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Bush / "Meet the Press" Interview #748257

ABC Evening News for Sunday, Feb 08, 2004
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(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.

(White House: Geoff Morrell) President Bush's hour-long exclusive interview on "Meet the Press" to set the record straight reviewed; details given of the topics of discussion. [With Tim Russert in the Oval Office, BUSH - says we thought the intelligence on Iraq was valid; states he is a "war president" & that "madman" Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was dangerous; asserts he put in his time with the National Guard.]

(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas) Report introduced.

(Chesapeake, Virginia: Kate Snow) The reaction of the Democratic presidential candidates to Bush's statements about the National Guard & the war in Iraq featured. [Senator John KERRY - comments on Bush's military service.] [Gen. Wesley CLARK - comments on the war.] [Howard DEAN - calls for an inquiry into why Bush misread intelligence.]

(Studio: Elizabeth Vargas; Washington: Cokie Roberts) Bush's decision to do the "Meet the Press" interview & how he responded to the absence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, how he re-stated that he is a "war president" & the issue of his National Guard service discussed.

Reporter(s):
Vargas, Elizabeth;
Morrell, Geoff;
Snow, Kate;
Roberts, Cokie
Duration:
00:06:40

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