    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2008]
    [Pages C-1-C-7]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2008-2009

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    Document Categories List

    Addresses to the Nation

        Economy, national--1237
        Farewell Address--1577

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Bill Signings and Vetoes;
            Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
            and International Officials; Resignations and Retirements
        9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA, dedication ceremony--1193
        2008 NCAA championship teams--1358
        2008 Presidential election--1349
        2008 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings--1306
        2008 U.S. summer Olympic and Paralympic teams--1039, 1276
        Ada, MI, business leaders, meeting--1311
        Afghanistan
            Bagram Air Force Base, remarks to military personnel--1459
            Military and civilian leaders, video teleconference--1248
            Security situation, briefing--1261
        Alexandria, LA, meeting with business leaders--1325
        American auto industry--1499
        American Enterprise Institute, remarks and a question-and-answer
            session--1476
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Summit in Lima, Peru--
            1386
        Austin, TX, Emergency Operations Center, briefing--1166
        Bangkok, Thailand--1114
        Baton Rouge, LA, Emergency Operations Center, briefing--1171
        Beijing, China
            2008 U.S. summer Olympic team, remarks--1128
            Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church, visit--1131
            Remarks--1129
            U.S. Embassy, dedication ceremony--1127
        Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner--1360
        Burmese activists, lunch in Bangkok, Thailand--1119
        Cabinet meetings--1065, 1168, 1310, 1564
        Central Intelligence Agency briefing in Langley, VA--1141
        Children's holiday reception--1431
        Coalition for Affordable American Energy--1138
        Colombian Independence Day celebration--1043
        Congress, congressional leaders, meeting--1242
        Cuban American community leaders, meeting in Coral Gables, FL--1296
        Drug use reduction, discussion--1439
        Economic advisers, meeting--1009
        Economic stabilization
            Legislation--1254, 1259, 1267
            Meeting with business leaders--1265
        Economy, national
            Chantilly, VA--1279
            Washington, DC--1210-1212, 1244, 1294, 1305, 1414
        Eielson Air Force Base, AK, remarks to military personnel and their
            families--1099
        Energy, remarks on--1014
        Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Quantico, VA, graduation
            ceremony--1344
        Federal Emergency Management Agency, briefing--1165
        Federalist Society Cincinnati Chapter in Cincinnati, OH--1272
        Food security, meeting in New York City--1231
        Former Presidents and President-elect, meeting--1521
        Former President Theodore Roosevelt's 150th birthday, remarks
            honoring--1342
        Fort Campbell, KY--1393
        Georgia, Republic of, situation--1137, 1140, 1142, 1144
        Group of Seven (G-7) nations, Finance Ministers and heads of
            international finance institutions, meeting--1297
        Gulf Coast reconstruction in New Orleans, LA--1150

