*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Statement on a Meeting on the 1976 Influenza Outbreak **

*June 30, 2009 *

Today I joined Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Homeland Security Adviser John Brennan, and other senior advisers to meet with a select group of individuals who could speak knowledgeably about the lessons learned from the 1976 influenza so that we can further prepare this Nation for the possibility of a more severe outbreak of H1N1 flu.

*Categories:* Statements by the President : 1976 influenza outbreak, meeting.

*Names:* Brennan, John; Duncan, Arne; Sebelius, Kathleen.

*Subjects:* Diseases : Global influenza outbreak; Education, Department of : Secretary; Health and Human Services, Department of : Secretary; White House Office : Assistants to the President :: Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900524.