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2003 Public Papers 297 - Remarks at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida

Publication Title: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

SuDoc Class Number: AE 2.114:

Event Date: March 26, 2003

President: George W. Bush

Page Number Range: Pages 297 - 300

Notes: The President spoke at 10:42 a.m. in Hangar 3. In his remarks, he referred to Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, combatant commander, Lt. Gen. Michael P. DeLong, USMC, deputy commander, and Maj. Kenneth Stone, USAF, chaplain, U.S. Central Command; Gen. Charles R. Holland, USAF, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; Col. David ``Tanker'' Snyder, USAF, commander, 6th Air Mobility Wing; Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida; Mayor Richard M. Baker of St. Petersburg, FL; Mayor Brian Aungst of Clearwater, FL; Mayor Dick A. Greco of Tampa, FL; country music entertainers Toby Keith and Darryl Worley; and President Saddam Hussein of Iraq. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of these remarks.

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Front Matter

Remarks During a Walking Tour of the Bush Ranch and an Exchange With Reporters in Crawford, Texas

Thursday, January 2, 2003

Exchange With Reporters in Crawford

Thursday, January 2, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya

Thursday, January 2, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Libya

Thursday, January 2, 2003

Remarks to the Troops at Fort Hood, Texas

Friday, January 3, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, January 4, 2003

Statement on the Terrorist Attack in Israel

Sunday, January 5, 2003

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Monday, January 6, 2003

Remarks to the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Amendments

Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus

Tuesday, January 7, 2003

Remarks on the Anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act

Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Remarks on Signing Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Legislation Prior to a Meeting With Congressional Leaders

Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Remarks at the National Capital Flag Company in Alexandria, Virginia

Thursday, January 9, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting an Agreement Amending the Canada- United States Treaty on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges

Thursday, January 9, 2003

Statement on the Death of Steve Young>

Friday, January 10, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, January 11, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Modifying Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences To Include Afghanistan

Friday, January 10, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on United States Individuals Involved in the Antinarcotics Campaign in Colombia

Monday, January 13, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Aleksander Kwasniewski> of Poland and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Remarks to Welfare-to-Work Graduates

Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Videotaped Remarks to the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Remarks on the Michigan Affirmative Action Case

Wednesday, January 15, 2003

Remarks at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Thursday, January 16, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sierra Leone and Liberia

Thursday, January 16, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sierra Leone and Liberia

Thursday, January 16, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996

Thursday, January 16, 2003

Remarks After Visiting Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Friday, January 17, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, January 18, 2003

Remarks at a Church Service Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., in Landover, Maryland

Monday, January 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

Monday, January 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

Monday, January 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Iraq's Compliance With the United Nations Security Council Resolutions

Monday, January 20, 2003

Remarks Following a Meeting With Economists and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Continued Operations of United States Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Telephone Remarks to the March for Life

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Remarks on the National Economy in St. Louis, Missouri

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Statement on Senate Confirmation of Tom Ridge> as Secretary of Homeland Security

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for Tom Ridge> as Secretary of Homeland Security

Friday, January 24, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, January 25, 2003

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

Message on the Observance of the Lunar New Year

Wednesday, January 22, 2003

Remarks in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Statement on the Reelection of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Certain Former Eastern Bloc States

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Notice of Intention To Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With Chile

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Notice of Intention To Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With Singapore

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Message to the Congress on the United States Air Force Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Remarks on the Anniversary of the USA Freedom Corps

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi> of Italy and an Exchange With Reporters

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Statement on Joining the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Collaboration

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Statement on Senate Confirmation of John Snow> as Secretary of the Treasury

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Reorganization Plan Modification for the Department of Homeland Security

Thursday, January 30, 2003

Remarks on the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Friday, January 31, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom

Friday, January 31, 2003

Statement on the Return of Governors Island to the People of New York

Friday, January 31, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Achieving Militarily Significant Benchmarks for a Sustainable Peace in Kosovo

Friday, January 31, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, February 1, 2003

Address to the Nation on the Loss of Space Shuttle Columbia

Saturday, February 1, 2003

Memorandum on Declaration Under the Stafford Act for Louisiana: Space Shuttle Columbia

Saturday, February 1, 2003

Memorandum on Declaration Under the Stafford Act for Texas: Space Shuttle Columbia