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        Gulfport, MS, elected officials and community leaders, dinner--1156
        Hanukkah menorah lighting--1466
        Health savings accounts, discussion in Oklahoma City, OK--1195
        Hispanic Heritage Month reception--1292
        Housing counseling, roundtable discussion in North Little Rock, AR--
            967
        Houston, TX
            Hurricane Ike, briefing--1206
            Remarks on arrival--1037
        Human rights activists, lunch in New York City--1232
        Hurricane Ike, recovery efforts
            Briefings--1199, 1204, 1206
            Remarks--1197
        Iftaar dinner--1208
        Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony in
            Charlottesville, VA--989
        India, terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1399
        Intelligence reform legislation--1007
        International Religious Freedom Act, 10th anniversary--1012
        Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, rededication
            ceremony--1354
        Iraq
            Camp Victory in Baghdad, remarks to military personnel--1449
            Coalition members, meeting in New York City--1234
            Multi-National Force--Iraq, former commanding general, meeting--
                1207
            Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders and brigade combat
                commanders, video teleconference--1311
            Strategic Framework Agreement and Status of Forces Agreement,
                signing ceremony in Baghdad--1446
        Japan, remarks to White House press pool in Toyako--1005
        Lackland Air Force Base, TX--1167
        Lincoln Electric Company in Euclid, OH--1060
        Manhattan Institute in New York City--1364
        Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands
            Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National
            Monument, proclamations establishing, signing ceremony--1517
        Mentoring Children of Prisoners Initiative, remarks in Greensboro,
            NC--1411
        Midland, TX, remarks to White House press pool--1270
        Military appreciation parade at Fort Myer, VA--1515
        National Basketball Association champion Boston Celtics--1214
        National Building Museum, remarks on arrival--1372
        National Christmas tree lighting ceremony--1412
        National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, VA--1632
        National Defense University--1184
        National Medals of Science and Technology, presentation--1255
        National Museum of American History, reopening--1378
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD
            Departure from--976
            Wounded troops and their families, visit--1353
        National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, proclamation signing
            ceremony--1413
        National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD, briefing--1338
        New York City, remarks on arrival--1354
        No Child Left Behind Act in Philadelphia, PA--1522
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession protocols for Albania
            and Croatia, signing ceremony--1339
        Official portraits of the President and First Lady, unveiling--1501
        Oklahoma City, OK, arrival--1195
        One Warm Coat Service Project, visit with volunteers--1506
        Points of Light Institute, remarks honoring--1522
        Presidential Citizens Medals, presentation--1375
        President's freedom agenda--1047
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentations--1567, 1571
        Radio addresses--992, 1010, 1038, 1053, 1098, 1129, 1143, 1157,
            1164, 1174, 1197, 1222, 1252, 1269, 1298, 1321, 1340, 1348,
            1352, 1370, 1384, 1397, 1421, 1444, 1505, 1508, 1512, 1528, 1580
        Redding, CA, aerial tour of areas damaged by wildfires, remarks
            following--1036
        Republican National Convention, satellite remarks--1170
        Saban Forum--1415

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        Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health--1401
        San Antonio, TX, remarks to White House press pool--1271
        Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., meeting--1392
        Sudan, Darfur human rights activist Halima Bashir, meeting--1439
        Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy--1372
        Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, commencement address--
            1440
        Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1396
        Transportation Department--1376
        Treasury Department, visit--1269
        Union League of Philadelphia's Presidential portrait, unveiling in
            Philadelphia, PA--1422
        United Nations in New York City
            Dinner hosted by Secretary-General Ban--1235
            General Assembly--1227
            High-Level Debate on Interfaith Dialogue--1363
        United Service Organizations World Gala--1263
        U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, reception honoring--1475
        U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, South Korea, remarks to military
            personnel--1109
        U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA--1471
        U.S. Chamber of Commerce--1315
        U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY--1433
        U.S. Ocean Action Plan, remarks on--1244
        U.S. Olympic athletes, current and former, dinner honoring--1042
        USS George H.W. Bush, commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, VA--1529
        Veterans Day--1354
        Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Orlando, FL--1146
        Visa Waiver Program--1319
        Voluntarism, remarks--1177
        Walter Reed
            Army Medical Center, visits--1189, 1507
            National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, groundbreaking
                ceremony--974
        War on terror--1089
        West Virginia Coal Association in White Sulphur Springs, WV--1091
        Western Hemisphere leaders, remarks in New York City--1235
        White House Office, former Press Secretary Tony Snow
            Death--1011
            Funeral service--1034
        White House staff, remarks--1350
        White House Summit on International Development--1327
        White House tee-ball--1031, 1176
        World AIDS Day--1401
        World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, proclamation
            signing ceremony--1413

    Bill Signings and Vetoes

        Andean Trade Preference Act extension, remarks--1313
        Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
            Appropriations Act, 2009, statement--1260
        Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
            2009, statement--1309
        FISA Amendments Act of 2008, remarks--1007
        Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, statement--1308
        ``Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,''
            veto message--1028
        Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and
            Democracy Act of 2003, remarks--1059
        Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act
            of 2008, remarks--1059
        United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
            Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, remarks--1066
        United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and
                Nonproliferation Enhancement Act
            Remarks--1288
            Statement--1290

