White House Press BriefingsPress Briefings by the White House Press Secretary and other Administration officials.Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 02272008- February 27, 2008 MS. PERINO: Two statements for you. Today we learned that William F. Buckley has passed away and that has saddened everyone here at the White House. Mr. Buckley was a longtime friend of the Bush family. I informed the President of Mr. Buckley's death at 11:45 a.m., while the President was in the Oval Office.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080227-5.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 02262008- February 26, 2008 MS. PERINO: Hello, everybody. A couple of announcements. One, the statement on housing, just an update. As the housing market continues to transition, President Bush is helping responsible homeowners across America through a series of targeted actions. This past fall, you may remember, he announced the creation of FHASecure, which is a program giving HUD's Federal Housing Administration greater flexibility to help Americans by offering more home mortgage financing and also refinancing options...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080226-8.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 02252008- February 25, 2008 MS. PERINO: Hello. A couple of announcements. One thing, earlier today the Treasury Department issued sanctions against some elements of the regime in Burma. And the President will have a statement about that after this. I won't read it for you here because it's quite long -- I'll spare you that -- but it will be released soon.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080225-5.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 02122008- February 12, 2008 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. One note: On the schedule, as you know, the President, at 3:00 p.m., is going to have remarks on the African American History Month. Because of the -- the speech is happening a little bit later in the day, at 3:00 p.m., soon we will be able to release the remarks as prepared for delivery, so you'll have those.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080212-2.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 02112008- February 11, 2008 MS. PERINO: This morning, as you all know, Congressman Tom Lantos passed away. The President spoke to Mrs. Annette Lantos to express his sorrow about the passing of her husband this morning. He also called Speaker Pelosi, since he knows how very close the two of them were. And here is a statement by the President that we will release in text right after this.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080211-4.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 0252008- February 5, 2008 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have a short opening statement for you.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080205-3.html Press Briefing by OMB Director Jim Nussle - 02042008- February 4, 2008 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have one update on the President's schedule this morning. He was able to connect with four members of the New York Giants. He called co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch; and then the Coach, Tom Coughlin, and Quarterback Eli Manning. He called each of them separately and he wished them his congratulations for the historic victory last night.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/02/20080204-2.html |