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June 2006
President George W. Bush signs a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument at a ceremony Wednesday, June 15, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, from left to right, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau; marine biologist Sylvia Earle and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
President George W. Bush signs a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument at a ceremony Wednesday, June 15, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, from left to right, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau; marine biologist Sylvia Earle and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
Members of the cast from the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys perform during a luncheon for Senate Spouses hosted by Mrs. Laura Bush in the East Room Monday, June 12, 2006. Members of the cast from the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys perform during a luncheon for Senate Spouses hosted by Mrs. Laura Bush in the East Room Monday, June 12, 2006.
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with members of the cast from the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys perform during a luncheon for Senate Spouses in the East Room Monday, June 12, 2006. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Leila Castellaneta, wife of the Italian ambassador, speak to the press during their preview tour of the upcoming exhibition Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting at the National Gallery of Art Tuesday, June 14, 2006. The exhibition opens June 18 and runs through September 17, 2006.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Leila Castellaneta, wife of the Italian ambassador, preview the exhibition Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting with at the National Gallery of Art Tuesday, June 14, 2006. The exhibition opens June 18 and runs through September 17, 2006. President George W. Bush signs a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument at a ceremony Wednesday, June 15, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, from left to right, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii; U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez; Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau; marine biologist Sylvia Earle and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush welcome guests to the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, hosting members of Congress and their families to the "Rodeo" theme picnic. President George W. Bush welcomes guests to the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House Wednesday evening, June 15, 2006, hosting members of Congress and their families to a "Rodeo" theme picnic.
Crowds gather for the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House June 15, 2006. President George W. Bush addresses invited guests in the East Room of the White House prior to signing a proclamation to create the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Wednesday, June 15, 2006.The proclamation will bring nearly 140,000 square miles of the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem under the nation's highest form of marine environmental protection. Mrs. Laura Bush joined the President and distinguished guests on stage, seated from left to right, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle; marine biologist Sylvia Earle; and documentary filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau, Standing ,left to right, are U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii; U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii; U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.
Mrs. Laura Bush watches Ricardo Araiza, one of the two actors, perform in the Childsplay production of Tomas and the Library Lady, at the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley in Guadalupe, Arizona on June 16, 2006. The play promotes literacy and encourages young people to look past the confines of poverty, language barriers and cultural intolerance to find joy in reading. President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base for their departure to Vienna, Austria June 20, 2006.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are led by Johanna Rachinger, Director General of the National Library in Vienna, after they arrived for a tour Wednesday, June 21, 2006, and a roundtable with foreign students. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are joined by U.S. Ambassador to Austria Susan McCaw during a roundtable discussion Wednesday, June 21, 2006, with foreign students at the National Library in Vienna.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush listen to the Vienna Boys Choir at the National Library at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, June 21, 2006.

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