US President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama took a historic walk along the White House colonnade Monday before ducking into the Oval Office.

U.S. President George Bush signed an executive order Thursday directing his staff to begin preparing for transferring the White House to his successor.

U.S. President George Bush said Sunday he was saddened to hear of the death of former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow. The president said Snow, who served as Bush's third press secretary until last September, had been a dedicated public servant who loved his country and family.

Former White House press secretary and Fox News Channel host Tony Snow died Saturday from cancer at age 53, the network said. Snow retired as U.S. President George W.

Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan chided U.S. media for not pushing the Bush administration, saying Fox News was notably administration-friendly. McClellan, discussing his blistering memoir of President George W.