News releases for December 2008
December 31, 2008
President Bush to Meet with Salva Kiir, First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan
Proclamation by the President: To Extend Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Agricultural Products of Israel and for Other Purposes
Presidential Message: New Year's Day, 2009
Holidays at the White House 2008
December 30, 2008
National Mentoring Month, 2009
Text of a Letter from the President
December 29, 2008
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
To Implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement
December 24, 2008
Event Backgrounder: The President Makes Christmas Eve Telephone Calls to Members of the Armed Forces
Presidential Message: Kwanzaa 2008
Statement by the Press Secretary
Personnel Announcement
December 23, 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
Holidays at the White House 2008
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino
President Bush Signs H.R. 6184, H.R. 7327, S. 3663, S. 3712 and Into Law
Presidential Message: Christmas 2008
Presidential Message: 2008 Holiday Message to the Men and Women of the United States Armed Forces
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement with Respect to Costa Rica and for Other Purposes
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation
December 22, 2008
President Bush Visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Audio
In Focus: Veterans
President Bush Participates in One Warm Coat Holiday Service Project
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Audio
Holidays at the White House 2008
December 21, 2008
Statement by the Press Secretary on Irresponsible Reporting by New York Times
Setting the Record Straight: The Three Most Egregious Claims In The New York Times Article On The Housing Crisis
In Focus: Economy
December 20, 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
In Focus: Economy
December 19, 2008
President Bush Discusses Administration's Plan to Assist Automakers
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Audio
Fact Sheet: Financing Assistance to Facilitate the Restructuring of Auto Manufacturers to Attain Financial Viability
In Focus: Economy
President Bush Meets with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority
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Audio
In Focus: Middle East
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
President and Mrs. Bush Attend Unveiling of Their Portraits
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Audio
President Bush Signs H.R. 6859 and S.J.Res. 46 Into Law
White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers
Text of a Letter From The President to the Speaker of The House of Representatives and The President of The Senate
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Generalized System of Preferences
Interview of the Vice President by Chris Wallace, FOX News
December 18, 2008
President Bush Addresses the American Enterprise Institute
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Audio
In Focus: The Bush Record
In Focus: Health Care
In Focus: Economy
President and Mrs. Bush Host Reception in Honor of the United States-Afghan Women's Council
In Focus: Afghanistan
Interview of the President by Steve Scully, C-SPAN
In Focus: The Bush Record
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Executive Order: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New York
December 17, 2008
President Bush Discusses National Security, Homeland Security and the Freedom Agenda at U.S. Army War College
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Audio
In Focus: Freedom Agenda
In Focus: Homeland Security
In Focus: National Security
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Kept America Safe
Wright Brothers Day, 2008
December 16, 2008
President Bush Meets with President Saca of El Salvador
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Audio
In Focus: Global Diplomacy
President Bush to Welcome Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington
Text of a Letter from the President To The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Pro Tempore Of The Senate
December 15, 2008
President Bush Participates in Press Availability with Afghanistan President Karzai in Afghanistan
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Audio
In Focus: Afghanistan
President Bush Visits with Troops in Afghanistan
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Audio
In Focus: Afghanistan
In Focus: Defense
President Bush Hosts Hanukkah Reception
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Audio
Holidays at the White House 2008
Fact Sheet: Diversifying Our Energy Supply and Confronting Climate Change
In Focus: Environment
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
December 14, 2008
President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq
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Audio
In Focus: Defense
In Focus: Iraq
President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement
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Audio
In Focus: Iraq
President Bush Meets with Iraq President Talabani in Iraq
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Audio
In Focus: Iraq
Roundtable Interview of the President with Travel Pool
In Focus: Afghanistan
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Dana Perino and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, General Douglas Lute
December 13, 2008
President's Radio Address
Audio
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Hampshire
Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for Massachusetts
December 12, 2008
President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Texas A&M
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Audio
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino
Executive Order: Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for South Dakota
Fact Sheet: Advancing Transatlantic Economic Integration Through the Transatlantic Economic Council
December 11, 2008
President Bush Participates in Meeting on Drug Use Reduction
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Audio
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved The Lives Of America's Youth
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved The Lives Of America's Youth
President Bush Participates in Meeting on Drug Use Reduction
Fact Sheet: Leading the Global Response to the Crisis in Darfur
Nomination Sent to the Senate
Personnel Announcement
December 10, 2008
President Bush Meets with Darfur Human Rights Activist Dr. Halima Bashir
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Audio
In Focus: Freedom Agenda
Fact Sheet: Promoting Human Rights Worldwide
In Focus: Freedom Agenda
The President Participates in a Ceremony for 2008 Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal
Personnel Announcement
December 9, 2008
President Bush Discusses Defense Transformation at West Point
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Audio
Fact Sheet: Transforming Our Armed Forces To Face The Threats Of Today And Tomorrow
In Focus: Defense
Statement by the President on Zimbabwe
Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
Memorandum for the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Memorandum for the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2008
December 8, 2008
President and Mrs. Bush Host Children's Holiday Reception and Performance
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Audio
Holidays at the White House 2008
President Bush Attends Briefings by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Counterterrorism Center
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Audio
President Bush to Welcome President Elias Antonio Saca of El Salvador
Statement by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
In Focus: National Security
Setting the Record Straight
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Message
Nominations Sent to the Senate
December 7, 2008
Interview of the President by Nadia Bilbassy-Charters of MBC TV (Middle East Broadcasting Center)
Fact Sheet: The Bush Administration Has Provided Unprecedented Support for Our Veterans
In Focus: Veterans
December 6, 2008
President Bush Attends Unveiling of The Union League of Philadelphia's Portrait of the President
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Audio
President's Radio Address
Audio
In Focus: Defense
In Focus: Iraq
Interview of the President by Sam Ryan at Army-Navy Football Game, CBS Sports
December 5, 2008
President Bush Discusses Economy
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Audio
In Focus: Economy
President Bush Signs the President Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008
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Audio
President Bush Attends Saban Forum 2008
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Audio
Fact Sheet: Progress in the Middle East: Freedom, Prosperity, and Hope
In Focus: Middle East
President Bush Offers Condolences on Death of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Alexsey II
Establishment of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2008
December 4, 2008
President and Mrs. Bush Attend 2008 Lighting of the National Christmas Tree Ceremony
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Audio
Holidays at the White House 2008
Fact Sheet: The Strategic Framework Agreement and the Security Agreement with Iraq
In Focus: Iraq
Statement by Press Secretary Sally McDonough
December 3, 2008
Fact Sheet: Defending Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism
In Focus: National Security
December 2, 2008
President Bush Participates in Roundtable on Mentoring Children of Prisoners Initiative
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Audio
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Improved How We Address Human Need Through Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Personnel Announcement
President Bush Signs H.R. 2040, S. 602, and S. 1193 Into Law
President and Mrs. Bush Congratulate Senator Mel Martinez on Distinguished Career
December 1, 2008
President Bush Discusses World AIDS Day
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Audio
Fact Sheet: World AIDS Day 2008
In Focus: HIV/AIDS
President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health
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Audio
In Focus: HIV/AIDS
President Bush Signs H.R. 5714 Into Law
Presidential Message
Executive Order: Exclusions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program