Saturday, February 1, 2003

Remarks on Project BioShield in Bethesda, Maryland

Monday, February 3, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa<King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

Monday, February 3, 2003

Remarks at a Memorial Service for D.> the P.> STS-107> Blair Salton Crew M.> of C.> the> Space> Shuttle Columbia in Houston, Texas

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Benchmarks for a Sustainable Peace Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Plan Colombia

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

Statement on Legislation To Implement the Community and Faith-Based Initiative

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Norway-United States Agreement on Social Security

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation To Establish the Millennium Challenge Account and the Millennium Challenge Corporation

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

Thursday, February 6, 2003

Remarks on Energy Independence

Thursday, February 6, 2003

Remarks on the Iraqi Regime's Noncompliance With United Nations Resolutions

Thursday, February 6, 2003

Remarks Prior to the Swearing-In Ceremony for John Snow> as Secretary of the Treasury and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, February 7, 2003

Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for John Snow> as Secretary of the Treasury

Friday, February 7, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, February 8, 2003

Statement on the Terrorist Attack in Colombia

Saturday, February 8, 2003

Remarks at the ``Congress of Tomorrow'' Republican Retreat Reception in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Sunday, February 9, 2003

Remarks at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee

Monday, February 10, 2003

Remarks Following Discussions With Prime Minister John Howard> of Australia and an Exchange With Reporters

Monday, February 10, 2003

Message on the Observance of Eid al-Adha

Monday, January 27, 2003

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Congressional Leaders

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on the Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada> To Be a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries Between Certain Pacific Island States and the United States of America

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

Remarks to Small Investors in Alexandria, Virginia

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Statement on Initiatives To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Memorandum on the Interagency Working Group on Assistive Technology Mobility Devices

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Subsidy Budget Authority Request for Frontier Airlines

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Message to the Congress Reporting a Certification Required by the Ratification Resolution of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Wednesday, February 12, 2003

Remarks in a Discussion With Small-Business Owners in Jacksonville, Florida

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Remarks at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Welfare Reform Legislation

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on 2003 Appropriations Legislation

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Statement on Senate Confirmation of William Donaldson> as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Iraq

Thursday, February 13, 2003

Remarks on Improving Counterterrorism Intelligence

Friday, February 14, 2003

Statement on the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism

Friday, February 14, 2003

Statement on the National Strategy To Secure Cyberspace and the National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets

Friday, February 14, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, February 15, 2003

Remarks at the Swearing-In Ceremony for William Donaldson> as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, February 18, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With Secretary General Lord Robertson<Lord Robertson of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Statement on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Decision on Planning for the Defense of Turkey

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Remarks in Kennesaw, Georgia

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Statement on Signing the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003

Thursday, February 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on United States Individuals Involved in the Antinarcotics Campaign in Colombia

Thursday, February 20, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, February 22, 2003

The President's News Conference With President Jose Maria Aznar> Maria of Spain in Crawford, Texas

Saturday, February 22, 2003

Remarks at a Dinner for the Nation's Governors

Sunday, February 23, 2003

Remarks to the National Governors Association Conference

Monday, February 24, 2003

Remarks Honoring NCAA Fall Champion Teams

Monday, February 24, 2003

Remarks Following a Meeting With the National Economic Council and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Second Additional Protocol to the Mexico-United States Taxation Convention

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Tuesday, February 25, 2003

Remarks to the Latino Coalition

Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Remarks at the American Enterprise Institute Dinner

Wednesday, February 26, 2003

Remarks Following Discussions With President Hamid Karzai> of Afghanistan and an Exchange With Reporters

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and Afghanistan

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Statement on Proposed Legislation To Implement the Clear Skies Initiative

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Statement Announcing the Hydrogen Powerplant Demonstration Project and the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Legislation To Prohibit Human Cloning

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Statement on Proposed Jobs-and-Growth Tax Relief Legislation

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba

Thursday, February 27, 2003

Remarks to Department of Homeland Security Employees

Friday, February 28, 2003

Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5--Management of Domestic Incidents

Friday, February 28, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, March 1, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on International Agreements

Monday, March 3, 2003

Remarks to the American Medical Association National Conference

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Statement on the Release of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Funding

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Budget Request for the Corporation for National and Community Service

Tuesday, March 4, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Telecommunications Payments to Cuba

