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Article: Remarks by President Bush and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia in Joint Press Availability.
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- March 28, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- East Room
11:37 A.M. EDT
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thanks for that rousing ovation. (Laughter.)
Mr. Prime Minister, welcome. Sure glad you're here. And, Therese, thank you for joining us, as well. Laura and I are thrilled to welcome you here to the White House. And I appreciate the opportunity to visit with a leader of one of America's closest allies and friends. And one thing is for sure, that friendship will strengthen and endure under the leadership of Kevin Rudd.
I have found him to be a straightforward fellow. Being from Texas, that's the way I like it. He is thoughtful, he is strategic in ...