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THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 1
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5:00 a.m. DAY THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
Note: An Oval Office log for this day was
never received for inclusion in the
President's Daily Diary. See note from the
President's office in the File Copy of the
Diary.
6:30
The President had breakfast.
7:16
The President went to the South Grounds of
the White House.
7:17
The President went to the Oval Office.
7:45?
7:46?
The President participated in a photo
opportunity with:
Robert Stinnett, author and a
photographic officer aboard the USS San
Jacinto during World War II
Mrs. Robert (Marguerite) Stinnett, wife
The purpose of the meeting was to present the
President with a copy of Mr. Stinnett's book,
George Bush: The War Years.
7:46?
7:47?
The President participated in a photo
opportunity with:
Leo Nadeau, gunner aboard the USS San
Jacinto during World War II
Mrs. Leo (Ginny) Nadeau, wife
Katherine L. "Kathy" Super, Deputy
Assistant for Presidential Appointments
and Scheduling
8:45?
9:04?
The President met with:
Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of Defense
Colin L. Powell, Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff (JCS)
John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
Robert M. Gates, Deputy Assistant for
National Security Affairs
9:04
The President went to the Rose Garden.
9:04
9:17
The President announced the reappointment of
Gen. Powell as Chairman of the JCS. The
continued
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 2
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
9:04 a.m.
THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
President also participated in a question and
answer session with members of the press.
Members of Press
9:17
The President returned to the Oval Office.
9:17?
9:27?
The President met to discuss the refunding of
the Space Station with:
Richard G. Darman, Director, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Richard L. Thornburgh, Attorney General
Senator Jake Garn, (R-Utah)
Senator Barbara Mikulski, (R-Maryland)
Mr. Sununu
Frederick D. McClure, Assistant for
Legislative Affairs
Mark Albrecht, Executive Secretary,
National Space Council
Members of Press in/out
9:35?
The President met to discuss the upcoming
Yale University commencement speech with:
Mr. Scowcroft
David F. Demarest, Assistant for
Communications
Robert A. "Tony" Snow, Deputy Assistant
for Communications and Director of
Speechwriting
Dan McGroarty, Speechwriter
Peggy Dooley, Speechwriter
9:38
9:45
P
The President talked with Representative G.V.
"Sonny" Montgomery (D-Mississippi).
10:00?
10:30?
The President met with:
Arpad Goncz, President of the Republic
of Hungary
Eniko Bollobas, Charge d'Affaires,
Hungarian Embassy
Belo Szombaty, interpreter, Republic of
Hungary
Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Deputy
Secretary of State
John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant for National
Security Affairs
continued
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 3
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:00 a.m. DAY THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
James F. Dobbins, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary, European and
Canadian Affairs, Department of State
Robert L. Hutchings, Director, European
and Soviet Affairs, National Security
Council (NSC)
Laszlo Szimonisz, interpreter,
Department of State
Members of Press in/out
10:42
10:50
P
The President talked with Senator Robert C.
Byrd (D-West Virginia).
10:59
The President went to Room 450 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
11:00
11:15
The President addressed approximately 180
chief executive officer's and senior
executives of retail corporations and
associations.
11:00
11:18?
The President participated in a briefing for
the National Retail Federation. He was
accompanied by:
C. Boyden Gray, Counsel
Larry Lindsey, Special Assistant for
Policy Development
Tracy Mullin, President of Government
and Public Affairs Division, National
Retail Federation
William R. Howell, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, J.C. Penny and
Company, New York, New York and Chairman
of the Board, National Retail Federation
Members of Press
11:18
The President returned to the Oval Office.
11:36
The President went to the Roosevelt Room.
11:36?
12:36?
The President participated in a meeting to
discuss the business climate and economic
conditions with corporate leaders. For a
partial list of attendees, see APPENDIX "A."
12:36?
The President returned to the Oval Office.
continued
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 4
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
12:36 p.m.
THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
1:30?
1:33?
The President met with:
Tom Prue, fisherman
William Townsend, President, Atlantic
Salmon Federation and member, North
Atlantic Salmon Conservation
Organization
Debra Rae Anderson, Deputy Assistant and
Director, Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs
C.O. (Lanny) Griffith, Special Assistant
for Intergovernmental Affairs
The purpose of the meeting was to present to
the President the first salmon caught in
Maine's Penobscot Rivert by Mr. Prue.
Members of Press in/out
1:35?
?
The President met to discuss the Legal
Services Corporation, New York City
government, and the 1991 Staten Island
Welcome Home Parade from the Persian Gulf
with:
Guy Molinari, President, Staten Island
Borough, New York, New York and former
Representative (R-New York)
Ms. Anderson
William J. Canary, Special Assistant for
Intergovernmental Affairs
1:36
The President returned to the South Grounds
of the White House.
1:38
The President returned to the Oval Office.
1:38
1:40
P
The President talked with Representative Dan
Burton (R-Indiana).
2:03
The President returned to Room 450 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
The President had make-up applied.
2:15
2:20
P
The President talked with Governor Judd Gregg
(R-New Hampshire).
2:22
2:25
P
The President talked with his Assistant for
continued
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 5
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
WASHINGTON, D.C.
2:22 p.m. DAY THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
Legislative Affairs, Frederick D. McClure.
2:49
The President went to Room 459 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
2:49
3:10
The President participated in a satellite
teleconference to the annual meeting of the
NBC television network executives, affiliate
general managers and advertising industry
representatives at Carnegie Hall, New York,
New York.