Wednesday, March 5, 2003

Statement on Senate Action To Block a Vote on the Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada A.> To Be a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Thursday, March 6, 2003

The President's News Conference

Thursday, March 6, 2003

Message to the Congress on the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe

Thursday, March 6, 2003

Statement on Senate Ratification of the Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions

Friday, March 7, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, March 8, 2003

Letter to Senate Leaders on the Nomination of Miguel A. Estrada A.> To Be a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting a Certification Required by the Ratification Resolution of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the Plan for Securing Nuclear Weapons, Material, and Expertise of the States of the Former Soviet Union

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Statement on the Assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic>

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Remarks at a Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock Presentation Ceremony With Prime Minister Bertie Ahern> of Ireland

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on Legislation To Ban Partial-Birth Abortion

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Statement on Senate Action To Block a Vote on the Nomination of Miguel Estrada A.> To Be a United States Circuit Judge

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Health Care Legislation

Thursday, March 13, 2003

Remarks on the Roadmap for Peace in the Middle East

Friday, March 14, 2003

Statement on the Centennial Anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System

Friday, March 14, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, March 15, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso Manuel of Portugal, President Jose Maria Aznar> Maria of Spain, and Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom in the Azores, Portugal

Sunday, March 16, 2003

Statement of the Atlantic Summit: Commitment to Transatlantic Solidarity

Sunday, March 16, 2003

Statement of the Atlantic Summit: A Vision for Iraq and the Iraqi People

Sunday, March 16, 2003

Statement on the 2003 Report of the Social Security Trustees

Monday, March 17, 2003

Message on the Observance of Saint Patrick's Day, 2003

Monday, March 17, 2003

Address to the Nation on Iraq

Monday, March 17, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Conclusion of Diplomatic Efforts With Regard to Iraq

Tuesday, March 18, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on United States Participation in the United Nations and Its Affiliated Agencies

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to UNITA

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Address to the Nation on Iraq

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting

Thursday, March 20, 2003

Message on the Observance of Nowruz

Thursday, March 20, 2003

Message to the Congress Reporting on Confiscation and Vesting of Certain Iraqi Property

Thursday, March 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on United States Efforts in the Global War on Terrorism

Thursday, March 20, 2003

Remarks Following a Meeting With Congressional Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, March 21, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on the Budget Resolution

Friday, March 21, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Commencement of Military Operations Against Iraq

Friday, March 21, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

Friday, March 21, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, March 22, 2003

Remarks on Operation Iraqi Freedom and an Exchange With Reporters

Sunday, March 23, 2003

Remarks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Supplemental Budget Request To Support Military and Humanitarian Operations in Iraq and To Ensure Domestic Safety

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report Required by the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization Enlargement

Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Remarks at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on the Budget Resolution

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Statement on the Death of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan> Patrick

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom at Camp David, Maryland

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Amber Alert System Legislation

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Remarks to National Veterans Organizations

Friday, March 28, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Assistance to Azerbaijan

Friday, March 28, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Inspections During Fiscal Year 2001

Friday, March 28, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Inspections During Fiscal Year 2002

Friday, March 28, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, March 29, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Subsidy Budget Authority Request for US Airways, Inc.

Friday, March 28, 2003

Remarks at the Port of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Monday, March 31, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption

Tuesday, April 1, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Compliance

Wednesday, April 2, 2003

Remarks at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Thursday, April 3, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Reallocation of Emergency Response Funds

Thursday, April 3, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Legislation

Friday, April 4, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, April 5, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom on Iraq

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair> of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern> of Ireland on Northern Ireland

Tuesday, April 8, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on Faith-Based Initiative Legislation

Wednesday, April 9, 2003

Videotaped Remarks to the Iraqi People

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on Amber Alert System Legislation

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Message to Participants in National Youth Service Day

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting North Atlantic Treaty Protocols on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia

Thursday, April 10, 2003

Remarks Following a Visit With Troops Wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom and an Exchange With Reporters in Bethesda, Maryland

Friday, April 11, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on the Budget Resolution

Friday, April 11, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on the Budget Resolution

Friday, April 11, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Comprehensive Energy Legislation

Friday, April 11, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, April 12, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Legislation

Saturday, April 12, 2003

Remarks on the Rescue of U.S. Prisoners of War and an Exchange With Reporters

Sunday, April 13, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Supplemental Budget Request for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Friday, April 11, 2003

