FAUCI DIARY ARCHIVE — Friday, October 3, 2014
https://faucisdiary.com/diary/2014-10-03

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DIARY ENTRY — Friday, October 3, 2014
Source: Diary Prequel, p. 375 of 2026.07.27_Diary-Prequel-.pdf
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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