Bush Mixes Recreation, Work on Father’s Day
President Bush, like many an American father, spent Sunday working in the yard and doing a little fishing.
Unlike most others, he worked in a couple of telephone chats with world leaders.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush telephoned Mexican President Vicente Fox to wish Mexico luck in today’s World Cup soccer match with the United States in South Korea. He said the call lasted about five minutes.
Bush received a call earlier from Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, McClellan said.
He said it was part of the two leaders’ “ongoing consultation on the Middle East,” but he declined to discuss the 10- to 15-minute conversation further, characterizing it as private.
For Father’s Day, the president had his twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara, 20, with him on the family’s remote Texas ranch. But, citing the girls’ privacy, White House aides refused to discuss whatever holiday treats they had for their dad.
Bush treated himself to a three-mile run on his 1,600 acres, which were soaked by a ferocious overnight thunderstorm, and a walk with First Lady Laura Bush.
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