reporters on the Tower nomination, the Cheney designation, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and defense budget as well as policy. President Bush announces the nomination of Michael Hayden Armacost for United States Ambassador to Japan. March 13 – President Bush delivers an address to National Association of Attorneys General members in the Roosevelt Room during the morning. William J. Bennett is sworn in as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office building during the morning. March 14 – President Bush gives a speech to Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith members at a briefing in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building during the morning. March 15 – Ed Derwinski is sworn in as the 1st United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the South Lawn during the afternoon. March 16 – President Bush attends a Forum Club-hosted luncheon at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston during the afternoon. President Bush attends the Junior Achievement National Business Hall of Fame Dinner in the ballroom of the International Center during the evening. President Bush announces the nomination of Gilbert E. Carmichael for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration. March 17 – President Bush holds his eighth news conference aboard Air Force One. President Bush answers questions from reporters on FSX, terrorism, gun control, American hostages in Lebanon, inflation, aid to the Contras, his personal schedule, his visit to Cheyenne Mountain High School, his dog, and his press conferences. President Bush announces the nomination of Kate Leader Moore for Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Budget and Programs). March 20 – Thomas R. Pickering is sworn in as the 18th United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Roosevelt Room during the morning. In a morning appearance in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office building, President Bush answers questions from the State Legislators Working Group on his literacy efforts, gubernatorial elections, family issues, gun control, the War on Drugs, and minority participation of the Republican Party. President Bush announces the nomination of Julius L. Katz for Deputy United States Trade Representative. March 21 – Dick Cheney is sworn in as the 17th United States Secretary of Defense in the Center Courtyard of the Pentagon during the afternoon. President Bush announces the nomination of Janice Obuchowski for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. March 22 – President Bush