Bush-Cheney Pennsylvania Visits
from March 2, 2004 through Nov. 2, 2004
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LB 6/17  Fort Washington.
GWB 6/23  Philadelphia, Villanova.


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DC, LC 7/4  bus tour: Pittsburgh, (Ligonier), (Johnstown), Altoona.
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GWB 7/9  bus tour: (Breiningsville), Kutztown, Lancaster, (Pottstown), York.
DC, LC 7/12  Bethelehem, Harrisburg, Coraopolis, Pittsburgh.
GWB 7/31  Pittsburgh.
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LB 8/9  Langhorne.
GWB 8/17  Ridley Park.
DC, LC 8/25  bus tour: Wilkes Barre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Catawissa, Bloomsburg, Williamsport.
GWB 8/31  No. Middleton Township
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GWB,LB 9/3  Moosic.
GWB,LB 9/4  Erie.
GWB 9/9  Colmar, Johnstown.
LB 9/17  East Stroudsburg.
DC, LC 9/20  Cornwall.
GWB,LB 9/22  King of Prussia.  GWB: Millvale, Unity Township/Latrobe.








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GWB 10/1  Allentown.
GWB 10/6  Wilkes-Barre.
LB 10/7  Philadelphia.
DC, LC 10/13  bus tour: (Edinboro), Meadville, Saxonburg, (Middlesex), Coraopolis.
DC, LC 10/18  Johnstown.
LB 10/19  Primos.
GWB 10/21  Downingtown, Hershey.
GWB 10/22 Wilkes-Barre.
DC, LC 10/27 Washington.
GWB,LB 10/27 Lititz.
GWB 10/28 Yardley.
DC 10/29 Mountoursville.  DC, LC 10/30 Nazareth.
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Bush/Cheney in Pennsylvania
Prior to the campaign getting underway President Bush had already made 25 visits to Pennsylvania (compared to 14 visits to Ohio).  In the eight months leading up to Election Day he continued to put time into the state, making 19 additional visits to the Keystone State (the same number as to Ohio, although he spent a couple of more days in Ohio).  Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney made fewer visits to Pennsylvania than to Ohio, but did put quality time into Pennsylvania by doing three bus tours.  All together the four principals made stops in 27 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties during the eight months leading up to Election Day.

GWB
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Final month (Oct. 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 7
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Eight months (March 2-Nov. 2, 2004): 19
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N O V E M B E R
November 1
-In the second of seven stops on the final day before Election Day, GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally with pitcher Kurt Schilling at the Post-Gazette Paviilion in Burgettstown, PA.  [Washington County]  44th visit as president
O C T O B E R
October 30
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, PA.  [Northampton County]
October 29
-DC (no info LC) attends a Victory 2004 rally in the DeGol Jet Center Airplane Hanger at Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, PA.  [Lycoming County]

October 28
-Fourth and final event of the day before heading back to Washington, GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at Broadmeadows Farm in Yardley, PA.  [Bucks County]
43rd visit as president

October 27
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally with Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, PA.  [Lancaster County]
42nd visit as president

October 27
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally in the Henry Memorial Gymnasium at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA.  [Washington County]

October 22
-GWB speaks at a Victory 2004 rally at Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  [Luzerne County]
41st visit as president

October 21
Starts the day in Washington, DC.
-GWB speaks about medical liability reform and health care at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA.  [Chester County]
GWB meets with his Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Rectory in Downingtown, PA.
-GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA.  [Dauphin County]
Overnights in Washington, DC.
40th visit as president

October 19
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Primos-Secane-Westbrook Park Fire Company Station 74 Upper Darby in Primos, PA.  [Delaware County]

October 18
-DC and LC participate in a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown, PA.  [Cambria County]

October 13
Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney accompanied by granddaughters Elizabeth and Grace do a Bush-Cheney '04 bus tour through western Pennsylvania
Fly in to Erie, PA.
Unannounced stop for breakfast at Crossroads Diner in Edinboro, PA.  [Erie County]
-Town hall meeting at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.  [Crawford County]
-Victory 2004 rally at Penn's Colony in Saxonburg, PA.  [Butler County]
Unannounced stop at the Joe P. King Farm & Market in Middlesex, PA.  [Butler County]
-Debate watch party at Embassy Suites Hotel Pittsburgh-International Airport in Coraopolis, PA.  [Allegheny County]

October 7
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA.

