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An Interview with President Bush

President Bush and Jim Lehrer
December 16, 2005
President Focuses on Progress in Iraq, Pledges to Obey Law in Anti-terror Efforts
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President Bush, in an exclusive interview, defended his administration's efforts to build a democratic nation in Iraq, refused to discuss reported monitoring of telecommunications by the National Security Agency and declared that although Iraq was not involved in the 9/11 attacks it is now the frontline in the war against terrorism.


December 16, 2005
Analysts React to President's Interview
NewsHour regulars Mark Shields and David Brooks consider the president's statements regarding the ongoing war in Iraq as well as the revelations concerning the use of the National Security Agency to spy on people within the U.S.

Past interviews

April 27, 2000
Jim Lehrer Interviews Presidential Candidate George Bush
In a 45-minute interview, candidate George W. Bush discusses partisanship in Congress, Social Security reform, fundraising, gun control, Cuban castaway Elian Gonzalez, Microsoft antitrust cases, political experience, foreign policy and White House leadership.

July 18, 2001
Vice President Discusses Energy Policy, Environment
Jim Lehrer speaks with Vice President Dick Cheney about the Bush administration's energy policy, stem cell research and his health, among other topics.

August 2, 2000
Jim Lehrer Interviews Vice Presidential Candidate Cheney
Former congressman and secretary of defense Dick Cheney discusses his vision for a George W. Bush administration.

 
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