07/16/2004
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I'm proud to know her, and I thank her for serving our country."
"I'm grateful as well to Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman for leading the Department of Agriculture these past 4 years."
"I thank the Brownies for reminding the good people of our military how much they mean to America."
"President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate Mike Johanns, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Agriculture."