The White House traveling "pool report"

These are filed by a reporter assigned to a small "pool" that travels with the president. That report files a report that can be used by other reporters when they file stories.

Pool Report #3
Mishawaka, Ind. to Indian Hill, Ohio
February 23, 2006

No news. No words.

President spent his downtime at the South Bend Marriott, as far as your pool can tell. We did not see him enter or depart the building. Headed to the airport about a half-hour ahead of schedule, and remained ahead of schedule up to this point (now at the Hauser home in Indian Hill, a suburb of Cincinnati). The fundraiser is a $1-million affair, for DeWine et al. The venue is a large two-story, wood-frame house with stone chimney; it would not have been out of place in Potomac or Great Falls about 30 years ago. The lane is called "Deer Crossing."

Motorcades thus far uneventful. Clusters of the curious gathered occasionally over the final mile or two. At one intersection there was a crowd of perhaps 50-100 people, some with U.S. flags, one "Oust DeWine" sign and one sign reading "Stop Spying."

Arrived at the Hauser home at 4:32 p.m.

Jim Gerstenzang
Los Angeles Times