    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2005]
    [Pages 1957-1969]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005

    Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

    [[Page 1957]]

    The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press
    Secretary which are not included in this book.

     Released July 1

    Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3021 and H.R. 3104

     Released July 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Cape Verde becoming the second
    African country to sign a compact with the Millennium Challenge
    Corporation

     Released July 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
    of Pakistan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Idaho

     Released July 7

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser
    Faryar Shirzad on the G-8 meetings

     Released July 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Saca of El Salvador

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Condemnation of the Murder of Egypt's
    Chief of Mission to Iraq

    Fact sheet: Accomplishments at the G-8 Summit

    Fact sheet: Action on Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development

    Fact sheet: United States and G-8 Renew Strong Commitment to Africa

     Released July 10

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

     Released July 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    714

     Released July 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Uribe of Colombia To Visit
    President Bush in Crawford

    Statement by the Press Secretary: A Call for the Unconditional Release
    of Akbar Ganji in Iran

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 120, H.R. 289, H.R. 324, H.R. 504, H.R. 627, H.R. 1027, H.R. 1082,
    H.R. 1236, H.R. 1460, H.R. 1524, H.R. 1542, H.R. 2326, and S. 1282

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Budget: Cutting the Deficit, Growing the
    Economy

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     Released July 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Joshua B. Bolten on the Mid-Session Review

     Released July 14

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Hungarian Prime Minister
    Ferenc Gyurcsany

    Fact sheet: Ensuring the Promise of America Reaches All Americans

     Released July 15

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Fact sheet: CAFTA Will Create Jobs and Level the Playing Field for
    American Workers

     Released July 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political
    Affairs and NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs on the President's
    meeting with Prime Minister Singh of India

    Fact sheet: The United States and India, Strong Global Partners

     Released July 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Communications Director Dan Bartlett on the President's Supreme Court
    Justice nominee*
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    July 20.
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    Fact sheet: African Global Competitiveness Initiative

     Released July 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3332

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd al-
    Aziz Al Saud's service as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S.

    Fact sheet: Giving Law Enforcement the Tools They Need To Safeguard Our
    Homeland

     Released July 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1001

     Released July 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3377

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota

     Released July 23

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Sharm el-
    Sheikh, Egypt

     Released July 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
    Office Director H. James Towey on the President's meeting with African
    American leaders

     Released July 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released July 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a conference call press briefing by White House Council on
    Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton on the Asia-Pacific
    Partnership on Clean Development

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 52

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3071

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    Fact sheet: President Bush and the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean
    Development

     Released July 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Response to the IRA Statement

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3453

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the murders of two Algerian
    diplomats in Iraq

     Released July 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    544

    Fact sheet: The Energy Bill: Good for Consumers, the Economy, and the
    Environment

     Released July 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3512

     Released August 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: 30th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final
    Act

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Utah

     Released August 2

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the recess appointment of
    the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Policy)

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 59, H.R. 38, H.R. 481, H.R. 541, H.R. 794, H.R. 1046, S. 571,
    S. 775, S. 904, and H.R. 3045

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2361, H.R. 2985, S. 45, and S. 1395

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3423

     Released August 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Second Term Accomplishments and Agenda

     Released August 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Fact sheet: President Bush Signs Into Law a National Energy Plan

     Released August 9

    Transcript of a Press Briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Allan B. Hubbard and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Ben S.
    Bernanke

    Fact sheet: President Bush Discusses Agenda for Continued Economic
    Growth

     Released August 10

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3

     Released August 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's meetings

     Released August 12

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1132

     Released August 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

     Released August 17

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Presidential Determination
    Regarding U.S. Assistance to the Government of Colombia Airbridge Denial
    Program

     Released August 18

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

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    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on Senator Richard Lugar's
    travel to Algeria to facilitate the release of Moroccan prisoners of war
    held by the Polisario

     Released August 19

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing the appointment of
    Jay Lefkowitz as Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea

    Released August 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Acting Assistant
    Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael G. Kozak on the
    U.S. human rights policy toward North Korea