Videotaped Remarks to America's Military and Their Families

Monday, April 14, 2003

Joint Proclamation by the> Heads> of> Government> Six Countries Regarding the Completion of the Human Genome Sequence

Monday, April 14, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Iraq

Monday, April 14, 2003

Remarks Following a Discussion With Business Leaders

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on Emergency Funding for Disaster Relief

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Remarks to Employees at the Boeing F-18 Production Facility in St. Louis, Missouri

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

Message on the Observance of Passover, 5763

Thursday, April 17, 2003

Message on the Observance of Easter 2003

Thursday, April 17, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, April 19, 2003

Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at Fort Hood, Texas

Sunday, April 20, 2003

Excerpt From a Roundtable Interview With Personal Finance Columnists and Economic Journalists

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Statement on the Peace Process in Sudan

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Statement on Earth Day

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on United States Individuals Involved in the Antinarcotics Campaign in Colombia

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

Statement on Signing the Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

Remarks to Employees at the Timken Company in Canton, Ohio

Thursday, April 24, 2003

Remarks to Employees at the Army Tank Plant in Lima, Ohio

Thursday, April 24, 2003

Interview With Tom Brokaw> of NBC News

Thursday, April 24, 2003

Message on the Observance of Armenian Remembrance Day, 2003

Thursday, April 24, 2003

Statement on Signing the Clean Diamond Trade Act

Friday, April 25, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, April 26, 2003

Remarks on Operation Iraqi Freedom in Dearborn, Michigan

Monday, April 28, 2003

Statement on the Death of Edward Gaylord>

Monday, April 28, 2003

Remarks on the Global HIV/AIDS Initiative

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Statement on Senate Confirmation of Jeffrey S. Sutton S.> as a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Remarks Honoring the National Teacher of the Year

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Remarks on Signing the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Statement on Signing the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Alvaro Uribe> of Colombia and an Exchange With Reporters

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Statement on the Roadmap for Peace in the Middle East

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

Remarks on the National Day of Prayer

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Exchange With Reporters Aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Statement on AIDS Relief Legislation

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Statement on Senate Action To Block a Vote on the Nomination of Priscilla Owen> Richman To Be a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Amendments

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Address to the Nation on Iraq From the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln

Thursday, May 1, 2003

Remarks to Employees of United Defense Industries in Santa Clara, California

Friday, May 2, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan

Friday, May 2, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, May 3, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister John Howard> of Australia in Crawford, Texas

Saturday, May 3, 2003

Statement on the Earthquake in Turkey's Bingol Province

Saturday, May 3, 2003

Remarks in Little Rock, Arkansas

Monday, May 5, 2003

Statement on Senate Confirmation of Deborah L. Cook L.> as a United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judge

Monday, May 5, 2003

Message on the Observance of Cinco de Mayo, 2003

Monday, May 5, 2003

Message on the Observance of National Foster Care Month, 2003

Monday, May 5, 2003

Remarks to the Tax Relief Coalition

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Remarks on the Appointment of L. Paul Bremer III> Paul ``Jerry'' III as Presidential Envoy to Iraq and an Exchange With Reporters

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Remarks at the Signing Ceremony for the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and Singapore

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

Message to the Congress on Terminating the National Emergency With Respect to UNITA

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

The President's News Conference With President Jose Maria Aznar> Maria of Spain

Wednesday, May 7, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani> bin Khalifa Al of Qatar and an Exchange With Reporters

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Remarks Honoring Central European Nations on Their Upcoming Admission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Statement on the Death of Walter Sisulu>

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Statement on Senate Action To Block Votes on the Nominations of Miguel A. Estrada A.> and Priscilla Owen> Richman To Be United States Court of Appeals Circuit Judges

Thursday, May 8, 2003

Remarks on the Judicial Confirmation Process

Friday, May 9, 2003

Commencement Address at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina

Friday, May 9, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Jobs-and-Growth Tax Relief Legislation

Friday, May 9, 2003

Statement on Proposed Legislation To Increase Salaries for the Federal Judiciary

Friday, May 9, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Supplemental Budget Requests

Friday, May 9, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, May 10, 2003

Exchange With Reporters in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Sunday, May 11, 2003