    Communications to Congress

        Albania and Croatia
            North Atlantic Treaty Organization invitees, letters reporting
                certification--1385
            North Atlantic Treaty protocols on accession to the North
                Atlantic Treaty Organization, message transmitting--1047

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        Albatrosses and petrels, report and agreement on conservation,
            message--1251
        China
            Letters certifying U.S. exports--1161, 1377
            Message certifying U.S. exports--1046
        Colombia, significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national
            emergency, letter on continuation--1315
        Comprehensive Nuclear Threat Reduction and Security Report, letter
            transmitting--1069
        Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, letter
            on continuation--1336
        Cuba
            Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
                review of title III, letters--1037, 1576
            U.S. national emergency relating to the anchorage and movement
                of vessels, message--1574
        District of Columbia, Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request Act, letter
            transmitting--1169
        Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, message on
            continuation--1046
        Federal budget amendments, letter transmitting--1098
        Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and
            Other Forms of Family Maintenance, message transmitting--1183
        India, proposed agreement for cooperation with the U.S. on peaceful
            uses of nuclear energy, message transmitting--1191
        Interior Department, budget amendment, letter transmitting--1059
        International Atomic Energy Agency, actions related to protocol
            additional to the agreement with the U.S. for application of
            safeguards, letter--1510
        Iran, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1358
        Iraq
            Defense articles, registration and monitoring system, letter
                certifying--1337
            Defense articles, transfer, letter--1055
        Drug Control Strategy, National, message transmitting--1575
        Kosovo and Azerbaijan, Generalized System of Preferences benefits,
            letter on extension--1504
        Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1070
        Liberia, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1033
        Malta-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting--1575
        Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process,
            U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1574
        Naval Petroleum Reserve, message extending production period--1267
        Nuclear security, letter transmitting report--1510
        North Atlantic Treaty for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information,
            new parties, message--1544
        Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, International
            Treaty on, message transmitting--1002
        Poland-U.S. Social Security Agreement, message transmitting--1033
        Proliferation detection and interdiction activities, letter
            transmitting report--1182
        Russia
            Russia-U.S. Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful
                Uses of Nuclear Energy, proposed, message--1182
            Russia-U.S. Mutual Fisheries Agreement, extension, message
                transmitting--1575
        Rwanda-U.S. Treaty Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal
            Protection of Investment, message transmitting--1380
        Sudan, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1347
        Terrorism, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1211
        Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--
            1160
        Treasury, Department of
            Emergency economic stabilization efforts, message transmitting
                report concerning--1564
            Letter certifying the Treasury Secretary to purchase troubled
                assets--1309
        U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployment, letter reporting on--
            1469
        United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and
            Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, letter transmitting
            certifications--1327
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message on
            continuation--1353
        Zimbabwe, blocking property of additional persons undermining
            democratic processes or institutions, message--1052

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    Communications to Federal Agencies

        See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register
            (Appendix D)
        Exchange Stabilization Fund, use of to support money market mutual
            fund guaranty facility, memorandum--1259
        Marine conservation management areas, potential, memorandum--1159
        National Science and Technology Summit, assignment of function under
            the America COMPETES Act to convene, memorandum--1145
        North Atlantic Treaty for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information,
            new parties to, memorandum--1543
        Treasury Department, use of exchange stabilization fund to support
            guaranty facility for money market mutual funds, memorandum--
            1217
        U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, withdrawal of areas from leasing
            disposition, memorandum--1015

