What's Going on for Wednesday, October 8, 2003

President Bush is at the White House where he will make remarks on domestic violence prevention at 3 p.m. and sign a Proclamation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the evening, he will attend the 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

Mr. Bush will be introduced at the afternoon event by Don Sipple, a former campaign adviser to Mr. Bush.

National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice will deliver remarks at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations at 12:00 p.m. (CDT) in Chicago, Illinois.

Ms. Rice will read an executive summary of her remarks after delivering them, time permitting.

Around the administration, Secretary Ridge is in St. Louis, MO, for a Council of Excellence town hall meeting to highlight a new initiative designed to involve citizens in homeland security. John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, is in Boston, MA, to host the New England Governor�s anti-drug summit.

John Walters will be introduced at the meeting by Rush Limbaugh. Mr. Walters will deliver the keynote address: "Why the Bush-Cheney Campaign Staff Believes New England Has Only One Governor."