Bush Takes Social Security Plan on the Road

NPR | By Luke Burbank

Published February 3, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Following his annual State of the Union address to Congress, President Bush embarks on a cross-country tour designed to promote his Social Security plan. NPR's Luke Burbank reports.

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