    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2004]
    [Pages C-1-C-8]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Document Categories List

                     Administration of George W. Bush, 2004

    Document Categories List

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    Addresses to the Nation

        State of the Union--81

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill
            Signings; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign
            Leaders and International Officials; Resignations and
            Retirements
        African-American clergy, luncheon with spouses--80
        Albuquerque, NM--459
        American Association of Community Colleges Convention in
            Minneapolis, MN--667
        American Conservative Union 40th Anniversary Gala--869
        American Heart Month proclamation, signing--172
        American Indian and Alaska Native education, Executive order
            signing--693
        American Israel Public Affairs Committee--894
        Berg, Nicholas, death--854
        Black Music Month, reception--1108
        Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, KS,
            remarks at opening--891
        Bridgeton, MO--875
        Bush-Cheney luncheons
            Charlotte, NC--527
            Dallas, TX--330
            Knoxville, TN--23
            Louisville, KY--277
            New Orleans, LA--66
            Santa Clara, CA--318
        Bush-Cheney receptions
            Atlanta, GA--72
            Boston, MA--454
            East Meadow, NY--367
            Houston, TX--335
            Kalamazoo, MI--714
            Los Angeles, CA--304
            Old Greenwich, CT--159
            Palm Beach Gardens, FL--28
            St. Louis, MO--8
            Washington, DC--492
        Butterfield Junior High School in Van Buren, AR--842
        Cabinet meetings--170
        Charlotte, NC, remarks to travel pool--525
        ``Churchill and the Great Republic'' exhibit, Library of Congress--
            178
        Cincinnati, OH
            Discussion--1099
            Remarks--761
        Cinco de Mayo celebration--773
        Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation to the U.S. Naval Academy
            Midshipmen--601
        Commerce Department, remarks--1121
        Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, meeting--783
        Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, WI, commencement address--
            885
        Congress
            Congressional barbecue--1060
            Congressional leaders, meeting--143
        Congress of Tomorrow, luncheon in Philadelphia, PA--167
        Coral Gables, FL--659
        D-Day, 60th anniversary in Colleville-sur-Mer, France--1006
        Daniels, Mitchell E., Jr., gubernatorial candidate, remarks in South
            Bend, IN--699
        Dayton, OH, remarks and a question-and-answer session--740
        Denver, CO--965
        Dubuque, IA--799
        Earth Day in Wells, ME--649
        Economists, meeting--164
        Economy, national
            Appleton, WI--477
            Bakersfield, CA--309
            Bay Shore, NY--357
            Charlotte, NC--514
            Des Moines, IA--580
            El Dorado, AR--534
            Louisville, KY--270
            Merrimack, NH--152
            Nashua, NH--442
            Springfield, MO--193
            Tampa, FL--221

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            Washington, DC--241
        Education and job training
            Bethesda, MD--854
            Charlotte, NC--514
            El Dorado, AR--534
            Harrisburg, PA--206
            Huntington, WV--504
        Faith-based and community leaders in New Orleans, LA--60
        First-responders in Appleton, WI--488
        Fort Campbell, KY--406
        Fort Hood, TX--547
        Fort Lewis, WA--1084
        Fort Polk, LA--229
        Haiti, resignation of President Aristide--289
        Health care
            Baltimore, MD--680
            Little Rock, AR--130
            Washington, DC--143
        Height, Dorothy I., Congressional Gold Medal presentation--430
        Homeland Security Department, anniversary--291
        Homeownership discussions
            Ardmore, PA--387
            Phoenix, AZ--468
        Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, TX--343
        Immigration reform--14
        Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding Weapons of Mass
            Destruction, Commission on the--190
        Iraqis receiving medical care in the U.S., meeting--925
        Johnson, Paul, death--1091
        LaCrosse, WI--823
        Lancaster, WI--807
        Lebanon, OH--754
        Liberty Community Center in Liberty, MO, discussion--1038
        Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, commencement
            address--914
        MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL--1060
        Madrid, Spain, terrorist attacks
            Wreath-laying ceremony for victims--372
            Remarks--356
        Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards in Arlington, VA--344
        March for Life, telephone remarks--102
        Marriage, constitutional amendment--263
        Maumee, OH--730
        Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--946
        Mesa Community College in Phoenix, AZ, discussion--96
        Millennium Challenge Account nations, ceremony honoring--831
        National Aeronautics and Space Administration--56
        National Association of Evangelicals, satellite remarks--355
        National Baseball Hall of Fame, remarks honoring members--490
        National Catholic Education Association--39
        National Day of Prayer--788
        National Defense University--200
        National Federation of Independent Businesses--1068
        National Governors Association
            Conference--250
            Dinner--250
        National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, discussion--854
        National Prayer Breakfast--182
        National Race for the Cure reception--646
        National Republican Congressional Committee dinner--498
        National security team and military leaders, meeting in Arlington,
            VA--833
        National Targeting Center in Reston, VA--191
        National Teacher of the Year Award ceremony--634
        National World War II Memorial, dedication--942
        NCAA championship teams
            Fall--427
            Winter--901
        Nethercutt, George R., senatorial candidate, reception in Spokane,
            WA--1078
        New Year's Day in Falfurrias, TX--1
        New York, NY--625
        Newspaper Association of America Convention, remarks and a question-
            and-answer session--636
        Niles, MI, remarks and a question-and-answer session--699
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession of seven nations,
            ceremony--475
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, anniversary--410
        Orlando, FL--416
        Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township, OH--89

