Bush, Obama Meet on Issues

U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama took a historic walk along the White House colonnade Monday before ducking into the Oval Office.
Under sunny skies, Bush and first lady Laura Bush greeted Obama and Michelle Obama to the White House, where the president and his successor met privately to discuss policy issues as part of the formal transfer of powerLaura Bush and Michelle Obama toured of the first family's living quarters, including the bedrooms used by children of previous presidents, said White House press secretary Dana Perino.
"President Bush is very much looking forward to this meeting," Perino said during the daily news briefing.
The meeting, usually scheduled for later in the year, was pushed up because "we are so committed to making sure that the transition is as smooth as possible," Perino said.
"This is going to be a private meeting," she said. "I don't think any of us can understand what it's like between -- for two people who are now going to be in a very small club, who understand what it's like to be the commander in chief, to be the leader of our great country."