BBC: US President-elect Barack Obama has held his first meeting with incumbent George W Bush since his last week's decisive election victory.
Both sides described the White House talks, which lasted just under two hours, as friendly and productive.
Few details were revealed as to their content but Iraq, the financial crisis and the issue of a smooth transition had all been expected to come up.
Meanwhile, reports suggest Mr Obama is set to tackle the Guantanamo Bay issue.
The incoming president has already indicated he could reverse controversial Bush administration policies soon after he takes office on 20 January.
On Thursday his transition chief suggested executive orders on issues such as stem cell research and oil drilling could be repealed.
The latest reports suggest his team is putting together a plan under which detainees in the widely-condemned detention camp in Cuba would be released or transferred to the US.
'Broad discussion'
Mr Obama and his wife, Michelle, both visited the building that will be their home for the next four years.
The incoming and outgoing presidents shook hands before heading to the Oval Office - Mr Obama's first visit to the famous seat of power.
First Lady Laura Bush, meanwhile, gave Mrs Obama a tour of the personal quarters of the White House.
Both men had taken care to speak respectfully about each other ahead of the talks - arranged, analysts say, with unusual haste because the US is at war and because the transition is taking place in the midst of an economic crisis.
Afterwards a statement from the president-elect said the discussions had been wide-ranging.
Mr Bush and Mr Obama "had a broad discussion about the importance of working together throughout the transition of government in light of the nation's many critical economic and security challenges", the statement said.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino, meanwhile, said Mr Bush had called the talks relaxed and constructive, but declined to comment on specifics. >>> | November 10, 2008
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