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2004 Public Papers 3122 - The President's News Conference

Publication Title
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)
Category
Budget and Presidential Materials
Collection
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
SuDoc Class Number
AE 2.114:
Event Date
December 20, 2004
President
George W. Bush
Page Number Range
Pages 3122 - 3135
Notes
The President's news conference began at 10:32 a.m. in Room 450 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. In his remarks, he referred to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan; President Vladimir Putin of Russia; former President Saddam Hussein of Iraq; Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, combatant commander, U.S. Central Command; Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., USA, commanding general, Multi-National Force--Iraq; professional baseball player Johnny Damon; Chairman Kim Chong-il of North Korea; Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida terrorist organization; President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan; Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. He also referred to the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security (Moynihan Commission). The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of this news conference.