NYT: Treasury Secretary Is Said to Be Thinking of Quitting [View All]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/washington/05bush.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Treasury Secretary Is Said to Be Thinking of Quitting

WASHINGTON, April 4 — Treasury Secretary John W. Snow has expressed interest in leaving his job in the next several months, a person close to him said Tuesday, as speculation raced through Washington that the White House was seeking Mr. Snow's replacement.

President Bush did little to tamp down the talk after a morning meeting about health care in the Roosevelt Room, where he responded with a tepid endorsement to a question about whether Mr. Snow would stay. The Treasury secretary was in the room as the president spoke.

"Secretary Snow is here at the table," Mr. Bush said. "He's been a part of this discussion. I'm glad you brought him up. He has been a valuable member of my administration, and I trust his judgment and appreciate his service."

When Mr. Bush has been asked in the past about whether Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would remain in his job, he has spoken out more forcefully and enthusiastically.