FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Friday, March 16, 2007
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2007-03-16

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DIARY ENTRY — Friday, March 16, 2007
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 150 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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Have been preparing for a briefing of the POTUS on pandemic flu
preparedness. Interesting evolution of process. The HSC staff (Joel Bagnell and Rajeev
Venkaaya) want us (HHS) to present a major discussion of “gaps” in stockpiling and
others want us to just update the POTUS. Friendly tension going on. Today, we (me,
Bill Raub, Bruce Gellin and Eric Hargan – Deputy Secretary) briefed the Deputies in
EEOB 208 in preparation to brief the Principals and then the POTUS. Among them were
junior staffers from WH as well as Rajeev, Joel Bagnell, Bruce Miller, Scott Deitchman,
Jeff Runge. Continued disagreement about what the Secretary (MOL) will ultimately
present to the POTUS.