    Directives

        Arctic Region Policy--1545

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Ada, MI--1311
            Baghdad, Iraq--1446
            Oklahoma City, OK--1195
            Toyako, Japan--999
            Washington, DC--1507
        Interviews
            ABC News--1609, 1610
            ``ABC World News with Charles Gibson''--1607
            America TV of Peru--1381
            Bangkok, Thailand, foreign radio journalists--1120
            C-SPAN--1492
            CBS Sports--1423
            CCTV, China--1086
            CNN--1605
            El Comercio, Peru--1606
            Foreign media--976, 1070, 1583
            FOX News--1531, 1583
            Japanese television station--1606
            John Chettle--1587
            KBS TV, South Korea--1081
            MBC TV--1424
            National Multimedia Group, Thailand--1083
            NBC News--1608
            NBC Sports--1134
            Pentagon Channel--1609
            Print journalists--1583
            Radio Mambi--1614
            RealClearPolitics--1609
            Rev. Billy Graham television tribute--1586
            Richard Norton Smith--1614
            StoryCorps--1605
            Wall Street Journal--1609
            Washington Post--1588, 1609
            White House press pool--1452
        Joint news conferences
            Afghanistan, President Karzai--1462
            Colombia, President Uribe Velez--1217
            Japan, Prime Minister Fukuda--993
            South Korea, President Lee--1103
        News conferences
            July 2--969
            July 6--993
            July 15--1016
            August 6--1103
            September 20--1217
            December 15--1462
            January 12, 2009--1552

    Joint Statements

        European Union leaders, global economy--1325
        Group of Eight (G-8) nations, leaders, global economy--1312
        Pakistan, Prime Minister Gilani, strategic partnership with U.S.--
            1056

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Christmas, message--1507
        Eid al-Adha, message--1433
        Eid al-Fitr, message--1261
        Holiday greetings to members of the Armed Forces, message--1508
        Independence Day, message--973
        Kwanzaa, message--1509
        Labor Day, message--1163
        New Year's Day, 2009, message--1511
        Ramadan, message--1163
        Rose Revolution, fifth anniversary, message--1385
        Rosh Hashanah, message--1258

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        United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development
            in Doha, Qatar, message--1400
        Yom Kippur, message--1288

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--1248, 1462, 1599, 1610
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders--1607
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--1588
        Burkina Faso, President Compaore--1030
        Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1386, 1602
        Central bank governors--1602
        China
            Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang--1587
            Premier Wen--1133
            President Hu--1004, 1131, 1589, 1590, 1598, 1607
            Vice President Xi--1132
        Colombia
            Minister of Defense Santos Calderon--1586
            President Uribe Velez--1583, 1217, 1224, 1598
        Egypt, President Mubarak--1611
        El Salvador, President Saca Gonzalez--1236, 1467
        Estonia, President Ilves--1591
        European Union
            Commission President Durao Barroso--1322, 1325
            Council President Sarkozy--1590, 1591, 1322, 1325
        France, President Sarkozy--1592, 1601, 1602
        Georgia, Republic of, President Saakashvili--1590, 1591, 1593
        Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1003, 1590, 1601, 1602
        Ghana, President Kufuor--1200, 1201, 1205, 1597
        Grenada, Prime Minister Thomas--1601
        Group of Eight (G-8) nations
            G-8 leaders--1312, 1584
            Major economies leaders--1584
            Outreach representatives--1001, 1584
        Group of Twenty (G-20) nations, Finance Ministers--1602
        India, Prime Minister Singh--1003, 1242, 1586, 1599, 1600, 1608,
            1612
        Iraq
            Kurdistan Region of Iraq, President Barzani--1344
            President Talabani--1190, 1234, 1446, 1610
            Prime Minister Maliki--1583, 1585, 1592, 1610
            Vice President Abd Al-Mahdi--1610
            Vice President Hashimi--1610
        Israel, Prime Minister Olmert--1393, 1612
        Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--1590, 1594, 1300, 1301, 1304,
            1601, 1602
        Japan
            Prime Minister Aso--1607
            Prime Minister Fukuda--993, 1583
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--1611
        Kosovo
            President Sejdiu--1041
            Prime Minister Thaci--1041
        Kuwait, Prime Minister Nasir--1211
        Lebanon, President Sleiman--1240
        Liberia, President Johnson Sirleaf--1335
        Lithuania, President Adamkus--1256, 1590, 1591
        Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--1565
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General de Hoop
            Scheffer--1603
        Pakistan
            Former President Musharraf--1592
            President Zardari--1225, 1595, 1612
            Prime Minister Gilani--1055, 1056, 1587, 1592
        Palestinian Authority
            President Abbas--1241, 1502, 1611
            Prime Minister Fayyad--1611
        Panama, President Torrijos Espino--1208
        Paraguay, President Lugo Mendez--1341
        Peru, President Garcia Perez--1607
        Poland, President Kaczynski--1590
        Russia
            Ambassador to the U.S. Kislyak--1598
            President Medvedev--999, 1391, 1590
            Prime Minister Putin--1589
        Saudi Arabia, King Abdallah--1605, 1611
        Slovakia, President Gasparovic--1291
        South Korea, President Lee--1102, 1103, 1584, 1588, 1589, 1607
        Sudan, First Vice President Kiir--1513
        Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, leaders--1371,
            1606
        Tanzania, President Kikwete--1161
        Thailand, Prime Minister Samak--1112, 1589
        Turkey, President Gul--1584

