Coming up at the White House and beyond...

President Bush Is heading out of town today for a Texas weekend -- and Republican fund-raising three days out of four.

He postponed his travel by one day. Originally, he planned to leave Washington on Thursday, and speak at a wildlife conference today in Nevada. Instead, he dispatched Vice President Dick Cheney to the conference and stayed at the White House dialing for dollars (a bloggy way of saying that he was working the telephone on behalf of the financial rescue legislation up for a vote today in the House of Representatives.)

But the fund-raising can be put off only so long; ditto a couple of days in his home in Crawford.

So, if he holds to his schedule, he'll be campaigning behind closed doors at a private home in St. Louis this evening for Kenny Hulshof, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Missouri.

On Saturday, in Bush's hometown of Midland, Tex., and on Monday, in San Antonio, the beneficiary is the Congressional Trust 2008, a joint fund-raising operation of the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

As for work, on the way home on Monday, the president is planning to stop in Cincinnati to speak about the nation's judiciary -- yet one more opportunity for the president to put a spotlight on his judicial philosophy and the stakes in electing a president likely to fill multiple potential vacancies on the Supreme Court.

Back at the White House, he will greet members of the U.S. Summer Olympic and Paralympic teams on Tuesday.

For the president's public schedule, click on Read Full Story...

-- James Gerstenzang

Photo: Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty Images

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                                                                          October 1, 2008

This Information Subject To Change

THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, October 2, 2008 | Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Thursday, October 2

                        NO PUBLIC EVENTS

Friday, October 3

5:50 pm            THE PRESIDENT attends a Hulshof for Governor Dinner

CDT                Private Residence | St. Louis, Missouri

                        CLOSED PRESS

                        RON: Crawford, Texas

Saturday, October 4

12:05 pm          THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush attend a Congressional Trust 2008

                        Reception

                        Private Residence | Midland, Texas

                        CLOSED PRESS

                        RON: Crawford, Texas

Sunday, October 5

                        RON: Crawford, Texas

Monday, October 6

9:50 am            THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush attend a Congressional Trust 2008 Reception

                        Private Residence | San Antonio, Texas

                        CLOSED PRESS

2:55 pm            THE PRESIDENT makes Remarks on Judicial Accomplishments and Philosophy

EDT                 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza | Cincinnati, Ohio

                        OPEN PRESS

                        RON: Washington, DC

Tuesday, October 7

9:40 am            THE PRESIDENT participates in a Photo Opportunity and makes Remarks to Members of the 2008 United States Summer Olympic and Paralympic Teams

                        South Lawn, The White House

                        OPEN PRESS

                        Note: Mrs. Bush will participate in the Photo Opportunity

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