October 6
-GWB discuses the war on terrorism and the economy at Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  [Luzerne County]  This event had been scheduled as a "Focus on medical liability."  However, following Bush's less than stellar performance in the first debate the White House chose instead to unveil a revamped speech with sharper rhetoric.
39th visit as president

October 1
-GWB participates in a Victory 2004 rallly with Sen. John McCain at Lehigh Parkway in Allentown, PA.  [Lehigh County]
38th visit as president

 

S E P T E M B E R
September 22
-GWB and LB "Focus on Education with President Bush" at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA.   [Montgomery County]
Air Force One to Pittsburgh.
GWB aboard Marine One, tours flood-damaged areas near Pittsburgh, flying over Carnegie, Millvale and Etna.  Lands; briefed at fire station in Millvale, PA.  [Allegheny County]
Marine One to Latrobe.
-GWB Victory 2004 rally at at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity Township/Latrobe, PA.  [Westmoreland County]
37th visit as president

September 20
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting with employees of PRL Industries and local community members in Cornwall, PA.  [Lebanon County]

September 17
-LB delivers remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at East Stroudsburg University's Koehler Field House Arena in East Stroudsburg, PA.  [Monroe County]

September 9
Arrives at military air base in Willow Grove, PA.
-GWB remarks at a rally at Byers' Choice, a small business, in Colmar, PA.  [Montgomery County]
by air.
-GWB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA.  [Cambria County]
Returns to Washington, DC.
36th visit as president

September 4
-GWB and LB remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie, PA.  [Erie County]
35th visit as president

September 3   (Night of September 2, after addressing the Republican National Convention in NYC, overnights in Wilkes-Barre, PA)
-GWB and LB remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at Lackawanna County Stadium in Moosic, PA.  [Lackawanna County]
34th visit as president 

A U G U S T
August 31
-GWB visits a softball game and family-style picnic at Village Park in North Middleton Township, PA.  -by satellite to the convention  [Cumberland County]
33rd visit as president

August 25
Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney do a Pennsylvania bus tour accompanied by granddaughters Kate, Elizabeth, and Grace.
-The Cheneys hold a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at Wilkes University's Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.  [Luzerne County]
Unannounced stop at the town square in Hazleton, PA.  [Luzerne County]
-The Cheneys hold a Victory '04 rally at Pottsville Area High School's Martz Hall in Pottsville, PA.  [Schuylkill County]
Unannounced stop to buys produce at a roadside stand run by Ray Levan in Catawissa, PA.  [Columbia County]
-The Cheneys hold a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Bloomsburg University's Nelson Field House in Bloomsburg, PA.  [Columbia County]
Unannounced stop at McDonald's; he orders a grilled chicken salad, in Williamsport, PA.  [Lycoming County]
The Cheneys tour the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, then watch several innings of a Little League World Series semi-final game between from the hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, PA.

August 17
-GWB tours and makes remarks at the Boeing plant in Ridley Park, PA.  [Delaware County-near Phil. Int'l Airport]
32nd visit as president

August 9
-LB accepts the Pennsylvania Medical Society's endorsement of President Bush at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, PA.  [Bucks County]


J U L Y
July 31
-GWB wraps up a "Heart and Soul of America bus tour that started in the Cleveland area with a rally at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.  [Allegheny County]  31st visit as president

July 12
-DC and LC attend breakfast fundraiser for congressional candidate Charlie Dent at the Holiday in in (Hanover Twp.) Bethlehem, PA. ($)  [Northampton County]
-DC and LC attend luncheon fundraiser for congressional candidate Scott Paterno at Four Points by Sheraton in (Lower Paxton Twp.) Harrisburg, PA. ($)  [Dauphin County]
-DC (no info LC) visits the 911th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve Command in Coraopolis, PA.  [Allegheny County]
-DC and LC attend RNC Victory 2004 reception at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh, PA.  (Raises $250,000).  [Allegheny County]

July 9
President Bush does an eastern Pennsylvania bus tour with daughter Jenna.  (first campaign trip for Jenna, recent graduate of Univ. of Texas)
Arrives Lehigh Valley International Airport.
Unannounced stop at the Home Town Diner in Breinigsville, PA.  [Lehigh County]
-"Ask President Bush" event at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA.  [Berks County]
-Remarks at at Lapp Electrical Services in Lancaster, PA.  [Lancaster County]
Unannounced stop at steps of Borough Hall in downtown Pottstown, PA.  [Montgomery County]
-Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Expo Center's Toyota Arena in York, PA.  [York County]
Overnights in Washington, DC.
30th visit as president

July 7
-LC presents the 2004 James Madison Book Award at the Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, PA.