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wyoming

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the submission of a draft
    constitution to Iraq's National Assembly

    Fact sheet: President Bush Honors America's Veterans and Soldiers

    Released August 23

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Hu Jintao of the
    People's Republic of China

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Released August 24

    Fact sheet: President Bush Honors America's National Guard and Reserve

    Released August 25

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

     Released August 27

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

     Released August 28

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

     Released August 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and HHS
    Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B.
    McClellan

    Transcript of a teleconference briefing by HHS Centers for Medicare and
    Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

    Fact sheet: New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit To Include Low-Cost
    Options

     Released August 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released August 31

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: Federal Relief for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

     Released September 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Office of Management and
    Budget Director Joshua B. Bolton on Federal response efforts to
    Hurricane Katrina

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi
    of Malta

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Georgi Purvanov of
    Bulgaria

     Released September 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan*
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        *This gaggle was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    September 3.

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    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3645

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Vladimir Putin of
    Russia

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's verbal
    declaration of disaster assistance to Arkansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's verbal
    declaration of disaster assistance to Texas

     Released September 3

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponing the Visit of Chinese
    President Hu Jintao

    Fact sheet: America Responds to the Katrina Disaster

     Released September 5

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Colorado

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Georgia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North
    Carolina

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Utah

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia

     Released September 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released September 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Joshua B. Bolten

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome Iraqi
    President Jalal Talabani

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Vlado
    Buckovski of Macedonia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the District
    of Columbia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Michigan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Mexico

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oregon

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Washington

    Fact sheet: President Bush Submits Second Request for Hurricane Recovery
    Funds

     Released September 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush's Participation in the
    60th U.N. General Assembly

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with Saudi
    Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz
    Al Saud

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3673

    Fact sheet: President Bush Announces New Initiatives To Provide Relief

     Released September 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Acting Assistant
    Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael G.
    Kozak and National Security Council Senior Director for Relief
    Stabilization and Development John Simon

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3650

     Released September 10

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Egyptian Presidential Elections

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Iowa

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Pennsylvania

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South
    Carolina

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota

     Released September 12

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arizona

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Virginia

    Released September 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior
    Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the President's meeting with
    President Hu Jintao of China

     Released September 14

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser
    Faryar Shirzad

    Fact sheet: President Bush Addresses the United Nations General Assembly

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to California

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Idaho

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maryland

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Montana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nebraska

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nevada

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Ohio

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wisconsin

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North
    Carolina

     Released September 15

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President has authorized
    the Secretary of State to transmit to Congress the annual report listing
    major illicit drug-producing and drug-transit countries

    Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on recovery from
    Hurricane Katrina

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on recovery from
    Hurricane Katrina

    Fact sheet: President Bush Addresses the Nation on Recovery From Katrina

     Released September 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan,
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Claude Allen, and
    Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and National Economic
    Council Director Allan B. Hubbard

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by King Abdullah of Jordan to
    Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Thaksin of
    Thailand

     Released September 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Jersey

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Rhode Island

     Released September 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 804 and H.R. 3669

     Released September 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of European Commission President
    Jose Barroso

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the opening of the new National
    Assembly in Sudan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3169, H.R. 3668, and H.R. 3672

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    264 and S. 276

     Released September 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released September 23

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3761 and H.R. 3768

    Fact sheet: The Federal Government's Hurricane Rita Preparations

     Released September 24

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

     Released September 25

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released September 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Response to IRA Statement on
    Decommissioning

    Fact sheet: President Bush Discusses Energy Supplies in the Gulf Region

     Released September 27

    Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on amendment of earlier disaster
    assistance to Texas

     Released September 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Aleksander
    Kwasniewski of Poland

     Released September 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3649, S. 1340, and S. 1368

     Released September 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Russia Mark Major
    Nonproliferation Milestone

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Palestinian Authority
    President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2132, H.R. 2385, H.R. 3200, H.R. 3784, and H.R. 3864

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 68 and S. 1752

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     Released October 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Delaware

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York

     Released October 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Text: Harriet E. Miers Biography

