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2001 Public Papers 1204 - Remarks on Signing the Columbus Day Proclamation

Publication Title
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)
Category
Budget and Presidential Materials
Collection
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
SuDoc Class Number
AE 2.114:
Event Date
October 8, 2001
President
George W. Bush
Page Number Range
Pages 1204 - 1206
Notes
The President spoke at 3:09 p.m. in the East Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to James Bonzano, battalion chief, Arlington County Fire Department; Joseph J. Esposito, chief, New York City Police Department; Daniel A. Nigro, chief, Fire Department-City of New York; Kathleen Ganci, widow of New York City Fire Department Chief Peter Ganci, Jr., and their children, Christopher, Peter III, and Danielle; Italian Ambassador to the United States Fernando Salleo and his wife, Anna Maria; Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy; Gov. George E. Pataki of New York; and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York City. The proclamation is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.