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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson
Biography

Next Guest: Health and Human Services Secretary, Tommy Thompson
Date: Wednesday, June 11
Time: 1:30 pm

Topic: The President's Goals for Medicare

President Bush believes our nation has a moral obligation to fulfill Medicare's promise of health care security for America's seniors and people with disabilities. To meet this obligation, the nation must act now to bring Medicare into the 21st Century by providing more choices and better benefits to every senior in America.
In Focus: Medicare

June 2003

June 10, 2003

	Education Secretary Rod Paige Today marks a milestone in the history of education reform. President Bush and Secretary Paige are announcing that states from Alabama to Alaska now have in place new accountability plans outlining how they will achieve the bold goal of making sure no child in America is left behind, no matter where they live. Full Transcript

June 6, 2003

	Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge Hello - thanks for taking the time to join me today on "Ask the White House". I am grateful that the President has given me the opportunity to serve this country as the first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Full Transcript

June 5, 2003

	White House Curator, Bill Allman Hello! I'm Bill Allman, Curator of the White House. It is a great pleasure for me to join you today. I look forward to fielding questions from you. Full Transcript

June 2, 2003

	HUD Secretary Mel Martinez Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in people's lives and positive benefits for communities. Full Transcript

May 2003

May 28, 2003

	Treasury Secretary John Snow Good afternoon, thanks for joining me on "Ask the White House." I am looking forward to taking your questions. Full Transcript

May 27, 2003

	Dr. Joseph O'Neill, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy I'm happy to be here today to answer questions on the President's Global AIDS Initiative. Full Transcript

May 22, 2003

	White House Chef Walter Scheib Thank you all for your questions, and I hope that you find the answers informative and interesting. Full Transcript Backgrounder

May 20, 2003

	Interior Secretary Gale Norton Good evening, I'm Gale Norton, Secretary of the Department of the Interior. This morning Agriculture Secretary Veneman and I... Full Transcript Backgrounder

May 15, 2003

	White House Photo Director Eric Draper Good evening everyone. This is Eric Draper, Director of the White House Photo Office... Full Transcript

May 8, 2003

	Counsel to the President Judge Alberto Gonzales Tomorrow is the two year anniversary of the president's first 11 Appeals Court nominations. Full Transcript Backgrounder

May 7, 2003

	Steve Friedman, Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy As you know, the U.S. economy is growing, but not fast enough to create the jobs that we need. Full Transcript

April 2003

April 22, 2003

	EPA Administrator Hosts Earth Day Online Discussion On this Earth Day 2003, I welcome you to the third of our "Ask the White House" online discussions. Full Transcript

April 17, 2003

	E-Gov Chief Discusses Electronic Government Good Afternoon, I'm Mark Forman, the newly appointed Administrator of E-Government and Information Technology ... Full Transcript

April 16, 2003

	Secretary Card Hosts Inaugural Online Discussion Good evening, I'm Andy Card - Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. Full Transcript