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White House transcripts of the President’s remarks, compiled by the Office of the Federal Register and published on govinfo.gov. They are in the public domain and usually appear 4–7 weeks after the event: the newest one here is from Sep 30, 2026. We show how often a word was said and short quotes, and link to the full text. Searches on this page go to our server, unlike My transcripts.

“Department of War” said in 3 of 68 transcripts, 5 times.

Counted forms: department of war, department of wars, department of war's.

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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and an Exchange With Reporters

Aug 25, 2025 Meeting 3 times

  1. …Hegseth has been incredible with the—as I call it, the "Department of War." You know, we call it the "Department of Defense," but I…
  2. …the World War I, World War II. It was called the "Department of War." And to me, that's really what it is. It's—defense is…
  3. …that. We had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War. Then we changed it to Department of Defense. So that's a…