July 4
Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney make Pennsylvania stops on the second day of a bus tour (Day One Ohio and West Virginia)
Sunday services at Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, PA.  [Allegheny County]
-Rally at Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh, PA.   [Allegheny County]
Stops and does a short speech at the Diamond (bandstand) in Ligonier, PA.   [Westmoreland County]
Stops and does a short speech at Richland Township fire hall in Johnstown, PA.  [Cambria County]
-Throws out ceremonial first pitch at an Altoona Curve baseball game at Blair County Baseball Park in Altoona, PA.  [Blair County]

J U N E
June 23
-GWB speaks about compassion and HIV/AIDS at the Greater Exodus Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA. >
-GWB attends RNC Victory 2004 event at a private residence in Villanova, PA.  (Raises $1.4 million).  [Delaware County]
29th visit as president

June 17
-LB delivers remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, PA.  [Montgomery County]

M A Y
May 24
-GWB remarks on Iraq at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, PA.  [Cumberland County]
28th visit as president
A P R I L
April 19
-GWB remarks on the Patriot Act at Hershey Lodge and convention Center in Hershey, PA.  [Dauphin County]
-GWB attends a Specter for Senate re-election event at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.  ($)  [Allegheny County]
27th visit as president

April 17
-DC addresses the National Rifle Association Convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.  [Allegheny County]

M A R C H
March 15
GWB stops at the home of Pearl Cerdan on Spring Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.
-GWB conversation on homeownership at Main Line YMCA in Ardmore, PA.  [Montgomery County]
26th visit as president
 

Bush/Cheney in Pennsylvania by County

Allegheny County
October 13
-After Western Pennsylvania bus tour DC and LC do a debate watch party at Embassy Suites Hotel Pittsburgh-International Airport in Coraopolis, PA.
September 22
GWB aboard Marine One, tours flood-damaged areas near Pittsburgh, flying over Carnegie, Millvale and Etna.  Lands; briefed at fire station in Millvale, PA.
July 31
-GWB wraps up a "Heart and Soul of America bus tour that started in the Cleveland area with a rally at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
July 12
-DC (no info LC) visits the 911th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve Command in Coraopolis, PA.
-DC and LC attend RNC Victory 2004 reception at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh, PA.  (Raises $250,000).
July 4
DC and LC on the second day of a bus tour (Day One Ohio and WV)
Sunday services at Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
-Rally at Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh, PA.
April 19
-GWB attends a Specter for Senate re-election event at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.  ($)
April 17
-DC addresses the National Rifle Association Convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
 

Berks County
July 9
-GWB on a bus tour does an "Ask President Bush" event at Kutztown University in Kutztown, PA.
 

Blair County
July 4
-DC, LC on final stop of bus tour, throws out ceremonial first pitch at an Altoona Curve baseball game at Blair County Baseball Park in Altoona, PA.
 

Bucks County
October 28
-Fourth and final event of the day before heading back to Washington, GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at Broadmeadows Farm in Yardley, PA.
August 9
-LB accepts the Pennsylvania Medical Society's endorsement of President Bush at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, PA.
 

Butler County
October 13
-DC and LC on a western Pennsylvania bus tour do a Victory 2004 rally at Penn's Colony in Saxonburg, PA.
DC and LC make an unannounced stop at the Joe P. King Farm & Market in Middlesex, PA.
 

Cambria County
October 18
-DC and LC participate in a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown, PA.
September 9
-GWB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, PA.
July 4
DC, LC on bus tour, unannounced stop and does a short speech at Richland Township fire hall in Johnstown, PA.
 

Chester County
October 21
-GWB speaks about medical liability reform and health care at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA.
GWB meets with his Eminence Justin Cardinal Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Rectory in Downingtown, PA.
 

Columbia County
August 25
DC and LC on a bus tour make an unannounced stop to buys produce at a roadside stand run by Ray Levan in Catawissa, PA.
-DC and LC hold a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Bloomsburg University's Nelson Field House in Bloomsburg, PA.
 

Crawford County
October 13
-DC and LC on a western Pennsylvania bus tour hold a town hall meeting at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
 

Cumberland County
August 31
-GWB visits a softball game and family-style picnic at Village Park in North Middleton Township, PA.  -by satellite to the convention
May 24
-GWB remarks on Iraq at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, PA.
 

