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.

December 2

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

December 3

The President hosted a White House reception honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. He and Mrs, Carter then went to the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to attend the award presentation ceremonies.

December 4

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—a group of administration officials to discuss the fiscal year 1980 budget;

—Vice President Walter F. Mondale. The President attended a portion of the meeting of administration officials with the Black Leadership Forum which was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

December 5

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—a group of administration officials to discuss the fiscal year 1980 budget;

—Vice President Mondale, Adm. Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence, Hamilton Jordan, Assistant to the President, and Dr. Brzezinski;

—a group of administration officials to discuss the fiscal year 1980 budget;

—Senator Paul Hatfield of Montana;

—Senator James B. Pearson of Kansas;

—Governor, and Senator-elect, David H. Pryor of Arkansas.

December 6

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—a group of administration officials to discuss the fiscal year 1980 budget. The President declared a major disaster for the State of Louisiana as a result of severe storms and tornadoes, beginning about December 3, which caused extensive public and private property damage.

December 7

The President met at the White House with:

—Dr. Brzezinski;

—Israeli Ambassador to the United States Simcha Dinitz;

—Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

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

The President attended a portion of the foreign policy briefing held in the Residence Library for newly elected Senators.

The White House announced that the President of the French Republic, Mr. Valery Giscard d'Estaing, has invited the President of the United States, Mr. Carter, the Chancellor of the German Federal Republic, Mr. Helmut Schmidt, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr. Callaghan, to personal and informal conversations on political matters and international developments of special interest to their mutual relations. This friendly meeting will take place at Guadeloupe on the 5th and 6th of January 1979. Each chief of state or government will be accompanied by only one assistant.

The White House announced that the President has asked Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal, who is now in Europe, to visit Romania on December 8, at the invitation of the Romanian Government. This visit is part of the continuing consultations between President Carter and President Ceausescu on bilateral relations and international problems that began with President Ceausescu's visit to the United States last April.

December 8

The President met at the White House with:

—Vice President Mondale, Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of Defense Harold Brown, and Dr. Brzezinski;

—Dr. Brezinski;

—a group of administration officials to discuss the fiscal year 1980 budget;

—Senator John C. Culver of Iowa;

—Charles L. Schultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

The President left the White House for a visit to Memphis, Tenn.