     Released October 4

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3667 and H.R. 3767

     Released October 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Attend the Summit of the
    Americas, and Travel to Brazil and Panama

     Released October 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by the Prince of Wales and the
    Duchess of Cornwall

    Fact sheet: President Bush Remarks on the War on Terror

    Fact sheet: Plots, Casings, and Infiltrations Referenced in President
    Bush's Remarks on the War on Terror

     Released October 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of remarks by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O.
    Leavitt and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    Director Anthony Fauci in a stakeout after the President's meeting with
    drug manufacturers

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North
    Carolina

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1786 and S. 1858

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3863

     Released October 9

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S Assistance for Earthquake in
    Pakistan

     Released October 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

     Released October 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released October 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1413

    Fact sheet: The President Participates in a Video Teleconference With
    U.S. Troops

     Released October 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released October 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Attend the Asia-
    Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in the Republic of Korea
    and Travel to Japan, China, and Mongolia

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Silvio
    Berlusconi of Italy

     Released October 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley
    to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City

    Fact sheet: President Bush Signs Homeland Security Appropriations Act

    Released October 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Death of Penn Kemble

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts

     Released October 20

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3971

     Released October 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Homeland Security Adviser Frances
    Fragos Townsend on a comprehensive review of the Government's response
    to Hurricane Katrina

     Released October 22

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

     Released October 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

     Released October 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released October 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    55 and S. 156

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    397

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire

    Fact sheet: President Bush Outlines an Agenda for Economic Growth

     Released October 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released October 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Office of Management and
    Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten

    Fact sheet: President Bush Requests Rescission and Reallocation Packages

    Text: Message from Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., to White House
    staff on the resignation of I. Lewis Libby

     Released October 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in India

     Released October 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley
    to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee

    Text: Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Biography

     Released November 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Special Assistant to the
    President for Biological Defense Policy Rajeev Venkayya on the avian flu

    Fact sheet: Safeguarding America Against Pandemic Influenza

    Fact sheet: Coordinating Federal Support for Gulf Coast Rebuilding

     Released November 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's Trip to Argentina, Brazil, and Panama

     Released November 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Tom Shannon on
    the President's visit to the Summit of the Americas

    Announcement of the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients

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     Released November 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for the
    Western Hemisphere Tom Shannon on the President's bilateral meetings

     Released November 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the Summit of the Americas

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Yemeni President Salih

    Fact sheet: Accomplishments at the Fourth Summit of the Americas

     Released November 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of remarks by the First Lady in a roundtable discussion with
    Brazilian teachers

     Released November 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the Northern
    Mariana Islands

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1409

    Announcement of the National Medal of Arts recipients and National
    Humanities Medal recipients for 2005

     Released November 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Explosions in Amman, Jordan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the designation of a
    Presidential delegation to survey the South Asian earthquake devastation
    and assess relief and reconstruction needs

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the designation of a
    Presidential delegation to Israel to commemorate the 10th anniversary of
    the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    172

    Text of the citations for recipients of the 2005 Presidential Medal of
    Freedom

     Released November 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's upcoming visit to Asia

    Statement by the Press Secretary: A Call for the Unconditional Release
    of Kamal Labwani in Syria

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Puerto Rico

    Fact sheet: Honoring America's Veterans

     Released November 11

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2967, H.R. 3765, S. 37, and S. 1285

     Released November 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's visit to Asia

    Advance text of the President's remarks on the war on terror in
    Anchorage, Alaska

    Announcement of the recipients of the 2004 National Medal of Science and
    National Medal of Technology

     Released November 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior
    Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the President's meeting with
    Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan

    Transcript of a press gaggle by National Security Council Senior
    Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green and Deputy National Security
    Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

    Advance text of the President's remarks in Kyoto, Japan

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     Released November 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for
    International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad and National Security
    Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the APEC
    leaders meetings and the President's bilateral meetings

     Released November 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on APEC summit meetings

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the recent statement of
    Representative John P. Murtha

     Released November 19

    Transcripts of press briefings by National Security Council Senior
    Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green and Deputy National Security
    Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq and the war on terror

