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President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the 2006 National Book Festival Gala, an annual event of books and literature, Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., joined by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the 2006 National Book Festival Gala, an annual event of books and literature, Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., joined by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left. White House photo by Paul Morse
Mrs. Laura Bush welcomes guests to the 2006 National Book Festival Gala, an annual event of books and literature, Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the 2006 National Book Festival Gala, an annual event of books and literature, Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., joined by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush walk to the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., attending the 2006 National Book Festival Gala, an annual event of books and literature, Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse
Mrs. Laura Bush joined by, left, Leone Reeder, Chair, National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden, and, right, Jim Hagedorn, Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden, while the Ceremonial Garland is cut Friday, September 29, 2006, during a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the National Garden at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. This new facility, located on a three-acre site just west of the Conservatory, will be a showcase for unusual, useful, and ornamental plants that grow well in the mid-Atlantic region. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the National Garden Friday, September 29, 2006, at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Major features of the National Garden will be the Rose Garden, the Butterfly Garden, the Lawn Terrace, the First Ladies' Water Garden, the Regional Garden, and an outdoor amphitheater. The Water Garden honors the First Ladies of the United States by recognizing their notable service to our country. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

 
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