Reply #22: Mid May, 2003 the announcement was made, July 14 was when he left

[stop the bleeding]

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/5/19/101315.shtml

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/19/fleischer.resigns/

But I think he actually left his post in July - Hold your nose on this source

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,87196,00.html

Fleischer said he'll most likely leave in July and that he wanted to step down before Bush's re-election campaign gears up.


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http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-graham071403.asp

July 14, 2003, 9:20 a.m.
Appreciating Ari
It’s not easy being boring for three years straight.

By Tim Graham



Today is Ari Fleischer's last day as the White House press secretary. After watching him in action for years briefing a White House press corps that is both very hungry for any new information and as a whole, instinctively opposed to the administration's generally conservative thrust (meaning new and damaging information is the best scoop), it would be appropriate to joke that now he can try a less stressful job, like deactivating mines.