    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2007]
    [Pages 903-904]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Exchange With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine
    July 1, 2007

        President Bush. Welcome. Is everybody having a nice day here?
        Q. Yes. The lobsters are good.
        President Bush. They are good.

    Visit of President Vladimir V. Putin of
    Russia

        Q. Sir, are you going to take him fishing?
        President Bush. We might just do that, yes. Not sure yet, Mark.
        Q. Today?
        President Bush. Maybe today. It's pretty casual up here, as you
    know--unstructured.
        Q. ----the menu?
        The First Lady. Lobster; what else?
    [Laughter]

    [At this point, the exchange continued, and no transcript was provided.
    It resumed as follows.]

    Visit to Kennebunkport, Maine

        Q. How was the fishing today, sir?
        President Bush. Lousy. [Laughter] Was that you, Chuck, the other
    day? No wonder we didn't catch any fish. They took a look at you and--
    [laughter]--headed out.

    Terrorist Attacks in the United Kingdom

        Q. Sir, while you're waiting, can you tell us what you think of
    those terrorist incidents in Britain and Scotland?
        President Bush. We got a press conference tomorrow, Mark. But it
    just goes to show the war against these extremists goes on. You never
    know where they may try to strike. And appreciate the very strong
    response that the Gordon Brown Government has
    given to the attempts by these people.

    [The exchange continued, and no transcript was provided. It resumed as
    follows.]

        President Bush. Everybody been behaving themselves?

    President's Vacation/Major League Baseball

        Q. You sure you won't come back here a little more often? [Laughter]
        President Bush. That's what I figured. [Laughter]
        Q. I wasn't going to give you the satisfaction--[laughter].
        President Bush. That's what I thought, yes. Well, the guy is
    counting the days in Crawford, you know. [Laughter]
        Q. I'm counting your days here too--35.
        Q. Are you watching any baseball?
        President Bush. I watched the Ranger-Red Sox game today.
        Q. Is it over? Did they win today too?
        Q. I think they won today too.
        Q. But the Yankees lost.
        President Bush. They did?

    [The exchange continued, and no transcript was provided. It resumed as
    follows.]

    [President Putin arrived.]

        President George H.W. Bush. Where did
    these guys all come from? When I left there was nobody here.
        President Bush. Come over, Condi. Come
    on, Bill.
        Okay? It's been real. [Laughter] Thanks for coming.

    Note: The President spoke at 5:35 p.m. at Walker's Point. In his
    remarks, he referred to Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United
    Kingdom. A tape was not available for verification of the content of
    these remarks.

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