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March 2005
Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during a roundtable discussion with women leaders from around the world held in honor of International Women's Day at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Today in her remarks at the State Department Mrs. Bush said, "We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied their rights to learn, to vote or to live in freedom. We may come from different backgrounds, but advancing human rights is the responsibility of all humanity, a commitment shared by people of goodwill on every continent."
Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during a roundtable discussion with women leaders from around the world held in honor of International Women's Day at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Today in her remarks at the State Department Mrs. Bush said, "We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied their rights to learn, to vote or to live in freedom. We may come from different backgrounds, but advancing human rights is the responsibility of all humanity, a commitment shared by people of goodwill on every continent."
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush greet Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway at the South Portico entrance of the White House before hosting the King and Queen for lunch Monday, March 7, 2005. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush laugh as he introduces her during her remarks on Helping America's Youth at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh Monday, March 7, 2005.
Laura Bush talks with Providence Family Support Center after-school program participants Isaiah Baynes, right, and Carlaija Whitehead during her visit and President Bush's to Pittsburgh to highlight the program's efforts to help area youth Monday, March 7, 2005. Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice laugh during a roundtable discussion with women leaders from around the world held in honor of International Women's Day at the State Department in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Today in her remarks at the State Department Mrs. Bush said, "We all have an obligation to speak for women who are denied their rights to learn, to vote or to live in freedom. We may come from different backgrounds, but advancing human rights is the responsibility of all humanity, a commitment shared by people of goodwill on every continent."
Laura Bush greets Afghan Ministers during her visit to the State Department for an International Women's Day Forum in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Laura Bush speaks with Kenyatta "Ken" Thigpen, his girlfriend Jewell Reed and their three-year-old son, Kevion, during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Mrs. Bush credits a New York Times article by Jason DeParle about Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men.
Laura Bush Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt listen to Alphonso Pettis, Case Manager for Today's Dad's at Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis, Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Mr. Pettis is explaining in detail the pride he feels regarding the achievements of the young men sitting at the table, who, as teen fathers, have finished high school and found jobs. Laura Bush talks with young fathers who have turned their lives around with the help of the Today's Dad program at Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
Kevion Thigpen, 3, held by his parents Kanyatta "Ken" Thigpen and his girlfriend Jewell Reed plays with a kaleidescope given to him by Laura Bush during a visit to the Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services center in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, March 8, 2005. Citing a New York Times article by Jason DeParle Mrs. Bush credits Mr. Thigpen's determination to be a responsible father with bringing her attention to the needs of boys and young men. Laura Bush attends the Helping America's Youth Event at the Benjamin S. Carson Honors Preparatory School, Atlanta, Georgia, March 9, 2005, visiting a debate class with U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.
Laura Bush attends the Helping America's Youth Event at the Benjamin S. Carson Honors Preparatory School, Atlanta, Georgia, with debate class, March 9, 2005. Laura Bush hands out awards at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) ceremony, March 14, 2005 at the Hotel Washington in Washington, D.C.
Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern delivers remarks before presenting President George W. Bush with the traditional bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Ceremony in the Roosevelt Room Thursday, March 17, 2005. Laura Bush stands with country singer LeAnn Rimes, actor LeVar Burton and representatives of the Children's Miracle Network on the steps of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House Friday, March 18, 2005.
Mrs. Bush holds onto Miss Beazley Monday, March 28, 2005, as she and President George W. Bush wave goodbye upon boarding Air Force One in Waco, Texas, en route home to Washington D.C.

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