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News Archive - January 2009

News releases for January 2009

January 20, 2009
Radio Address by the President to the Nation
 
President George W. Bush is seen Monday morning in the Oval Office Jan.19. 2009, making phone calls to current and former world leaders during his final full day in office. White House photo by Eric Draper January 19, 2009
Statement by President and Mrs. Bush on Selection of Alan Lowe as Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
 
President George W. Bush salutes a U.S. Marine crew member of Marine One upon his return to the White House Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 from Camp David, which marks President Bush's final return to the South Lawn of the White House aboard the Presidential helicopter as President. White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 17, 2009
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Bush Record
 
President George W. Bush strides to Marine One Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, as he prepares to depart the White House for Camp David from the South Lawn. White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 16, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2009
     Fact sheet In Focus: African-American History
Executive Order: Granting Reciprocity on Excepted Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating Individuals in Positions of Public Trust
To Implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement and for Other Purposes, 2009
Memorandum for the President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Memorandum for the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
President Bush Signs S.J. Res. 3 Into Law
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Personnel Announcement
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
To Suspend Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Foreign Government Officials Responsible for Failing to Combat Trafficking in Persons
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Andrew Wyeth
 
President George W. Bush delivers his farewell address to the nation Thursday evening, Jan. 15, 2009, from the East Room of the White House, thanking the American people for their support and trust. White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 15, 2009
President Bush Delivers Farewell Address to the Nation
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     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: President Bush: Farewell Address to the Nation
     Fact sheet Event Backgrounder and Guest List for the President's Farewell Address to the Nation
     Fact sheet In Focus: Bush Record
President Bush Commemorates Foreign Policy Achievements and Presents Medal of Freedom to Ambassador Ryan Crocker
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Iraq
     Fact sheet In Focus: Freedom Agenda
     Fact sheet In Focus: Bush Record
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2009
Text of a Letter from the President
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy
Message to the Senate of the United States
Message to the Congress of the United States
Message to the Congress of the United States
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
Message to the Congress of the United States
Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
Message to the Congress of the United States
Statement by the President on Plane Crash in New York City
 
January 14, 2009
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Vermont
 
President George W. Bush stands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom as they listen to a citation honoring Mr. Blair as recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The presentation, held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in the East Room of the White House, will be the last such presentation by President Bush during his administration. White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 13, 2009
President Bush Holds Last Cabinet Meeting
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Bush Record
President Bush Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
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     Fact sheet Recipients of Medal of Freedom
President Bush Meets with President Calderón of Mexico
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Message to the Cuban People by the President
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Religious Freedom Day, 2009
Statement on Federal Emergency Assistance for the District of Columbia
 
President George W. Bush responds to questions Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, during his final press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper January 12, 2009
Press Conference by the President
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     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
Message to the Congress of the United States
National Security Presidential Directive and Homeland Security Presidential Directive
Personnel Announcement
Message to the Congress of the United States
     PDF Link Section 115 Report (PDF, 18 pages)
 
January 11, 2009
Interview of the President and Former President Bush by Brit Hume, Fox News
President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Cardinal Pio Laghi
 
President George W. Bush stands with his father, former President George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush during the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Va. White House photo by Eric Draper January 10, 2009
President Bush and Former President George H. W. Bush Attend Commissioning Ceremony of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush
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President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
President Bush to Welcome President Felipe Calderon of Mexico
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
 
January 9, 2009
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Maine
Executive Order: Providing An Order of Succession Within the Department of Transportation
Executive Order: Strengthening Laboratory Biosecurity in the United States
Executive Order: Amending the Order of Succession Within the Department of Agriculture
 
President George W. Bush talks with a young student during his visit with Mrs. Laura Bush to a second grade class Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at the General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia. President Bush followed his class visit with an address on the No Child Left Behind Act, urging Congress to strenghten and reauthorize the legislation. White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 8, 2009
President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind
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     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind Has Raised Expectations and Improved Results
     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind Has Raised Expectations and Improved Results
     Fact sheet President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind
     Fact sheet In Focus: Education
     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
President Bush Saddened by Death of Father Richard John Neuhaus
Nomination Sent to the Senate
President Bush Congratulates Senator Kit Bond on Career
 
President George W. Bush meets with former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper January 7, 2009
President Bush Welcomes President-Elect Obama, Former President Clinton, Former President Bush and Former President Carter to the White House
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Transition
President Bush and Former President George H. W. Bush Host Reception in Honor of the Points of Light Institute
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Remarks by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
     Fact sheet National Security Council
     Fact sheet In Focus: National Security
 
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on Conservation and the Environment Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Said the President, "We have pioneered a new model of cooperative conservation in which government and private citizens and environmental advocates work together to achieve common goals. And while there's a lot more work to be done, we have done our part to leave behind a cleaner and healthier and better world for those who follow us on this Earth." White House photo by Chris Greenberg January 6, 2009
President Bush Discusses Conservation and the Environment
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     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
     Fact sheet Fact Sheet: Marine National Monuments
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
President Bush Attends Military Appreciation Parade with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
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     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
     Fact sheet In Focus: Homeland Security
     Fact sheet In Focus: National Security
     Fact sheet In Focus: Defense
Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
     Fact sheet Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Fact Sheet: Marine National Monuments
     Fact sheet President Bush Discusses Conservation and the Environment
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Advanced Cooperative Conservation
     Fact sheet In Focus: The Bush Record
     Fact sheet In Focus: Environment
Personnel Announcement
Personnel Announcement
 
President George W. Bush shakes hands with the First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit during his visit Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, to the Oval Office of the White House.  White House photo by Eric Draper January 5, 2009
President Bush Meets with First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of the Republic of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
     Fact sheet In Focus: Africa
President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna Deeply Saddened by Passing of Their Cat India ("Willie")
     Fact sheet India's Biography
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Statement by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley
     Fact sheet In Focus: Africa
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Hawaii
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 
January 2, 2009
President's Radio Address
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     Fact sheet In Focus: Middle East
The President and Mrs. Bush to Host Lunch for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Mrs. Ban Soon-taek
     Fact sheet In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for New Hampshire