PRESIDENT BUSH VISITS HEADQUARTERS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06826169
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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2022
• Case Number: F-2019-02534
• Publication Date: March 4, 2005

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(U) The President addresses employees in front of the
Memorial Wall.
On March 3, President Bush spoke before hundreds
of Agency employees in the Main Lobby of OHB
and thousands on Agency video networks. After
shaking hands and talking with employees in the
Main and Upper Lobbies, the President, accompa-
nied by DCI Porter Goss; Dr. Stephen J. Hadley,
Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs; Andrew H. Card, Chief of Staff to the
President; Lewis Libby, Chief of Staff to the Vice
President; Frances Townsend, Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security; and J.D. Crouch,
Deputy National Security Advisor; were briefed on
several Agency programs. The President and the
DCI met briefly with the news media on the
Agency seal before the President departed.
In welcoming the President, DCI Goss said:
"Thank you all. Mr. President, welcome back to
the George Bush Center for Intelligence. I know
you are well acquainted with somebody who has
actually spent a bit of time here � so you should
feel right at home today, sir. The men and women
of CIA are obviously very excited that you are
here today, including myself; just as we are ex-
cited about the job you have asked us to do on a
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� (U) Kent Center To Host
Panel on "Journalism's
Practices and Ethics"
� (U) DS All-Hands Meeting
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global basis. You well know the extraordinary
work the men and women of this Agency do each
and every day. It is a wonderful job they perform.
It's a risky and it's a thoughtful business; we all
know that. We are all proud to serve you and the
American people. Now, it is my high honor and
great privilege to introduce the 43rd President of
the United States, the Honorable George W. Bush.
Welcome, Mr. President."
The President told the audience that he had come
"to reassure, to comfort, and to exhort." He
expressed great confidence in Porter Goss, noting
the DCI's love for the Agency, his understanding
of the importance of its mission, and his having
spent a lifetime in intelligence. DCI Goss under-
stands the culture, esprit de corps, and hard work
of Agency employees, the President said.
The President's confidence extends to the Agency
workforce as well. He told the audience of some 600
that he relies heavily upon his President's Daily
Briefing sessions to keep him informed. He lauded
the successes that Agency employees have made in
the War on Terror and underscored to employees
that the Agency's mission is to keep America safe
and secure. The President also noted the Agency's
contributions to the overall expansion of freedom
throughout the world, and that the Agency would
continue to work with him in advancing freedom.
President Bush said that he had supported the
recent intelligence reforms, which will ensure that
the intelligence services can do an even better job
and better integrate the work of the Agency with
the rest of the Intelligence Community. DNI-
designate John Negroponte, a well-respected user
of intelligence, and DDNI-designate General
Michael Hayden, a producer of intelligence, will
make an excellent team, the President said.
In addressing the future of the Agency, the Presi-
dent stressed that the name "Central Intelligence
Agency" will not change, reflecting that CIA will
be the central place where intelligence is gathered
and analyzed. He noted the increasing impor-
tance of human intelligence collection and getting
more collectors in the field, getting the best analy-
sis, and acting on actionable intelligence to protect
the country.
The President's remarks to the Agency workforce
and, before departure, the news media, are avail-
able on Video on Demand on CIALink. (This is
UNCLASSIFIED when separated from the CONFI-
DENTIAL photos.)
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(U) Kent Center To Host Panel on "Journalism's Practices and Ethics:
Views of News Ombudsmen" on March 7
All employees are welcome to
stop by OHB on March 7
from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
when the Kent Center will host
an unclassified panel discussion
by news ombudsmen as part of
its Professional Development
Seminar Program. This panel
features experienced journalists
whose job it is to critique their
profession, discuss the ethics of
their profession, and propose
steps to improve the media's
integrity, objectivity, and pro-
fessionalism. As journalism
shares some of the same mis-
sions that intelligence analysts
have � presenting information
in an unbiased fashion and
challenging prevailing opinions
� the Kent Center believes it
will be a useful and stimulating
opportunity to see how journal-
ists deal with some of our
common professional and
ethical difficulties.
The three journalists are:
� David Okrent, New York
Times "Public Editor." He
recently penned articles with
the following titles: "Is the
New York Times a Liberal
Newspaper (answer: yes but
not systematically biased);
"How Would Jackson Pollock
Cover this Campaign?"
(reporting is all over the
map); "Political Bias at the
Times? Two counter-argu-
ments" (other reporters'
comments on his critiques).
� Michael Getter, Washington
Post "Ombudsman." He
recently wrote articles with the
following titles: "Self-inflicted
Wounds" (on the CBS-Dan
Rather case); "Is Balancing an
Act" (on election reporting on
the two campaigns); "Looking
Back Before the War" (critiqu-
ing WP reporting prior to the
Iraq War).
� Jeffrey Dvorkin, NPR "Om-
budsman" and President of
the Organization of News
Ombudsmen (ONA).
Dvorkin leads the national
organization of news profes-
sionals who critique the
media, and he is also in-
volved in NPR's program
"On the Media", which
reviews what the media is
saying.
(U) The event will be video-
taped.
(U) Plan to come a few minutes
early for good seating. The
panel members will hold their
remarks to 30-45 minutes,
leaving ample time for questions
and comments from the audi-
ence.
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(U) DS All-Hands Meeting
Scheduled for March 9
The Directorate of Support will host an All-
Hands meeting on March 9 from 1-3 p.m. in the
Headquarters Auditorium. The Deputy Direc-
tor for Support's presentation to employees will
be broadcast live
Tickets for the event origi-
nally scheduled for February 24 rer(b)(3)alid
for March 9. (This is UNCLASSIFIED.)
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