as Chairman of the Interagency Committee for the Purchase of United States Savings Bonds for a term of 2 years.
In the evening, the President attended the 30th anniversary dinner of National Review magazine at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The President stayed at the hotel overnight. While in New York, the President telephoned Gino Casanova, of Seattle, WA, a veteran who had been fasting since mid-October to promote more active efforts in locating servicemen still missing in Southeast Asia.
December 6, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz;
-- James C. Miller III, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, to discuss the fiscal year 1987 budget.
The President transmitted to the Congress the eighth annual report on Federal energy conservation programs undertaken during fiscal year 1984.
The President announced the members of the United States delegation to observe the Presidential run-off elections in Guatemala on December 8. Senator Mark O. Hatfield (R - OR) and Representative William B. Richardson (D - NM) will serve as Cochairmen of the delegation. The remaining members of the delegation are:
Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island;
Representative Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma;
Representative Bob McEwen of Ohio;
Georges Fauriol, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, of Washington, DC;
Cameron Clark, Jr., president, Production Sharing International, Ltd., and Central America/Caribbean Investor Advisory Service of Southport, CT;
John Carbaugh, of Washington, DC;
Howard Penniman, political scientist, American Enterprise Institute, of Washington, DC;
Jose Sorzano, professor of history, Georgetown University, and president, Cuban American National Foundation, of Washington, DC;
Carlos Perez, president, Banana Services, Inc., of Miami, FL;
Bruce Cameron, of Washington, DC;
Diego Suarez, president, Inter-American Transport, Inc., of Miami, FL;
Carol Hallett, national field director, Citizens for America, of Sacramento, CA;
Samuel Haddad, deputy director, American Institute for Free Labor Development, of Washington, DC;
Maurice Sonnenberg, investment consultant, of New York, NY;
Luis Acle, Associate Director for Public Liaison, the White House, Washington, DC;
Walt Raymond, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for International Communications Policy, National Security Council, the White House, Washington, DC;
Alberto Piedra, United States Ambassador to Guatemala; and
Charles Bartlett, of Washington, DC.
December 8, 1985
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan attended the annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors awards for lifetime achievements in the arts.
December 9, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Senator Thad Cochran and Congressman G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery of Mississippi and Donna Russell, Mrs. America, 1985;
-- Senator James Abdnor of South Dakota and Wallace Wells, chief of the Crow, Creek, and Sioux Tribes;
-- Congressman Ronald C. Packard of California and Senator Orrin G. Hatch of Utah;
-- Congressman Michael DeWine of Ohio;
-- Congressman Bob Stump of Arizona.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned Republican Members of the House of Representatives to discuss pending tax reform legislation.
December 10, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the bipartisan congressional leadership, to discuss the continuing resolution, the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings balanced budget legislation, farm legislation, and tax reform;
-- U.S. Ambassadors L.W. Lane (Australia and Nauru), Paul M. Cleveland (New Zealand), Joseph A. Ghougassian (Qatar), and Gregory J. Newell (Sweden), prior to departure for their overseas posts.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed H.R. 3327, the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1986, which was assigned Public Law No. 99 - 173.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Reagan hosted a Christmas dance for Members of Congress in the Residence.
December 11, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- American Friends of Lubavitch;
-- the U.S. Savings Bonds Volunteer Committee;
-- Republican Members of Congress, to discuss tax reform.
In the morning, the President participated in a review of the budget.
The President telephoned Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona to convey his sympathy on the death of the Senator's wife.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned Members of Congress to discuss pending tax reform legislation.
December 12, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Cabinet, to discuss the budget.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President met with 6-year-old Scott Cunningham, of Eight Mile, AL, the 1986 National Ambassador for the March of Dimes.
Throughout the day, the President telephoned Members of Congress to discuss pending tax reform legislation.
December 13, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the leadership of the National Conference of State Legislators;
-- Merrett Smith, of the California State Republican Party.
December 16, 1985
In the afternoon, the President met with Republican Members of the House of Representatives at the Rayburn House Office Building to discuss tax reform legislation.
Later in the afternoon, the President met with Mother Teresa in the Oval Office.
In the evening, the President spoke by telephone with Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., discussing pending tax reform legislation.
December 17, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Republican Members of Congress, to discuss tax reform legislation.
The White House announced that although there has been no final passage of a continuing resolution, the administration feels there is sufficient assurance of passage to warrant keeping employees on the job through the remainder of the day. If a resolution is not passed by the end of the legislative day, nonessential government employees will be informed through the news media not to come to work tomorrow.
In the afternoon, the President attended a farewell reception for Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.
In the evening, the President went to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to attend a performance of ``Aren't We All.''
The White House announced that the President has designated Michael H. Armacost, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to represent him at the funeral of former Philippine Foreign Minister Carlos P. Romulo in Manila on December 19.
December 18, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- leading medical scientists, for lunch;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who reported on his recent 10-day European visit.
December 19, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- the Vice President, for lunch;
-- the Domestic and Economic Policy Councils, in a joint session to discuss possible effects of antitrust laws on U.S. trade abroad and to be briefed on the impact of U.S. programs to combat AIDS.
In the evening, the President attended the White House senior staff Christmas party in the Residence.
December 20, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
The President attended a reception in the Roosevelt Room for Margaret M. Heckler, the new U.S. Ambassador to Ireland.
The President participated in the swearing-in ceremony in the Roosevelt Room for Otis R. Bowen as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
In the afternoon, the President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, MD. Prior to his departure, the President was presented with a Christmas card signed by the citizens of Westminster, MD.
December 22, 1985
The President returned to the White House from Camp David.
December 23, 1985
The President met at the White House with:
-- members of the White House staff;
-- Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige, who reported on his trip to the Soviet Union.
The President requested the Congress to provide $4.0 billion for fiscal year 1986 for the Department of Agriculture to enable the Commodity Credit Corporation to continue to finance its fiscal year 1986 program obligations under current law.
December 25, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan spent Christmas at the White House.
December 27, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan left the White House for a trip to California. In the afternoon, they arrived in Los Angeles and went to the Century Plaza Hotel, where they remained overnight.
The White House announced that by mutual agreement, the President and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev will exchange New Year's greetings. The President will address the people of the Soviet Union and the General Secretary will address the people of the United States on January 1, 1986. Their recorded messages will be broadcast on radio and television.
December 28, 1985
While in Los Angeles, CA, the President telephoned Lou Rawls, who was hosting ``The Lou Rawls Parade f Stars,'' an annual nationally broadcast telethon to help raise money for the United Negro College Fund.
December 29, 1985
The President and Mrs. Reagan left Los Angeles and traveled to the home of Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Palm Springs, CA, where they stayed through New Year's Day.
December 30, 1985
In the morning, the President telephoned Secretary of Labor William E. Brock III to convey his sympathy on the death of the Secretary's wife.
The President appointed the following individuals to be members of the Federal Council on the Aging for terms of 3 years. These are reappointments.
Katie Dusenberry, of Tucson, AZ.
Edna Bonn Russell, of Atherton, CA.