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        Uganda, President Museveni--1233
        Ukraine, President Yushchenko--1257, 1591
        United Arab Emirates
            Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed--1606
            President Khalifa--1584
            Vice President and Prime Minister Muhammad Bin Rashid--1588
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Brown--1250, 1590, 1599, 1601, 1602
        United Nations, Secretary-General Ban--1235, 1598, 1605, 1612
        Western Hemisphere, leaders--1235, 1599

    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations
            and Retirements
        Africa, terrorist attacks against U.S. Embassies, 10th anniversary--
            1126
        Bond, Sen. Christopher S. ``Kit,'' decision not to seek reelection--
            1528
        Cuba situation--1570
        Deaths
            Helms, Jesse--992
            Jones, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs--1156
            Laghi, Pio Cardinal--1542
            Marin, Carlos--1210
            Mwanawasa, Levy P., President of Zambia--1145
            Neuhaus, Richard J.--1528
            Snow, Tony--1011
            Wyeth, Andrew N.--82
        Doping in Sport, International Convention Against--1101
        Economic stabilization legislation
            Congressional action--1253
            Senate action--1262
        Economy, national--1225, 1351
        Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's, Senate passage of
            reauthorization legislation--1032
        Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac corporations--1175
        Georgia, Republic of, situation--1158, 1160, 1173
        Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact--1059
        India, terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1399
        India-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation
                Enhancement Act
            House of Representatives passage--1253
            Senate passage--1263
        Iraq
            Provincial elections legislation--1236
            Strategic Framework Agreement and Status of Forces Agreement,
                approval--1398
        Jeffrey, James F., Senate confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to
            Turkey--1267
        Klamath River Basin Conservation Agreement--1369
        Lebanon, Marine barracks in Beirut, 25th anniversary of terrorist
            attack--1337
        Lowe, Alan C., selection as Director of the George W. Bush
            Presidential Library and Museum--1584
        Mandela, Nelson R., 90th birthday--1038
        Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands
            Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National
            Monument--1520
        Martinez, Sen. Melquiades R. ``Mel,'' decision not to seek
            reelection--1412
        McKiernan, Gen. David D., Senate confirmation as commander of U.S.
            Armed Forces in Afghanistan--1266
        Military operations in Iraq--1168
        Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of--968
        Pakistan, terrorist attack in Islamabad--1224
        Palin, Gov. Sarah, selection as Republican Vice Presidential
            nominee--1163
        U.S. Airways plane crash in New York City--1573
        Zimbabwe
            Signing an Executive order blocking property of additional
                persons undermining democratic processes or institutions--
                1051
            Situation--1391, 1438