On the recordNovember 21, 2004
The president, realizing what was going on, intervened, hauling out the Secret Service agents from a cluster of Chilean security officials.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe president, realizing what was going on, intervened, hauling out the Secret Service agents from a cluster of Chilean security officials.
The report describes President Bush's intervention to ensure the safety of his Secret Service agents in Chile.
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