Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following listing includes the President's daily schedule and other items of general interest as announced by the White House Press Office during the period covered by this issue. Events and announcements printed elsewhere in the issue are not included.

August 27

The President met at the White House with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.

August 28

The President met at the White House with Vice President Walter F. Mondale, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, Dr. Brzezinski, and Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, who reported on his discussions in Peking with leaders of the People's Republic of China and his meetings in Japan with Japanese leaders.

August 29

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--the Cabinet;

--Secretary of Labor F. Ray Marshall, Alan K. Campbell, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, and Bert Lance, Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

--Vice President Mondale;

--Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps to discuss minority employment;

--Secretary of Energy James R. Schlesinger.

The White House announced that in view of the consultations which will take place in Washington between the President and Western Hemisphere leaders in September, incident to the signing of the Panama Canal treaty, the President and Prime Minister Leo Tindemans of Belgium have agreed to postpone the Prime Minister's official visit to Washington. The Prime Minister will now visit Washington October 18 and 19.

August 30

The President met at the White House with:

--Vice President Mondale, Secretary Vance, Dr. Brzezinski, and Adm. Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence; Vice President Mondale, Dr. Brzezinski, and Admiral Turner;

--Representative Clement J. Zablocki, of Wisconsin, and Dr. Brzezinski.

August 31

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Vice President Mondale, Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal, and Representative Al Ullman, of Oregon, to discuss tax reform;

--Vice President Mortdale and Representative Parren J. Mitchell, of Maryland, to discuss black issues;

--Representative Charles H. Wilson, of California, to discuss postal matters;

--Vice President Mondale, Mrs. Mondale, and Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

--Vice President Mondale, Secretary Blumenthal, Secretary Schlesinger, Stuart E. Eizenstat, Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Policy, and representatives from the Departments of State and Treasury, to discuss the Alaska natural gas transportation system.

September 1

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

--Attorney General Griffin B. Bell, Robert J. Lipshutz, Counsel to the President, and Mr. Eizenstat;

--Representative Lee H. Hamilton, of Indiana. The President attended a briefing on the Panama Canal treaty, given for State officials and business and political leaders from Arkansas and West Virginia in the State Dining Room.

September 2

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--entertainers Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris;

--Clara F. Hyatt, who is retiring as Chief of White House Correspondence;

--Charles L. Schultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, to discuss minority employment;

--Representative David R. Bowen, of Mississippi, and Frank B. Moore, Assistant to the President for Congressional Liaison;

--Warren L. (Bill) Gulley, who is retiring as Director of the White House Military Office, and members of his family.

The President left the White House for a weekend visit at Camp David, Md.

CHECKLIST OF WHITE HOUSE

PRESS RELEASES

The following releases of the Office of the White House Press Secretary, distributed during the period covered by this issue, are not included in the issue.

Released August 28, 1977

Announcement: Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's meeting with the President to report on his discussions with the leaders of the People's Republic of China during his visit to Peking on August 22-26, and also his meetings with Japanese leaders, in Japan, enroute home from Peking

Released August 29, 1977

News conference: on her decision to leave the Chairmanship of the National Endowment for the Arts at the expiration of her second term--by Nancy Hanks, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts News conference: on the program concerning an international emergency food reserve, a set-aside for the 1978-crop wheat, and an increase in the loan rates for 1977-crop feed grains--by John C. White, Deputy Secretary, and Howard W. Hjort, Director of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agriculture

Fact sheet: the program concerning an international emergency food reserve, a set-aside for the 1978-crop wheat, and an increase in the loan rates for 1977-crop feed grains

Released August 30, 1977

News conference: following a briefing on the Panama Canal treaty--by Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida, Lt. Coy. Zell Miller of Georgia, and former Secretary of State Dean Rusk