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President Bush Attends Swearing In of Secretary of Veterans Affairs
President George W. Bush smiles as he stands with Secretary of Veteran Affairs Lt. Gen. James Peake (Ret.), his wife, Janice, and daughter, Kimberly, after the former Army Surgeon General was sworn in during the ceremonial event Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush smiles as he stands with Secretary of Veteran Affairs Lt. Gen. James Peake (Ret.), his wife, Janice, and daughter, Kimberly, after the former Army Surgeon General was sworn in during the ceremonial event Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. White House photo by Chris Greenberg Full Story
President George W. Bush signs into law H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, during ceremonies Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart medal to US Army PFC Jeddah DeLoria of Chosen, Colo., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. DeLoria is recovering from injuries sustained in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush addresses the media Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, after visiting with wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush visits with U.S. Army Sgt. John Wayne Cornell of Lansing, Mich., after presenting him with a Purple Heart Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, during a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where he is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. With them are Sgt. Cornell's wife, Dee, and mother-in-law Diane Elaine Galloway. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush presents the Purple Heart to U.S. Army Spc. John C. Hoxie of Philippi, W.Va., during a visit Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Looking on is the soldier's father, David Hoxie. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush shakes the hand of U.S. Army PFC Demario Hicks of Fort Stewart, Ga., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, after presenting him with a Purple Heart during his visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where the soldier is recovering from injuries suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush calls on a reporter during a morning press conference Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, in the James S. Brady Briefing Room of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush stands next to Lt. Gen. James Peake (Ret.), as he's administered the Oath of Office Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, as Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Vice President Dick Cheney. Looking on during the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are Secretary Peake's wife, Janice, and daughter, Kimberly. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush smiles as he stands with Secretary of Veteran Affairs Lt. Gen. James Peake (Ret.), his wife, Janice, and daughter, Kimberly, after the former Army Surgeon General was sworn in during the ceremonial event Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

 
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