[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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