    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [March 27, 2007]
    [Page 347]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on White House Press Secretary Tony Snow
    March 27, 2007

        This morning I got a phone call from Tony Snow. He called me from
    the hospital. He told me that when they went in and operated on him,
    they found cancer. It's a recurrence of the cancer that he thought that
    he had successfully dealt with in the past. His attitude is, one, that
    he is not going to let this whip him, and he's upbeat. My attitude is,
    is that we need to pray for him and for his family.
        Obviously, a lot of folks here in the White House worry a lot about
    their friend, as do Laura and I. And so my
    message to Tony is, stay strong; a lot of people love you and care for
    you and will pray for you. And we're hoping for all the best. I'm
    looking forward to the day that he comes back to the White House and
    briefs the press corps on the decisions that I'm making and why I'm
    making them. In the meantime, I hope our fellow citizens offer a prayer
    to he and his family.
        Thank you.

    Note: The President spoke at 10:54 a.m. in the Rose Garden at the White
    House.