Remarks in Bernalillo, New Mexico

Monday, May 12, 2003

Remarks in Omaha, Nebraska

Monday, May 12, 2003

Remarks in Indianapolis, Indiana

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Remarks in Pierce City, Missouri

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Remarks on the Tornado Damage and an Exchange With Reporters in Pierce City

Tuesday, May 13, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Deployment of United States Military Personnel as Part of the Kosovo International Security Force

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Remarks Following Discussions With President Roh Moo-hyun<Roh Moo- hyun of South Korea

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea: Common Values, Principles, and Strategy

Wednesday, May 14, 2003

Remarks at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Remarks at the Peace Officers Memorial Service

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Statement on the Indonesia-Free Aceh Movement Decision To Resume Discussions on Implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Message to the Senate Transmitting the Protocol of 1997 To Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Remarks on Presenting the Commander in Chief's Trophy to the United States Air Force Academy Falcons

Friday, May 16, 2003

Remarks on Senate Action on Jobs-and-Growth and AIDS Relief Legislation and an Exchange With Reporters

Friday, May 16, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on Jobs-and-Growth Tax Relief Legislation

Friday, May 16, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on Legislation To Implement the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Friday, May 16, 2003

Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma

Friday, May 16, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Burma

Friday, May 16, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, May 17, 2003

Statement on the Terrorist Bombings in Casablanca, Morocco

Saturday, May 17, 2003

Remarks at a Welcoming Ceremony for President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo> of the Philippines

Monday, May 19, 2003

The President's News Conference With President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo> of the Philippines

Monday, May 19, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines

Monday, May 19, 2003

Remarks at a State Dinner Honoring President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo> of the Philippines

Monday, May 19, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Trade and Investment Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act

Monday, May 19, 2003

Remarks on the Healthy Forests Initiative

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Healthy Forests Restoration Legislation

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Radio Remarks to the People of Cuba on Cuban Independence Day

Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Commencement Address at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Statement on the Resignation of Christine Todd Whitman> Todd as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Remarks at the President's Dinner

Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Remarks Following a Meeting With Congressional Leaders

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Remarks Announcing the Nomination of Joshua Bolten> To Be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Statement on the Earthquake in Algeria

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Unemployment Insurance Extension Legislation

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Statement on United Nations Security Council Action To Lift Sanctions on Iraq

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Executive Order Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has an Interest

Thursday, May 22, 2003

Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a Contingent Emergency Request for the Department of Homeland Security

Thursday, May 22, 2003

The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi> of Japan in Crawford, Texas

Friday, May 23, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on Jobs-and-Growth Tax Relief Legislation

Friday, May 23, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, May 24, 2003

Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

Monday, May 26, 2003

Remarks Honoring the 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels

Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Remarks on Signing the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003

Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergencies With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and Kosovo

Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Remarks on Signing the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of National Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Interview With TV3 of France

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Interview With Nile TV of Egypt

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Interview With Al Arabiyya of the United Arab Emirates

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Statement on Signing Legislation Concerning Participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Interview With Print Journalists

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Interview With TVP of Poland

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Documentation on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Documentation on the Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Belarus

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Certifying Actions Responsive to Ratification of the Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Message on the Great American Cleanup, 2003

Friday, May 30, 2003

Interview With RTR TV of Russia

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Remarks to Journalists in Auschwitz, Poland

Saturday, May 31, 2003

Remarks to the People of Poland in Krakow, Poland

Saturday, May 31, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, May 31, 2003

The President's News Conference With President Vladimir Putin> of Russia in St. Petersburg, Russia

Sunday, June 1, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin> on U.S.- Russian Cooperation in Space

Sunday, June 1, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin> on the New Strategic Relationship

Sunday, June 1, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Sanctions Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Jacques Chirac> of France and an Exchange With Reporters in Evian- les-Bains, France

Monday, June 2, 2003

Statement on the Detention of Aung San Suu Kyi<Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma

Monday, June 2, 2003

Remarks at a Multilateral Meeting With Arab Leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

Remarks With President Hosni Mubarak> of Egypt in Sharm el-Sheikh

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

Remarks at the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba, Jordan

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

Interview With Members of the White House Press Pool

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Legislation To Ban Partial-Birth Abortion

Wednesday, June 4, 2003

Memorandum on the Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century

Thursday, May 29, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani> bin Khalifa Al of Qatar in Doha, Qatar

