Had very interesting day today. Sylvia Burwell and Leslie Dach asked
me to join Sylvia at a Press Conference at the White House Press Room at 4:30 PM to calm the country’s increasing fear and anxiety around Ebola , particularly related to the mess-ups in Texas (see above). I was on the podium with Sylvia Matthews, Raj Shah, Lisa Monaco (Director, NSC) and Gen David Rodriguez of Africa Command. I received many, many e-mails commending me on my performance as a straight talker while the others were perceived as typical political appointees. I actually thought that Sylvia did a very good job. Lisa was a little double talking.
Also, Mike Leavitt (former Secretary of HHS) called me to be briefed on Ebola.
Did much press, but had to cancel Wolf Blitzer and Jim Sciutto from CNN because of unexpected conflict with the WH Press Conference.
Press included: FOX News; CBS TV; CNN with Sanjay Gupta; Chris Hayes at MSNBC
Oct 3, 2014
Dr. Fauci’s released records hold 1 diary entry filed under Friday, October 3, 2014, from the Diary Prequel. 159 words in total, reproduced below exactly as released. The diary text appears on p. 375 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf.
Correspondents named on this day1
Matched by surname against the 108 correspondents in the release, so a common name may match more than the person intended. See the whole of 2014 as a calendar.