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Monday, March 5, 2001
Volume 37--Number 9
Pages 335-396
Contents
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Weekly Compilation of
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Addresses to the Nation
Administration goals, address to joint session of Congress--351
Addresses and Remarks
See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Arkansas
Earthquake in Washington State, remarks in Little Rock--372
Leadership forum in North Little Rock--374
Question-and-answer session at Lakewood Elementary School in
North Little Rock--373
Cabinet meeting--345
Georgia
Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta--378
Leadership forum in Atlanta--381
Iowa, leadership forum in Council Bluffs--368
National Conference of State Legislatures--386
National Governors' Association conference--343
Nebraska, remarks in Omaha--364
Pennsylvania, roundtable in Beaver--358
Radio address--342
Swearing-in ceremonies
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman--390
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham--391
Addresses and Remarks--Continued
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi--390
Communications to Congress
Critical infrastructure protection, message transmitting report--385
Cuba, message transmitting notice on continuation of national
emergency--351
East Timor, continued deployment of U.S forces, letter transmitting
report--393
International agreements, letter transmitting report--393
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, letter
transmitting report--348
Communications to Federal Agencies
Certification for Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug Transit
Countries, memorandum--384
Interagency Working Group on Federalism, memorandum--344
Racial Profiling, memorandum--357
Interviews With the News Media
Exchanges with reporters
Beaver, PA--357
Cabinet Room--345
Camp David, MD--335
Council Bluffs, IA--367
Oval Office--348, 391
News conference, February 23 (No. 3) with Prime Minister Blair of
the United Kingdom in Camp David, MD--335
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Contents--Continued
Joint Statements
Joint Statement with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United
Kingdom--341
Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Colombia, President Pastrana--348
El Salvador, President Flores--392
United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--335, 341
Notices
Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the
Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage
and Movement of Vessels--350
Proclamations
American Red Cross Month--346
Fortieth Anniversary of the Peace Corps--372
Irish-American Heritage Month--347
National Poison Prevention Week--392
Women's History Month--385
Statements by the President
El Salvador, relief and reconstruction assistance--392
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--396
Checklist of White House press releases--396
Digest of other White House announcements--394
Nominations submitted to the Senate--395
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Monday, March 5, 2001
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Week Ending Friday, March 2, 2001
Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Tony
Blair of the United Kingdom at Camp David, Maryland
February 23, 2001
Q. How is it going so far?
President Bush. Pretty darn good.
Winston Churchill
Q. How was lunch? Is it true that Churchill once came to this cabin?
President Bush. That's exactly right.
Meeting With Prime Minister Blair
Q. How goes the get-acquainted session?
President Bush. Good, John [John Roberts, CBS News], thank you.
Ambassador Johndroe was telling us where to go.
Winston Churchill
Q. Sir, can you tell us the historical significance of where you're
standing?
President Bush. This is where Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the
first visitor to Camp David, stayed. It's a huge honor for Laura and me
to welcome the current Prime Minister and his wife. And we're about to
have a press availability to answer all these difficult questions that
you're throwing at us, John. I promised the Prime Minister that you in
particular would behave well during the press conference--and Fournier
[Ron Fournier, Associated Press].
All right, we're actually now going to go for a walk of a couple
miles.
Q. Mr. Prime Minister, where's your coat?
Prime Minister Blair. It's around somewhere, but actually it's a lot
warmer than Canada.
President Bush. You shouldn't have noticed that.
Note: The exchange began at 3:23 p.m. on the porch of Holly Lodge. In
his remarks, the President referred to Prime Minister Blair's wife,
Cherie, and Assistant Press Secretary Gordon Johndroe. This item was not
received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. A tape was
not available for verification of the content of this exchange.
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Week Ending Friday, March 2, 2001
The President's News Conference With Prime Minister Blair at Camp David
February 23, 2001
President Bush. Welcome. It's my honor to welcome the Prime
Minister, from our strongest friend and closest ally, to Camp David.
We've had a couple of formal visits. More importantly, we had a nice
walk around Camp David, and got to know each other. And as they told me,
he's a pretty charming guy. He put the charm offensive on me. [Laughter]
And it worked. No, we're delighted, and tonight we'll have a dinner,
just the four of us, and Mrs. Blair and Laura and the two of us, and I'm
really looking forward to it.
This is a chance for me to tell the Prime Minister how dedicated my
administration will be to an alliance that has made a huge difference in
the world, an alliance that I firmly believe will make a difference in
the years to come.
We discussed trade. We discussed defenses. We discussed the Prime
Minister's vision of a strong NATO. We discussed a lot of subjects. The
thing I want to leave people with the impression of is that ours will be
a strong and good personal relationship and a alliance that will stand
the test of time.
Mr. Prime Minister, welcome.
Prime Minister Blair. Thank you very much, Mr. President. Well, I
was delighted to come here, and I've been really enthusiastic about our
meetings so far. They've been absolutely excellent, very productive, as
I hoped and expected. We discussed a whole range of issues. I think
we've been through all the issues that you would expect, plus
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some more. And I've found it a very, very useful meeting, indeed.
And I just want to make one point by way of introduction, which is
that our countries have stood together in some very difficult times,
very hard times, some of the most testing times the world has ever
known. And the reason we've come through those times together and
stronger is because we share the same values; we share the same
interests; we have a lot of common history; but I think, most of all, we
have the same perception of the world and the belief in freedom and the
belief in standing up for what is right and just. And everything that
I've heard today confirms for me in my view that that relationship will
carry on and strengthen in the years to come.
I thank you very much, indeed.
President Bush. Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister.
Fournier [Ron Fournier, Associated Press].
Missile Defense System
Q. Mr. President, have you received a commitment from the Prime
Minister to support your missile defense plan, including building
missile defense sites in Britain?
And Mr. Prime Minister, do you think that there is a threat that
requires a missile defense shield, and would you allow missile defense
sites to be built on your--in your country?
President Bush. Mr. Prime Minister, before we answer that, generally
when I ask for one question, we only get one question coming. Well done.
[Laughter]
We had a long discussion about missile defense. I will, obviously,
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