Online NewsHour: Troubles at the American Red Cross -- December 14, 2005

Online NewsHour: Troubles at the American Red Cross -- December 14, 2005: "AMERICAN RED CROSS TROUBLES

December 14 , 2005


The chief executive of the American Red Cross resigned amid criticism of the charity's disaster relief efforts, including its response to Hurricane Katrina. After a background report, a public service professor discusses the problems facing the Red Cross.

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MARGARET WARNER: When disaster strikes, the Red Cross is the one private charity that U.S. officials from the president on down urge Americans to give to, just as they did after Hurricane Katrina hit this year.

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Right now if our fellow citizens want to help, they ought to give a cash donation to the Red Cross, which they can find at a phone number 1-800-HELP-NOW.

MARGARET WARNER: Americans responded. Of the $2.6 billion raised in private donations for hurricane relief, by far the largest amount, more than $1.8 billion, went to the Red Cross."