September 2003.....

Q You said that the President knows that Karl Rove was not involved, and you specifically have spoken to Karl Rove and gotten those assurances. By those statements, you've implied that the President has not talked to Karl Rove specifically about this.
MR. McCLELLAN: No, I said that --
Q Is that a correct inference, or did we --
MR. McCLELLAN: I've already answered this question, when Terry asked it earlier, and I said that it's not my habit to get into conversations the President has with staff or with advisors. I'm not going to get into those conversations.
Q So he has --
MR. McCLELLAN: I've made it clear that it simply is not true, and I'm speaking on behalf of the White House when I say that.

Ooops....
You can go to www.whitehouse.gov search words like "leak rove" and it will pop up all kinds of news conferences and Q&As.
If the White House is saying that the President spoke with Karl Rove and the President then told the American people that Rove had "nothing to do with" the leaking of a C.I.A. "employee's" name, then either Karl is a liar or Bush is. Plain and simple. Unless you are going to argue what the meaning of "is" is.