How Many Press Conferences Has Bush Held?

An interesting exchange during today’s White House press briefing:

Q Thank you very much. Two questions. President Franklin Roosevelt had “nearly 1,000 press conferences,” according to Time Magazine in April of 1945. And my question —

MS. PERINO: What does Knoller say? (Laughter.)

Q My question is, since that averages more than one press conference a week, could you tell us the total number of press conferences held by President Bush?

MS. PERINO: I couldn’t tell you. But it’s certainly not been that many.

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