Cripes. Would you? Story is true, BTW
When you research this stuff, you have to take into account the somewhat "loosey goosey" approach my worthy opponents take in posting news.
In this case, the talk took place in April of 2005, not last Thursday.
The relevant quote:
And it's that judgment about what would put somebody's life at risk, and what doesn't, is where there's tension. And to answer your question, I believe in open government. I've always believed in open government. Rich is right. You know, I don't email, however. And there's a reason. I don't want you reading my personal stuff. There has got to be a certain sense of privacy. You know, you're entitled to how I make decisions. And you're entitled to ask questions, which I answer. I don't think you're entitled to be able to read my mail between my daughters and me.
And so I've made -- I've made an easy decision there. I just don't do it. Which is said, really, when you think about it. Everything is investigated in Washington. And that's just the nature of the way here right now. And so we're losing a lot of history, not just with me, but with other Presidents, as well. And so there's a balance to all this. And I hope it's said -- when it's all said and done that we were fair to the press corps and the American people.
You can catch the context in the rest of the talk.
I tell my family not to put anything in an e-mail they wouldn't write on a postcard and mail. There is NO reliable security in it.