[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

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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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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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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