    Fact sheet: APEC 2005

    Fact sheet: United States Leadership on Avian Influenza

    Excerpts of the President's remarks to troops

     Released November 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on
    the President's visit to China

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 72, H.R. 2419, and H.R. 4326

    Statements by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to
    Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to
    Mississippi

     Released November 21

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4133

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

    Advance text of the President's remarks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

     Released November 22

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2490, H.R. 2862, H.R. 3339, S. 161, S. 1234, S. 1713, and S. 1894

     Released November 23

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Austrian Chancellor Schuessel

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Blocking Property of Additional
    Persons Undermining Democratic Processes in Zimbabwe

    Released November 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: Securing America Through Immigration Reform

    Released November 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Released November 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Global AIDS Coordinator Mark
    Dybul on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome German
    Chancellor Merkel

    Fact sheet: Training Iraqi Security Forces

    Released December 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers member
    Matthew I. Slaughter on the administration's economic forecast for the
    next year for construction of the budget

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4145

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 126, H.R. 539, H.R. 606, H.R. 1972, H.R. 1973, H.R. 2062, H.R.
    2183, and H.R. 3853

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

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    Fact sheet: Commemorating World AIDS Day

    Released December 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    National Economic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard

     Released December 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Agenda for Economic Growth

    Fact sheet: Progress on the 9/11 Commission Recommendations

     Released December 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Verhofstadt of
    Belgium

     Released December 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 584, H.R. 680, and H.R. 1101

    Fact sheet: Rebuilding Iraq

     Released December 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released December 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska

     Released December 10

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Homeland Security Adviser Frances Fragos
    Townsend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt, and
    Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on the avian flu

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Statement on a Call for the Release of
    Dr. Kamal Labwani and Other Prisoners of Conscience in Syria

     Released December 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Statement on the Organization of
    Islamic Conference (OIC) Summit Declaration

    Fact sheet: Democracy in Iraq

     Released December 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released December 14

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the December 7 Presidential
    Directive on U.S. efforts for reconstruction and stabilization

     Released December 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan;
    Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff; Chairman Donald E.
    Powell of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, who is coordinating
    Federal gulf coast relief efforts; Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Orleans,
    LA; and Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, USA, commander and chief of engineers,
    Army Corp of Engineers

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on Senator John McCain and amendments to interrogation policy

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Malaria Initiative

    Fact sheet: Protecting New Orleans From Future Flooding

     Released December 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut

     Released December 18

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on Iraq and the
    war on terror

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    Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on Iraq and the war on
    terror

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 75

     Released December 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
    and Principal Deputy Director for National Intelligence Michael V.
    Hayden

    Statement by the Press Secretary congratulating the Congolese people for
    the vote on a new Constitution

     Released December 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley
    to the Center for Strategic and International Studies

    Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to
    Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2520

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    52, S. 136, S. 212, S. 279, and S. 1886

     Released December 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4440

    Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to
    Mississippi

    Fact sheet: A Commitment to Continued Recovery and Rebuilding in the
    Gulf Coast

     Released December 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
    Ruben S. Barrales and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin Marshall
    on Puerto Rico's status

    Statement by the Press Secretary on countries eligible for economic and
    trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 38, H.R. 327, H.R. 358, H.R. 797, H.R. 3963, H.R. 4195, H.R.
    4324, H.R. 4436, H.R. 4508, S. 335, S. 467, and S. 1047

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Accomplishments in 2005

    Fact sheet: Fiscal Year 2006: Keeping the Commitment To Restrain
    Spending

    Released December 24

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Conviction of Egyptian Politician
    Ayman Nour

    Released December 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Released December 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Released December 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President
    signed H.R. 2863, H.R. 3010, H.R. 4525, H.R. 4579, H.R. 4635, S. 205, S.
    652, S. 1238, S. 1281, S. 1310, S. 1481, S. 1892, S. 1988, and S. 2167

    Statement by the Press Secretary: The Department of Defense Emergency
    Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico,
    and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006