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.