White House pool report!

Pool Report No. 2 with correction to No. 1, October 29, 2007.

The president arrived at Philadelphia International at 3:15 and left within 10 minutes. He arrived just before 5 at Cincinnati Municipal Airport-Lunken Field.

He was met by Senator George Voinovich; Rep. Steven Chabot, his wife Donna; Rep. Jean Schmidt and her husband Peter; and a couple more civic and business people. He also met Sharon Nolan separately and spoke with her for several minutes.

According to the White House, her daughter, Shannon, and unborn granddaughter were murdered on Sept. 7, 2001 by Shannon's husband.

Ms. Nolan has since become an advocate for preventing domestic violence and helping abused women and children. She handed the president what appeared to be a laminated card or note, the contents of which were not clear.

A friendly crowd of several dozen onlookers met the motorcade as it left the airport, waving and smiling. A few flags were visible.

The motorcade drove to the Hyde Park neighborhood, where the president attended a fundraiser in the home of Bob and Susie Castellini. He is the principle partner and chief executive officer of the Cincinnati Reds. The fundraiser is for Mr. Chabot and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Also in attendance beyond those lawmakers at the airport, according to the White House, is Rep. John Boehner, House Republican leader. Mr. Chabot's campaign manager, Jamie Schwartz, can be reached at (513) xxx-xxxx. (Redacted by blog editor)

The pool is nearby at the Summit Country Day School.

NOTE: The wife of Jack Templeton, as reported in Pool Report No. 1, is Pina, not Nina.

Steven Lee Myers
New York Times