Thursday, June 5, 2003

Remarks to the Troops at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar

Thursday, June 5, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso Manuel of Portugal

Friday, June 6, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, June 7, 2003

Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting and an Exchange With Reporters

Monday, June 9, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Deployment of United States Military Forces in Response to Security Concerns for United States Embassy Personnel in Liberia and Mauritania

Monday, June 9, 2003

Remarks on Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni> Kaguta of Uganda

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Statement on the Death of Don Regan>

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Remarks to the Illinois State Medical Society in Chicago, Illinois

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Remarks in Chicago on the Terrorist Bombing in Jerusalem

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Thailand

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Remarks to Senior Citizens in New Britain, Connecticut

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Statement on the Death of David Brinkley>

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Administration of the Coastal Zone Management Act

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Federal Drug and Substance Abuse Programs

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Iraq

Friday, June 13, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, June 14, 2003

Exchange With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine

Sunday, June 15, 2003

Remarks to the Business Community in Elizabeth, New Jersey

Monday, June 16, 2003

Remarks at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Remarks Honoring NCAA Winter Champion Teams

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Reception

Tuesday, June 17, 2003

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Congressional Leaders and an Exchange With Reporters

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Estate Tax Legislation

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Remarks at the Congressional Picnic

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Remarks in Fridley, Minnesota

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on Legislation To Strengthen AmeriCorps

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Message on the Observance of Juneteenth, 2003

Thursday, June 19, 2003

Remarks Prior to Discussions With President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Inacio of Brazil

Friday, June 20, 2003

Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Federative Republic of Brazil

Friday, June 20, 2003

Remarks on the Appointment of Scott McClellan> as White House Press Secretary

Friday, June 20, 2003

Statement on the Death of Larry Doby>

Friday, June 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on United States Individuals Involved in the Antinarcotics Campaign in Colombia

Friday, June 20, 2003

Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus

Friday, June 20, 2003

Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

Friday, June 20, 2003

Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

Friday, June 20, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Reception in Greensboro, Georgia

Friday, June 20, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, June 21, 2003

Remarks to the Biotechnology Industry Organization Conference

Monday, June 23, 2003

Statement on the Supreme Court Decision on the Michigan Affirmative Action Cases

Monday, June 23, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Reception in New York City

Monday, June 23, 2003

The President's News Conference With President Pervez Musharraf> of Pakistan at Camp David, Maryland

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Remarks at a Celebration of Black Music Month

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Statement on the Death of Bob Stump>

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Homeland Security Legislation

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Congressional Leaders on Medicare Reform

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

The President's News Conference With European Union Leaders

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and European Council President Konstandinos Simitis> and European Commission President Romano Prodi> on Hydrogen Cooperation

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and European Council President Konstandinos Simitis> and European Commission President Romano Prodi> on the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and European Council President Konstandinos Simitis> and European Commission President Romano Prodi> on Transatlantic Aviation Negotiations

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Statement on Congressional Action on the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003

Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Remarks at the Corporate Council on Africa's United States-Africa Business Summit

Thursday, June 26, 2003

Statement on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Thursday, June 26, 2003

Remarks on the Creation of the National Do-Not-Call Registry

Friday, June 27, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Luncheon in San Francisco, California

Friday, June 27, 2003

Statement on House of Representatives Action on Medicare Reform Legislation

Friday, June 27, 2003

Statement on Senate Action on Medicare Reform Legislation

Friday, June 27, 2003

Statement on the Death of Strom Thurmond>

Friday, June 27, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Dinner in Los Angeles, California

Friday, June 27, 2003

The President's Radio Address

Saturday, June 28, 2003

Statement on the Death of Katharine Hepburn>

Sunday, June 29, 2003

Remarks to Senior Citizens in Miami, Florida

Monday, June 30, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Luncheon in Miami

Monday, June 30, 2003

Remarks at a Bush-Cheney Reception in Tampa, Florida

Monday, June 30, 2003

Appendix A - Digest of Other White House Announcements

January 1, 2003

Appendix B - Nominations Submitted to the Senate

January 1, 2003

Appendix C - Checklist of White House Press Releases

January 1, 2003

Appendix D - Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register

January 1, 2003

Subject Index

January 1, 2003

Name Index

January 1, 2003

Document Categories List

January 1, 2003