delivers an address to students at Conestoga Valley High School in the school gymnasium during the morning. March 24 – President Bush holds his ninth news conference in the Briefing Room during the morning. President Bush addresses the Central America accord. President Bush gives a speech to the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building during the morning. President Bush announces the nomination of William H. Taft IV for the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. March 27 – President Bush announces the nominations of William G. Rosenberg for Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation, Alfred A. DelliBovi for Under Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and John C. Weicher for Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Policy Development and Research. March 28 – President Bush answers questions from reporters on the Alaskan oil spill, the bipartisan accord on Central America, and the collaborative jet fighter of the United States and Japan during a morning Oval Office appearance. President Bush makes an appearance at James Madison High School during the morning, answering questions on his dog, schedule, regional conflicts, pay raises in the legislative and judicial branches, the War on Drugs, education, Easter, terrorism, aviation safety, and volunteerism during the morning. March 29 – The press office of First Lady Barbara Bush announces that she has been found to have Graves' disease. The White House announces that President Bush plans to nominate Wayne Budd for U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts. March 30 – Bush administration officials report that the cleanup of the oil-ridden Prince William Sound was hampered by a "slow start" in addition to confirming that President Bush has ruled out the federal government's participation in the effort, citing it as counterproductive. April April 1 – According to a statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater, President Bush meets with President of Venezuela Carlos Andrés Pérez over the debt situation in the latter's country. President Bush states his support for the reforms being carried out by the Venezuelan government. Bush unveiled a new horseshoe pit at the White House on the South Lawn with 150 guests in attendance. The men's horseshoe champion, Jim Knisley, and the women's champion, Diane Lopez, were present. Bush would hold bi-annual horseshoe tournaments at the White House during his presidency, and regularly demonstrate his prowess at