Dauphin County
October 21
-GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA.
July 12
-DC and LC attend luncheon fundraiser for congressional candidate Scott Paterno at Four Points by Sheraton in (Lower Paxton Twp.) Harrisburg, PA. ($)
April 19
-GWB remarks on the Patriot Act at Hershey Lodge and convention Center in Hershey, PA.
 

Delaware County
October 19
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Primos-Secane-Westbrook Park Fire Company Station 74 Upper Darby in Primos, PA.
August 17
-GWB tours and makes remarks at the Boeing plant in Ridley Park, PA.
June 23
-GWB attends RNC Victory 2004 event at a private residence in Villanova, PA.  (Raises $1.4 million).
 

Erie County
October 13
After flying into Erie, DC and LC begin bus tour with an unannounced stop for breakfast at Crossroads Diner in Edinboro, PA.
September 4
-GWB and LB remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium in Erie, PA.
 

Lackawanna County
September 3
-GWB and LB remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at Lackawanna County Stadium in Moosic, PA.  first post-convention appearance
 

Lancaster County
October 27
-GWB and LB hold a Victory 2004 rally with Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) at the Lancaster Airport in Lititz, PA.
July 9
-GWB on a bus tour makes remarks at at Lapp Electrical Services in Lancaster, PA.
 

Lebanon County
September 20
-DC and LC host a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting with employees of PRL Industries and local community members in Cornwall, PA.
 

Lehigh County
October 1
-GWB participates in a Victory 2004 rallly with Sen. John McCain at Lehigh Parkway in Allentown, PA.
July 9
After arriving at Lehigh Valley International Airport GWB begins bus tour with an unannounced stop at the Home Town Diner in Breinigsville, PA.
 

Luzerne County
October 22
-GWB speaks at a Victory 2004 rally at Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA
October 6
-GWB discuses the war on terrorism and the economy at Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
August 25
-DC and LC start out a Pennsylvania bus tour with a Bush-Cheney '04 town hall meeting at Wilkes University's Arnaud C. Marts Sports and Conference Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. 
DC and LC make an unannounced stop at the town square in Hazleton, PA.
 

Lycoming County
October 29
-DC (no info LC) attends a Victory 2004 rally in the DeGol Jet Center Airplane Hanger at Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, PA.
August 25
DC, LC finishing a bus tour, make an unannounced stop at McDonald's; he orders a grilled chicken salad, in Williamsport, PA.
The Cheneys tour the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, then watch several innings of a Little League World Series semi-final game between from the hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, PA.
 

Monroe County
September 17
-LB delivers remarks at a Victory 2004 rally at East Stroudsburg University's Koehler Field House Arena in East Stroudsburg, PA.
 

Montgomery County
September 22
-GWB and LB "Focus on Education with President Bush" at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, PA.
September 9
-GWB remarks at a rally at Byers' Choice, a small business, in Colmar, PA.
July 9
GWB on a bus tour in between Lancaster and York makes an anannounced stop at steps of Borough Hall in downtown Pottstown, PA.
June 17
-LB delivers remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, PA.
March 15
GWB stops at the home of Pearl Cerdan on Spring Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.???
-GWB conversation on homeownership at Main Line YMCA in Ardmore, PA.

 

Northampton County
October 30
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally at Nazareth Area High School in Nazareth, PA.
July 12
-DC and LC attend breakfast fundraiser for congressional candidate Charlie Dent at the Holiday in in (Hanover Twp.) Bethlehem, PA. ($)
 

Philadelphia
October 7
-LB remarks at Victory 2004 rally at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, PA.
June 23
-GWB speaks about compassion and HIV/AIDS at the Greater Exodus Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA.
 

Schulykill County
August 25
-DC and LC on a bus tour hold a Victory '04 rally at Pottsville Area High School's Martz Hall in Pottsville, PA.
 

Washington County
November 1
-In the second of seven stops on the final day before Election Day, GWB holds a Victory 2004 rally with pitcher Kurt Schilling at the Post-Gazette Paviilion in Burgettstown, PA.
October 27
-DC and LC participate in a Victory 2004 rally in the Henry Memorial Gymnasium at Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA.
 

Westmoreland County
September 22
-Arriving on Marine One in Latrobe, GWB does Victory 2004 rally at at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity Township/Latrobe, PA.
July 4
DC, LC on bus tour, unannounced stop and does a short speech at the Diamond (bandstand) in Ligonier, PA.

York County
July 9
-GWB on a bus tour, final stop is a Bush-Cheney '04 rally at Expo Center's Toyota Arena in York, PA.

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