FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Tuesday, March 21, 2006
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2006-03-21

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DIARY ENTRY — Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 141 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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First day of Spring 2006. Had phone conversation with Carol Kuntz
today and she was concerned that there have been “policy time” briefings with the
POTUS regarding pandemic flu involving Sec. Leavitt where she thought that I should
definitely have been included. The POTUS asked some questions that Rajeev Vankaaya
and Leavitt could not answer that Carol knew for sure that I would have been able to
answer. Carol asked whether I was having a problem with HHS. I told her not at all, but
I did mention to her my suspicion that HHS is trying to shed all of the light on Leavitt
(probably because of his political aspirations) and having him share the spotlight with me
or Julie Gerberding is something that makes HHS nervous. We continually see this when
press ask for me and HHS diverts them to Leavitt when we ask them for clearance for
me. Welcome to Washington!!