She said Mr. Bush telephoned several aides to explain that he did not want to undermine them, but felt that the speech was too strident.

Mr. Bush telephoned Mr. Fox on Thursday seeking his support.

White House officials said Mr. Bush telephoned Mr. Lott after his remarks.

Mr. Bush also has telephoned Mr. Carter to talk about foreign policy issues like the Middle East peace process.

Mr. Bush has been telephoning leaders abroad, seeking their support.

As a result, long before Democrats had staggered to their feet on the issue, Mr. Bush was telephoning Sudan's leader and pressing for a cease-fire there.

Mr. Bush later telephoned President Mikhail S. Gorbachev to get his assessment of the situation.

Mr. Bush telephoned King Fahd to sound him out, without mentioning the Mubarak call.

At the White House, Mr. Bush telephoned leaders around the globe.

Mr. Bush also telephoned other foreign leaders, including Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany.