Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes aboard Air Force One en route Fort Bliss, Texas
August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The White House released the text of the following press briefing:
MR. BURTON: Thanks for joining us on this flight to Fort Bliss. Just for starters, the President did speak with President Bush this morning. We won't be reading that call out, but they did speak on Air Force One.
And with that, Ben, if you want to talk a little bit about today's speech, his.
MR. RHODES: Sure. Well, first of all, the President wanted to . . .
MR. BURTON: Thanks for joining us on this flight to Fort Bliss. Just for starters, the President did speak with President Bush this morning. We won't be reading that call out, but they did speak on Air Force One.
And with that, Ben, if you want to talk a little bit about today's speech, his.
MR. RHODES: Sure. Well, first of all, the President wanted to . . .