FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, August 14, 2001
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2001-08-14

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, August 14, 2001
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 32 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Terrell Halaska (Deputy Chief of Staff to Secr. Thompson) called
with almost identical pleas as that of Bob Wood (see above). She mentioned that I am
frequently mentioned at the White House and that the President wanted very much for me
to be NIH Director. I told Terrell that I did not want to do this and explained to her that
my reasons were similar to those 12 years ago when I said no to President Bush (the
elder), i.e. I wanted to work fulltime on the AIDS epidemic and on Global Health and
Infectious Diseases. She was very understanding and was quite complimentary to me,
saying what an honor it was to work with me. Clearly, the phone call went well.