Digest of Other White House Announcements

Note: The informal nature of the meetings at Camp David precluded the announcement of daily Presidential schedules by the White House Press Office. Only those meetings and their participants which were announced have been included.

The President met at Camp David with members of the U.S. delegation.

The President met in the afternoon with President Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt.

The President met in the evening with Prime Minister Menahem Begin of Israel.

The President has declared a major disaster for the State of Arkansas as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning about September 13, which caused extensive public and private property damage.

September 17

The President met in the morning with members of the U.S. delegation.

The President held morning and afternoon meetings with President Sadat. Also attending the afternoon meeting was Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance.

The President met in the afternoon with Prime Minister Begin.

In the evening, the President, accompanied by President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin, returned to the White House.

September 18

The President met at the White House with Members of Congress to discuss the results of the Camp David meetings.

The President announced the appointment of Robert L. Herbst, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, as a Commissioner of the United States Section of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

September 19

The President met at the White House with:

—Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;

—Frank B. Moore, Assistant to the President for Congressional Liaison;

—the Democratic congressional leadership;

—Prime Minister Begin;

—producers, members of the cast, and others associated with the television series "All in the Family;"

—President Sadat.

September 20

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Mr. Moore.

The President declared a major disaster for the State of Louisiana as a result of severe storms and flooding, beginning about September 15, which caused extensive public and private property damage.

September 21

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Mr. Moore;

—Representative Parren J. Mitchell of Maryland;

—a group of community and civic leaders from Oregon;

—Adm. Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence.

The President transmitted to the Congress the 1976 report on the upland cotton program.

September 22

The President met at the White House with:

—David L. Aaron, Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs;

—Mr. Moore;

—Representatives James C. Wright, Jr., of Texas, and Tom Bevill of Alabama;

—a group of Members of Congress;

—a group of editors and news directors (transcript will be printed next week).

The President left Washington in the afternoon for a trip to North and South Carolina, and returned to the White House late in the evening. (Releases issued on the trip will be printed next week.)