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President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate two inpiduals to serve in his Administration. The President intends to nominate Stuart Ishimaru, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, for a five-year term expiring 07/01/12. Mr. Ishimaru currently serves as a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Co...
September 25, 2007 9:57 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you for the opportunity to address the General Assembly of the United Nations. Sixty years ago, representatives from 16 nations gathered to begin deliberations on a new international bill of rights. The document they produced is calle...
June 5, 2007 4:07 P.M. (Local) THE PRESIDENT: President Ilves, Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, distinguished guests: Laura and I are pleased to be back in Prague, and we appreciate the gracious welcome in this historic hall. Tomorrow I attend the G-8 Summit, where I will meet with the leaders of the world’s most powerful economies. This afternoon, I stand with men and...
August 11, 2007 11:47 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: You all having a good time here? Q Thank you, it’s great. PRESIDENT BUSH: Particularly thinking about you, Mark. Q Yes, sir. PRESIDENT BUSH: Mark, let me ask you, looking forward to going down to Crawford? Q You bet, can’t wait. PRESIDENT BUSH: Good, well, that will be Monday. Q Mr. President, what do you e...
October 6, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. One important commitment of the Federal government is to help America’s poorest children get access to health care. Most of these children are covered by Medicaid, which will spend more than $35 billion to help them this fiscal year. For children who do not qualify for Medicaid, but whose families are struggling, we have th...
THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the leaders of the House and the Senate for coming. I appreciate our presidential candidates for being here, as well. We are in a serious economic crisis in the country if we don’t pass a piece of legislation. I want to thank the spirit of bipartisan cooperation that’s taking place here in Washington. One thing the American people ...
May 6, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Phil. I appreciate — appreciate you and your band members being here today. Thanks for entertaining us here on the South Lawn of the White House. (Applause.) We are so glad you have come. We’re honoring six recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Awards. And as we do so, we celebrate the contributions...
SUBJECT: Assignment of Functions Under Section 1265 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181) White House NewsBy virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you the reporting function conferred upon th...
THE PRESIDENT: I am honored to be with you all. Thank you very much for hosting this meeting here, and the good folks from Alexandria and Pineville, Louisiana. I have come to talk about the economic situation in the country. A lot of the people down here and other parts of the country are wondering why a free market-oriented President made the decisions to — necessary...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Madam Chancellor, thank you for yet another visit. I value your friendship. I value your advice. We talked about a lot of common problems, and a lot of common opportunities. We talked about the G8. We talked about the need to work — continue to work together on Iran. Angela Merkel is a constructive force for good. And I appreciate your time. Thank you. ...
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Thank you very much. David, thank you for the introduction, and thank you for the warm welcome. I’m pleased to be here at Guernsey Office Products. I want to thank all of you all for working hard to make this visit as comfortable as it is. It’s not easy to host the President; I understand. (Laughter.) But thank you very m...
PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, thank you for coming. It’s — bienvenidos. PRESIDENT TORRIJOS: Yes. PRESIDENT BUSH: Yes. President Torrijos has been a good personal friend and he has been a good friend to freedom and prosperity and democracy. I’ve been very impressed by your leadership. bilateral issues including the free trade agreement between Panama and...
This week, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives held a conference to highlight the work being done by our Nation’s armies of compassion, with help from the Federal government. This conference demonstrated the remarkable difference these groups have made over the past eight years. When I first came to office, I was troubled to see many of our...
April 19, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Next week, I will be hosting the North American Leaders’ Summit in New Orleans. This event will give me an opportunity to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calder n to discuss some of the most significant issues facing our hemisphere and the world. One of the issues that I’l...
February 7, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Gracias, mi amigo. Thank you, friend. Laura and I are honored to join you all here for the 56th National Prayer Breakfast. A lot of reasons to pray, and one of course, is to strengthen us against temptation, particularly this morning — from temptation to stay in bed. (Laughter.) Obviously there’s a lot of prayerful people here. An...
President Bush Discusses Attacks in Mumbai, Condemns Violence, Sends Condolences to Victims THE PRESIDENT: On behalf of all Americans, Laura and I extend our condolences to those suffering from the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. We mourn those who lost their lives, including American citizens. We pray that the injured will recover. We pledge the full support of the Unit...
May 10, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Today is my daughter Jenna’s wedding day. This is a joyous occasion for our family, as we celebrate the happy life ahead of her and her husband Henry. It’s also a special time for Laura, who this Mother’s Day weekend will watch a young woman we raised together walk down the aisle. Mother’s Day is a special t...
February 10, 2008 MRS. BUSH: Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the White House. Mr. President, members of the Cabinet who are here with us today, members of Congress, Lincoln scholars and enthusiasts, and everyone from Ford’s Theatre: Thank you very much for joining us today to pay tribute to one of America’s greatest Presidents and most exemplary men. Ford...
February 20, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you, all. First, I want to thank Jordin Sparks for taking time out of her busy schedule to join us here in Ghana, and for performing such a beautiful version of our national anthem. (Applause.) By prevailing on last season’s American Idol, Jordin showed the world she has a great voice — raising awareness about malaria mean...
June 4, 2008 PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome back. First of all, I want to thank you and your good bride for being such gracious hosts to Laura and me. I loved my trip to Israel. It was really a meaningful — a meaningful trip, and a lot of it had to do with your gracious hospitality. So I welcome you back here to Washington. You come back as my friend. I&#...