12:45 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON: I figured since there’s a lot of this that it’s just going to get kicked to the afternoon briefing — we’ll just do this right now and — fire away. Q On Petraeus collapsing in…
Category: Press Briefings
Aboard Air Force One En route Gulfport, Mississippi 10:55 A.M. EDT MR. BURTON: Good morning. So for starters, after being directed by the administration to move more quickly, BP is now stepping up its efforts to contain the leaking oil.…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:38 P.M. EDT Q Well. MR. GIBBS: Come on, it’s like 90 today, isn’t it? Q It’s like you’re late, is what it is. MR. GIBBS: It’s what? Q It’s like you’re late. MR.…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for an answer to a question(marked with an asterisk)posed in the briefing that required follow up. *The President was briefed on this during his Presidential Daily Briefing this morning. 2:20 P.M. EDT…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:10 A.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good morning, everyone. We are joined this morning by — with Thad Allen, our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is…
1:51 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Hey, guys. So let’s go through a little of the schedule so we have a bit of a sense what we’re working on. I think that Ms. Hogan gave you guys the bait and tackle…
* The amount of the bill sent to BP today is $69 million, which accounts for 75% of the obligations to date. Actual expenditures will likely vary from these projections but future invoices will recoup the full costs based on…
El Presidente tuvo una buena reunión con la Gobernadora Jan Brewer de Arizona hoy en la Casa Blanca para hablar sobre una variedad de temas de importancia e interés mutuo, entre ellos el plan integral del Presidente para resguardar la…
11:59 A.M. EDT MR. BURTON: Thanks for making the flight. It’s a short one, so I wanted to get back here early, so sorry to get between you and the food. To start, I’ve got a readout for you on…
2:21 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Sir. Two topics I’d like to ask you about, Robert. On the Mideast, does President Obama condemn Israel’s raid of the aid ship headed to Gaza? MR. GIBBS: Well, Ben, let me…
