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. October 15

The President met at the White House with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. October 17

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--senior White House staff members;

--the Cabinet;

--Vice President Walter F. Mondale and members of the Committee of Americans for the Canal Treaties, Inc.;

--Vice President Mondale;

--El Hadj Omar Bongo, President of Gabon and Chairman of the Organization of African Unity, and William Eteki of Cameroon, Secretary General of the Organization;

--Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana.

The President transmitted to the Congress the 1976 annual report of the Administration on Aging.

The White House announced that during the President's trip abroad from November 22 to December 2, he will stop in Saudi Arabia following his visit to Lagos, Nigeria. The President will meet with King Khalid and Crown Prince Fahd.

October 18

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--the Democratic congressional leaders;

--Representative Thomas L. Ashley of Ohio to discuss energy;

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

--Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

--James T. Mcintyre, Jr., Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

--Amory Lovins, physicist and British representative of Friends of the Earth, to discuss energy;

--Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff of Connecticut to discuss energy;

--Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas to discuss energy.

October 19

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Representatives Al Ullman of Oregon, Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia, Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois, and Thomas L. Ashley of Ohio, to discuss energy;

--Secretary of Defense Harold Brown;

--J. Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO;

--Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine.

The White House announced that at the invitation of the President, the Shah of Iran will pay a state visit to Washington on November 15-16.

The President has designated Joseph Duffey as Chairman of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities. Mr. Duffey is Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

October 20

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Representatives Edward I. Koch and Herman Badillo of New York;

--Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts;

--Senators James Abourezk of South Dakota, Dale Bumpers of Arkansas, and Howard M. Metzenbaum of Ohio;

--Charles L. Schultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;

--Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal;

--.John C. West, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia;

--representatives of several consumer groups to discuss energy.

October 21

The President met at the White House with:

Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, and Dr. Brzezinski;

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Senator John A. Durkin of New Hampshire.

The President left the White House for a weekend trip to Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, California, and Minnesota.

The White House announced that the President will meet with Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Saud on October 25 to discuss the Middle East situation and matters involved in bilateral relations.