The president's phone call to Roberta Stewart came a day after White House and military officials said her exclusion from Tuesday's meeting was an oversight and not an intentional snub because of her Wiccan faith.

“I was very pleased with the way the conversation went, very pleased that he did call and put this right,” she said.

With regards to her faith, Bush told her he “would not discriminate against someone because of their religion,” Stewart said.