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        Parkersburg South High School in Parkersburg, WV, discussion--861
        Peace officers memorial service--889
        Philadelphia, PA--1111
        Pierre Laclede Elementary School in St. Louis, MO, discussion--5
        Pope John Paul II, Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation at
            Vatican City State--991
        Port of Charleston, SC--184
        Prairie du Chien, WI, remarks and a question-and-answer session--808
        President George H.W. Bush, 80th birthday celebration in Houston,
            TX--1034
        President Ronald Reagan
            Death, remarks in Paris, France--1006
            National funeral service, eulogy--1030
        President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton,
            unveiling of official portraits--1035
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--1118
        President's Environmental Youth Awards ceremony--653
        Radio addresses--3,
            414
        Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner--440
        Reno, NV--1091
        Republican Governors Association--257
        Republican National Committee dinner--777
        Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, telephone remarks--945
        Rome, Italy, remarks to reporters--992
        Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Naples, FL--655
        Roswell, NM--103
        Saint Patrick's Day Breakfast in South Boston, MA, telephone
            remarks--422
        Saint Patrick's Day shamrock presentation ceremony--405
        Saint Simon's Island, GA--1014
        School choice and parental options, discussion--213
        Sons of Italy Foundation Gala--905
        Southern Baptist Convention, satellite remarks--1057
        Special Summit of the Americas in Monterrey, Mexico, inauguration--
            52
        Specter, Senator Arlen, dinner in Pittsburgh, PA--611
        Sterling Heights, MI--723
        Super Bowl champion New England Patriots--841
        Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on
            National Security Adviser Rice's public testimony, remarks
                announcing--489
            President and Vice President, remarks following meeting--689
        Turkey
            Galatasaray University in Istanbul--1151
            Religious leaders in Istanbul, discussion--1143
        U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, commencement
            address--974
        U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA--919
        U.S. Conference of Mayors--115
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce--431
        USA PATRIOT Act
            Buffalo, NY--617
            Hershey, PA--603
        Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN, discussion--
            933
        Victory 2004 events
            Bridgeton, MO--875
            Coral Gables, FL--659
            Denver, CO--965
            New York, NY--625
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, visit with wounded troops,
            remarks--414
        West View Elementary School in Knoxville, TN, discussion--18
        White House Conferences on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
            Los Angeles, CA--297
            Washington, DC--947
        White House Correspondents' Association dinner--698
        Women small-business owners, discussion--34
        Women's Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century Forum in Cleveland,
            OH--346
        Women's human rights, efforts to globally promote--375
        Women's National Basketball Association champion Detroit Shock--918
        World Series champion Florida Marlins--123
        Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH, discussion--927

    Appointments and Nominations

        See also Digest, Nominations Submitted, and Checklist

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        State Department, Ambassador to Iraq, remarks--603
        U.S. Courts of Appeals Judges
            Eleventh Circuit, statement--247
            Fifth Circuit, statement--77

    Bill Signings

        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, statement--126
        Marshall Islands, legislation for conveyance of a decommissioned
            ship to Utrok Atoll, statement--556
        Mexico-U.S. agreement on the Border Environment Cooperation
            Commission and a North American Development Bank, legislation on
            amendments, statement--533
        NASA Flexibility Act of 2004, statement--265
        Taiwan, participation in the World Health Organization, legislation
            supporting, statement--1044
        Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, remarks--497

    Communications to Congress

        Australia, free trade agreement with U.S., letter transmitting
                notice of intention--219
        Azerbaijan, U.S. assistance, letter transmitting report--406
        Bahrain, free trade agreement with U.S., message transmitting notice
            of intention--1059
        Belarus, message transmitting determination on trade--985
        Bosnia and Herzegovina, continued operations of U.S. forces,
            letter--114
        Bulgaria-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting protocol--101
        Burma, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--894
        Canada-U.S. agreement on Pacific hake/whiting, message
            transmitting--1066
        Central American countries, free trade agreement with U.S., letter
            transmitting notice of intention--248
        Chemical Weapons Convention
            Letter reporting certification--233
            Message reporting certification--151
        Climate change programs and activities, Federal expenditures, letter
            transmitting report--964
        Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S. Regarding
            Weapons of Mass Destruction, letter on funding--380
        Cuba, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation and
            expansion--283
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
            review of title III, letter--79
        Czech Republic-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting
            protocol--380
        Debt reduction authority, implementation, message transmitting
            report--343
        Defense Department, budget amendments, letter transmitting--324
        Dominican Republic, free trade agreement with U.S., message
            transmitting notice of intention--442
        Drug trafficking, illicit, interdiction of aircraft engaged in,
            letter transmitting report--247
        Estonia-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting protocol--383
        Federal budget amendments, letters transmitting--790
        Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, letter transmitting
            designations--964
        Generalized System of Preferences, extension and termination of
            benefits, message--289
        Groom Lake, NV, nearby U.S. Air Force operating location, message--
            151
        Haiti
            Deployment of U.S. military forces to protect U.S. Embassy
                personnel, letter--268
            Further deployment of U.S. military forces, letter--295
        Iceland's lethal research whaling program, message--1110
        Indonesia-U.S. peaceful uses of nuclear energy agreement, message
            transmitting protocol--323
        International agreements, letter transmitting report--290
        Iran, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--354
        Iraq
            Development fund and certain other property, U.S. national
                emergency, message on continuation--913
            Letters transmitting reports--240
        Iraq and Afghanistan, contingent emergency reserve fund to support
            operations in, letter transmitting budget amendment--860
        Judicial branch appropriations, letter transmitting requests--205
        Latvia-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting protocol--385

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        Libya, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--13
        Lithuania-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting protocol--384
        Middle East peace process, terrorists who threaten to disrupt, U.S.
            national emergency, letter on continuation--78
        Morocco, free trade agreement with U.S., message transmitting notice
            of intention--342
        National Drug Control Strategy, message transmitting--290
        National Park Service, letter requesting emergency funding--71
        National Science Board, message transmitting report--655
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization invitees
            Messages reporting certifications--269
            Security progress, letter transmitting report--270
        Poland-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting protocol--382
        President Ronald Reagan, death, message--1013
        Russian Federation, U.S. national emergency with respect to weapons-
            usable fissile material, message on continuation--1066
        Sierra Leone and Liberia, Executive order terminating U.S. national
            emergency, letter--77
        Slovak Republic-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting
            protocol--381
        Sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. trade and investment policy and African
            Growth and Opportunity Act implementation, message transmitting
            report--914
        Syria, Executive order blocking property of certain persons and
            prohibiting the export of certain goods, message on issuance--
            853
        Turkmenistan, message transmitting determination on trade--986
        U.S. Arctic Research Plan, message transmitting revision--914
        U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployment, letter reporting on--
            423
        United Kingdom-U.S. agreement for cooperation on the use of atomic
            energy for mutual defense purposes, message transmitting
            proposed amendment--1046
        United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and
            supplementary protocols, message transmitting--256
        Vietnam, message transmitting determination on trade--986
        Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--
            1128
        Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--296

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        Broadband deployment, improving rights-of-way management across
            Federal lands, memorandum--679
        Safety, Health, and Return to Employment (SHARE) Initiative,
            memorandum--43
        United Kingdom-U.S. agreement for cooperation on the use of atomic
            energy for mutual defense purposes, proposed amendment,
            memorandum--1045

    Directives

        U.S. agriculture and food, defense of--173

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Charlotte, NC--525
            Falfurrias, TX--1
            Fort Hood, TX--547
            Istanbul, Turkey--1143
            Liberty, MO--1037
            Merrimack, NH--158
            Monterrey, Mexico--54
            Roswell, NM--113
            Sea Island, GA--1009
            Washington, DC--636
            White House--138
        Interviews
            Al-Ahram International newspaper--791
            Al Arabiya Television--770
            Al Zaman newspaper--907
            Alhurra Television--767
            American Forces Radio and Television Service--836
            Middle East Television Network--233
            Paris Match Magazine--986
            Radio and Television Ireland--1129
            RAI Television of Italy--971
            Television of Spain--373
        Joint news conferences
            Afghanistan, President Karzai--1046
            Australia, Prime Minister Howard--981
            Canada, Prime Minister Martin--690
            Egypt, President Mubarak--549

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            European Union leaders in Shannon, Ireland--1135
            France, President Chirac--1000
            Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--571
            Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--994
            Jordan, King Abdullah II--783
            Mexico, President Fox--45
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--591
        News conferences
            January 12--45
            March 6--326
            April 12--549
            April 13--557
            April 14--571
            April 16--591
            April 30--690
            May 6--783
            June 1--955
            June 3--981
            June 5--994
            June 10--1020
            June 15--1046
            June 26--1135
            June 28--1144

    Joint Statements

        Afghanistan, President Karzai--1055
        Egypt, President Mubarak--555
        G-8 leaders
            Gaza withdrawal and Middle East peace--1019
            Sudan--1019
            Trade--1016
        Germany, Chancellor Schroeder--286
        Poland, President Kwasniewski--141

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Armenian Remembrance Day, message--667
        Cinco de Mayo, message--776
        Easter, message--546
        Israeli disengagement plan, letter to Prime Minister Sharon of
            Israel--578
        Juneteenth, message--1098
        Passover, message--533
        Saint Patrick's Day, message--404

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--1046
        Albania, Prime Minister Nano--475
        Angola, President dos Santos--1178
        Argentina, President Kirchner--1158
        Australia, Prime Minister Howard--981
        Bahrain, King Hamad--1182
        Bolivia, President Mesa Gisbert--1158
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--1158
        Bulgaria
            Defense Minister Svinarov--475
            Foreign Minister Pasi--475
            Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg-Gotha--475
        Canada, Prime Minister Martin--54
        Caribbean leaders--1158
        Chile, President Lagos--51
        Colombia, President Uribe--1157
        Croatia, Prime Minister Sanader--475
        Denmark, Prime Minister Rasmussen--940
        Ecuador, President Gutierrez--1157
        Egypt, President Mubarak--549
        El Salvador
            President Flores Perez--1172
            President Saca Gonzalez--1170
        Estonia
            Defense Minister Hanson--475
            Foreign Minister Ojuland--475
            Prime Minister Parts--475
        European Union
            Commission President Prodi--1135
            Council President Ahern--1135
        France, President Chirac--1000
        G-8 countries, foreign ministers--1178
        Gabon, President Bongo--1181
        Gambia, The, Ambassador Jagne--1170
        Georgia, President Saakashvili--266
        Germany, Chancellor Schroeder--284
        Greece, Prime Minister Karamanlis--912
        Guatemala
            Ambassador Villacorta--1170
            President Berger--1157
        Holy See (Vatican City)
            Pope John Paul II--1182
            Secretary of State Cardinal Sodano--1182
        Hungary, Prime Minister Medgyessy--1105
        Iceland, Prime Minister Oddsson--1173

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        India
            Minister of External Affairs Sinha--1160
            Prime Minister Singh--1180
        International Atomic Energy Agency, Director General ElBaradei--1168
        Iraq
            Governing Council members--1160
            President Yawr--1016
            Prime Minister Allawi--1182
            National Olympic Committee officials--1174
        Ireland
            Deputy Prime Minister Harney--1186
            President McAleese--1187
            Prime Minister Ahern--405
        Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--571
        Italy
            President Ciampi--1182
            Prime Minister Berlusconi--904
        Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi--1009
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--783
        Latvia
            Defense Minister Slakteris--475
            Foreign Minister Piks--475
            President Vike-Freiberga--1167
            Prime Minister Emsis--475
        Liberia, Chairman Bryant--1162
        Lithuania
            Defense Minister Linkevicius--475
            Foreign Minister Valionis--475
            President Adamkus--1187
            Prime Minister Brazauskas--475
        Macedonia, Prime Minister Crvenkovski--475
        Mexico
            Ambassador Gonzalez--1170
            President Fox--45
        Netherlands, Prime Minister Balkenende--392
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General de Hoop
            Scheffer--165
        Panama
            President Torrijos--1177
            President Moscoso--1158
        Paraguay
            Ambassador Spalding--1170
            President Duarte Frutos--1173
        Peru, Ambassador Ferrero--1170
        Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo--1187
        Poland, President Kwasniewski--138
        Portugal, Prime Minister Durao Barroso--1169
        Romania
            Defense Minister Pascu--475
            Foreign Minister Geoana--475
            Prime Minister Natase--475
        Russia, President Putin--1012
        Senegal, President Wade--1173
        Singapore, Prime Minister Goh--1176
        Slovakia
            Defense Minister Liska--475
            Foreign Minister Kukan--475
            Prime Minister Dzurinda--475
        Slovenia
            Defense Minister Grizold--475
            Foreign Minister Rupel--475
            Prime Minister Rop--475
        Soloman Islands, Ambassador Beck--1170
        South Africa, President Mbeki--1174
        South Korea, President Roh--1164
        Spain
            Ambassador Ruperez Rubio--372
            King Juan Carlos I--1167
            President Aznar--59
            President Zapatero--1167
        Sudan
            President al-Bashir--1169
            Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chairman Garang de Mabior--
                1169
        Sweden, Prime Minister Persson--686
        Syria, Ambassador Moustapha--1170
        Thailand, Prime Minister Thaksin--1175
        Tunisia, President Ben Ali--240
        Turkey
            President Sezer--1187
            Prime Minister Erdogan--150
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--591
        United Nations, Secretary-General Annan--177
        Uzbekistan, President Karimov--1170

    Resignations and Retirements

        Central Intelligence Agency, Director, remarks--985

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    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings; Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, adoption of a new constitution--5
        Afghanistan and Iraq, contingency reserve fund establishment,
            request to Congress--776
        Appropriations legislation
            Senate inaction--81
            Senate passage--114
        Budget legislation, House of Representatives passage--454
        Campbell, Senator Ben Nighthorse, decision not to seek reelection--
            309
        Cuba, birth of the republic, anniversary--913
        Deaths
            Charles, Ray (born Ray Charles Robinson)--1098
            Salim, Izz al-Din al-, Governing Council President of Iraq--893
            Trajkovski, Boris, President of Macedonia--287
        Dunn, Representative Jennifer, decision not to seek reelection--170
        European Union, enlargement--723
        Foreign sales corporations/extraterritorial income legislation, call
            for congressional action--289
        Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, establishment--899
        Hall, Representative Ralph M., joining Republican Party--3
        India-U.S. strategic partnership, next steps--52
        Individuals with disabilities education improvement legislation,
            Senate passage--869
        International Women's Day--342
        Internet tax nondiscrimination legislation, Senate action--690
        Iran, parliamentary elections--265
        Iraq, Transitional Administrative Law, completion--341
        Israeli disengagement plan and the Middle East peace process--576
        Marriage, constitutional amendment request--893
        Medical liability reform, Senate action to block--264
        Missouri River Basin, resolution of issues affecting--133
        National economy--941
        Panama-U.S. Proliferation Security Initiative ship-boarding
            agreement--860
        Project BioShield legislation, Senate passage--903
        Russia, terrorist attack on the Moscow subway--191
        Rwanda genocide, 10th anniversary--545
        Same-sex marriage, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision--
            182
        South Africa, national election--665
        Sudan, renewed fighting in the Darfur region--545
        Syria, Executive order blocking property of certain persons and
            prohibiting the export of certain goods--852
        Tauzin, Representative W.J., decision not to seek reelection--182
        U.S. Space Exploration Policy, Commission on Implementation of,
            report--1065
        Unborn victims of violence legislation
            House of Representatives passage--283
            Senate passage--453
        United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture--
            1141
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.N. Security Council resolution--688
        Worker reemployment accounts legislation, House of Representatives
            action--991