Press Briefing Transcripts Archive

• Reserve leadership gets anthrax vaccinations

1998

• DoD Press Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, March 19, 1998
• DoD News Briefing, LTG Ronald R. Blanck, Army Surgeon General, March 3, 1998
• DoD News Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, Thursday, January 8, 1998

1997

• Gulf War Illness Narratives - Al Jaber Air Base & ASP Orchard, September 30, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, August 28, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, LTG (Retired) Dale Vesser, Deputy to the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, August 13, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, General Dale Vesser, Deputy Special Assistant for Gulf War Illness, July 31, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, Subject: GWI Report on Plume Analysis, July 24, 1997
• Persian Gulf Illness Update with Dr. Bernard Rostker, July 17, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, June 26, 1997
• Gulf War Illness Update With Dr. Bernard Rostker, June 16, 1997
• Excerpt from DoD Press Briefing, Dr. Bernard D. Rostker, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illness (DoD), May 22, 1997
• Excerpt from DoD Press Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker (DoD) and Robert Walpole, Special Assistant for Persian Gulf War Issues (CIA), May 1, 1997
• Excerpt from DoD Press Briefing, Secretary of Defense William Cohen, May 1, 1997
• Dr. Bernard Rostker, Gulf War Illness Update, May 1, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• Excerpts from the DoD News Briefing, April 17, 1997
• Excerpts from the DoD News Briefing, April 15, 1997
• Excerpts from the DoD News Briefing, April 10, 1997
• Excerpt from the White House Press Briefing, April 10, 1997
• Excerpt from DoD News Briefing, Mr. Kenneth Bacon, ASD(PA), April 3, 1997
• DoD Press Release, April 1, 1997
• Excerpt from DoD News Briefing, Mr. Kenneth Bacon, ASD(PA), April 1, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, Secretary Cohen and Minister Rifkind of Great Britain, March 10, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• Press Conference of the President, March 7, 1997
• DoD News Briefing, Captain Mike Doubleday, USN, DASD(PA), March 4, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD Inspector General Director to Take over CENTCOM Log Inquiry March 3, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Secretary Cohen, Lackland AFB, February 27, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, February 25, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Ken Bacon, ASD(PA), February 13, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Ken Bacon, ASD(PA), February 11, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Ken Bacon, ASD(PA), January 28, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Ken Bacon, ASD(PA), January 21, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Ken Bacon, ASD(PA), January 9, 1997 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Deputy Secretary of Defense John P. White January 7, 1997 Briefing no longer available

1996

• DoD News Release, Pentagon Receives Computer Modeling Progress Report, December 20, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• Excerpt from DoD News Briefing, December 17, 1996
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD(PA), December 5, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Dr. Bernard Rostker, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, November 26, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• New England Journal of Medicine Releases Peer-Reviewed Gulf War, November 14, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• Gulf War Illnesses Team Expands, November 12, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing by Deputy Secretary of Defense, John P. White, November 12, 1996
• DoD News Briefing, Mr. Kenneth Bacon, October 31, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Capt. Michael Doubleday, October 29, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• Background Briefing on Gulf War Illness, October 22, 1996
• DoD Expands Outreach to and Seeks Help from Gulf War Veterans, October 22, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• Senior Defense Official Briefs on Gulf War Illness, October 2, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• Deputy Secretary of Defense Broadens DoD Investigative Actions on Persian Gulf War Illnesses, September 25, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD (PA) Thursday, September 19, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program Database Available for Independent Scientific Investigation Briefing no longer available
• Secretary of Defense William J. Perry at Ceremonies Presenting the First "M" Mobilization Device Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Captain Michael Doubleday, DASD PA, August 22, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD(PA), August 16, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing, Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD(PA), August 13, 1996 Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing: Kenneth Bacon, ASD (PA) and Dr. Stephen Joseph, ASD(RA) (06/21/96) Briefing no longer available
• Report Released on Evaluation and Care of More than 18,000 Gulf War Veterans (04/02/96) Briefing no longer available
• "Department of Defense Responds to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses" -- Interim Report (02/14/96) Briefing no longer available

1995

• "Studies on Gulf War Veterans to be Disclosed" (10/24/95) Briefing no longer available
• "Department of Defense Gulf War Documents Disclosed Via "GulfLINK" Internet Homepage" (08/03/95) Briefing no longer available
• "DoD News Briefing: Dr. John White, Deputy Secretary of Defense" (08/03/95) Briefing no longer available
• "Study of 10,020 Active Duty Military and Families Finds No Evidence of Unique Persian Gulf War Illness (08/01/95) Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing: Dr. Stephen C. Joseph, ASD Health Affairs (08/01/95) Briefing no longer available
• "Toll-Free" Gulf War Iincident-Reporting Telephone Line Opened (05/24/95) Briefing no longer available
• Call for New Persian Gulf Veterans' Research Announced (05/23/95) Briefing no longer available
• President Expands Commitment to Persian Gulf Vets and DoD's Multimillion Dollar Research and Care Effort (03/09/95) Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing: Dr. Stephen C. Joseph, ASD Health Affairs (03/09/95) Briefing no longer available
• Defense Issues Volume 10, Number 27: Gulf Illnesses: Stepped-up Efforts, New Research Initiatives (03/09/95) Briefing no longer available

1994

• New Initiatives Announced for Gulf War Veterans and Families (12/13/94) Briefing no longer available
• DoD News Briefing: Dr. Stephen C. Joseph, ASD Health Affairs (12/13/94) Briefing no longer available