3:10
The President went to Room 457 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
3:12
The President returned to Room 450 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
3:17
The President returned to Room 457 in the Old
Executive Office Building.
3:22
The President went to the North Grounds of
the White House.
3:30
?
The President made a statement to members of
the press on Fast Track Legislation and
participated in a question and answer
session.
Members of Press
3:32
The President returned to the Oval Office.
3:33?
3:48?
The President met to discuss child and family
health issues, health care policy reform and
prevention/immunization with:
Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
Mr. Sununu
Edith E. "Ede" Holiday, Assistant and
Secretary to the Cabinet
4:15
The President went to the Swimming Pool
cabana.
4:20
R
The President was telephoned by Secretary of
State James A. Baker III. The call was not
continued
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH Page 6
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
4:20 p.m. THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
completed.
4:22
The President returned to the Oval Office.
4:23
?
P
The President talked over a secure line with
Secretary Baker.
4:36
P
The President placed the following telephone
calls to:
Representative Dan Rostenkowski,
(D-Illinois)
Representative Sam Gibbons, (D-Florida)
Representative Bill Richardson, (D-New
Mexico)
Representative Bill Archer, (R-Texas)
Representative Robert Michel,
(R-Illinois)
Representative Newt Gingrich,
(R-Georgia)
Representative Jim Kolbe, (R-Arizona)
The calls were not completed.
4:45
4:46
P
The President talked with Representative
Rostenkowski.
4:52
4:53
P
The President talked with Representative
Richardson.
4:54
4:56
P
The President talked with Representative
Gibbons.
4:56
4:58
P
The President talked with Representative
Michel.
4:59
5:02
P
The President talked with Representative
Kolbe.
5:02
5:03
R
The President talked with Harvey E.
Schlesinger, Adjunct Professor at the
University of North Florida.
5:04
The President returned to the South Grounds
of the White House.
5:06
The President went to the State Floor.
THE WHITE HOUSE
THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
Page 7
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5:06 p.m. DAY THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
5:06
5:31
The President hosted a reception for the
Republican Congressional Leadership Council.
For a partial list of attendees, see APPENDIX "B.'
5:30
P
The President telephoned Charles L. Bartlett,
President, The Jefferson Foundation,
Washington, D.C. The call was not completed.
5:31
The President returned to the second floor
Residence.
5:32
5:34
P
The President talked with Representative
Archer.
5:39
5:39
P
The President talked with his Deputy
Assistant for Legislative Affairs,
Nicholas E. Calio.
5:43
P
The President telephoned Ralph W. Nimmons,
Jr., Judge for the District Court of Appeals
for the First District of Florida. The call
was not completed.
5:49
5:49
P
The President talked with Mr. Bartlett.
5:50
5:51
P
The President talked with White House Butler,
James Ramsey.
6:18
6:18
R
The President talked with White House Usher,
Dennis W. Freemyer.
6:20
7:00?
The President had cocktails with Mr.
Bartlett.
6:21
6:24
P
The President talked with Mr. Nimmons.
6:25
6:34
P
The President talked with Bonnie K.
Gillailand, Marianna, Florida.
7:00
The President had dinner.
7:06
7:07
P
The President talked with Mr. Ramsey.
7:12
7:13
P
The President talked with Representative
Gingrich.
continued
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THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH Page 8
LOCATION
DATE
MAY 23, 1991
THE WHITE HOUSE
TIME
DAY
WASHINGTON, D.C.
7:40 p.m. THURSDAY
IN
OUT
PHONE
ACTIVITY
7:40
The President went to the doctor's office.
: 34
The President returned to the South Grounds
of the White House.
8:44
The President returned to the second floor
Residence.
8:49
P
The President telephoned Secretary of Energy
James D. Watkins. The call was not
completed.
9:30
The President retired.
MEETING WITH CORPORATE LEADERS
APPENDIX "A"
The Roosevelt Room
Attendance not confirmed.
May 23, 1991
List requested, but never
sent for inclusion.
ATTENDEES:
The President
Nicholas F. Brady, Secretary of the Treasury
John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff
Richard G. Darman, Director, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)
Michael J. Boskin, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
RECEPTION FOR THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL
APPENDIX "B"
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Attendance confirmed by the
May 23, 1991
UD gate list.
State Floor
ATTENDEES:
The President
Representative Guy Vander Jagt, (R-Michigan)
Spencer Abraham, Co-Chairman, National Republican Congressional
Leadership Council (NRCC)
Mrs. Spencer (Jane) Abraham, wife
Joe M. Rodgers, JMR Investments, Nashville, Tennessee and former
Ambassador of the U.S. to the Republic of France
Mrs. Joe M. (Honey) Rodgers, wife
Kenneth Abrahams, guest attending the reception
Mrs. Kenneth (Rosalie) Abrahams, guest attending the reception
Jeannette D. Adams-Bette, guest attending the reception
Peter T. Agnew, guest attending the reception
William Agnew, guest attending the reception
Thomas Alt, guest attending the reception
John Ambler, guest attending the reception
Cynthia Anderson, guest attending the reception
Edmund B. Anderson Jr., guest attending the reception
Lyn Arscott, guest attending the reception
Mrs. Lyn (Joan S.) Arscott, guest attending the reception
Ed Attman, guest attending the reception
Mrs. Ed (Mildred) Attman, guest attending the reception
Deborah Amend, Special Assistant to the President for
Communications
APPENDIX "B" Page 2
5-23-91
Debra Rae Anderson, Deputy Assistant and Director, Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs