[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]




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                 Administration of George W. Bush, 2004

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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