The secretary said he was out of town until next week.

Her secretary said she wouldn't be out until the end of the day.

A secretary in his Washington office said he was not at work today.

The Secretary said he had decided to speak out on his own.

The secretary said that the answer probably was no, at least not right away.

And this week, the secretary of state's office said that was just fine.

A secretary in his office said he had left for the weekend.

A secretary there said that he was not available to talk.

The secretary returned and said the President would be on the line in three minutes.

"You probably know more than I do about it," the press secretary said.