Obama visits Bush at White House for private chat
WASHINGTON — President Bush and President-elect Barack Obama, who was visiting the Oval Office for the first time, conducted cordial, wide-ranging talks Monday on economic and national security issues, but spokeswomen had little to say afterward.
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino described the sessions as "good, constructive, relaxed and friendly," while Obama spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said the two men engaged in "a broad discussion about the importance of working together throughout the transition of government in light of the nation's many critical economic and security challenges."
They wouldn't go any further. "Since it was a
private meeting," Perino said, "the White House will decline to comment
on specifics," except to say that Bush "pledged a smooth transition to
the next administration."
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