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Mrs. Laura Bush sculpts clay with participants of the Communications Through Art program at the Knox County Public Defenders Community Law Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, as part of the President's Helping America's Youth program. Communications Through Art program uses the arts to help young people express themselves and to deal with important issues of the day.
Mrs. Laura Bush sculpts clay with participants of the Communications Through Art program at the Knox County Public Defenders Community Law Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, as part of the President's Helping America's Youth program. Communications Through Art program uses the arts to help young people express themselves and to deal with important issues of the day.
President Bush, Laura Bush: Panel on School Safety at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Participants include: Attorney General Al Gonzales, Department of Justice; Secretary Margaret Spellings, Department of Education; Panelists: Craig Scott, Former Student, Columbine High School; Fred Wegener, Sherriff, Park County, CO; Patrick "Pat" Weil, Principal, Valparaiso High School; Dr. Marleen Wong, Director of Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, and Director of the Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools and Communities. President Bush, Laura Bush: Panel on School Safety at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Participants include: Attorney General Al Gonzales, Department of Justice; Secretary Margaret Spellings, Department of Education; Panelists: Craig Scott, Former Student, Columbine High School; Fred Wegener, Sherriff, Park County, CO; Patrick "Pat" Weil, Principal, Valparaiso High School; Dr. Marleen Wong, Director of Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services, Los Angeles Unified School District, and Director of the Trauma Services Adaptation Center for Schools and Communities.
Newly sworn-in Ambassador Mark Dybul, Coordinator of the Office of the US Global AIDS, looks at Mrs. Laura Bush as she speaks to an audience of Ambassadors to the United States, government officials, representatives from the public health sector and Non-Governmental Organizations Tuesday, October 10, 2006, during the swearing-in ceremony of Ambassador Mark Dybul in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Dybul will coordinate and oversee the US global response to HIV/AIDS, and lead implementations of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR), the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease. Mrs. Laura Bush, along with family of Ambassador Mark Dybul, watch as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice assists newly sworn-in Ambassador Mark Dybul as he signs appointment documents Tuesday, October 10, 2006, during the swearing-in ceremony of Ambassador Mark Dybul in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks during a conference on school safety at the National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. Mrs. Laura Bush waves to visitors during a tour of Cinergy Children's Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, October 11, 2006. Ranked among the world's top 25 children museums, Cinergy Children's Museum offers more than 1,800 hours of programming for children in areas such as arts, culture, reading and science.
Mrs. Laura Bush sculpts clay with participants of the Communications Through Art program at the Knox County Public Defenders Community Law Office in Knoxville, Tennessee, Wednesday, October 11, 2006, as part of the President's Helping America's Youth program. Communications Through Art program uses the arts to help young people express themselves and to deal with important issues of the day. Mrs. Laura Bush shakes hands with Andy Taylor, chairman and CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, following her remarks Thursday, October 11, 2006, during a tree planting ceremony for the Enterprise 50 Million Tree Pledge in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by, from left, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns; John Rosenow, president of the National Arbor Day Foundation, and Andy Taylor, chairman and CEO of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as they plant White Pine saplings Thursday, October 11, 2006, during a ceremony for the Enterprise 50 Million Tree Pledge in St. Louis, Missouri. Enterprise Rent-A-Car donated $50 million to the National Arbor Day Foundation to plant 50 million trees in National Forests over the next 50 years. The White Pine saplings planted at the ceremony will be re-planted permanently in the Mark Twain National Forest in southern Missouri. Mrs. Laura Bush applauds Chairman and CEO William McNamara of Macy's Midwest, as he delivers welcoming remarks during the Arch Lighting for Breast Cancer Awareness event in Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch was illuminated in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Mrs. Laura Bush greets members of the audience members that include representatives from breast cancer organizations, supporters of breast cancer research, breast cancer survivors and local residents during the Arch Lighting for Breast Cancer Awareness Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in St. Louis. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was illuminated in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the Arch Lighting for Breast Cancer Awareness Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006. Mrs. Laura Bush delivered remarks and met with the audience members during the event.
President George W. Bush addresses the Iftaar Dinner with Ambassadors and Muslim leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2006. President George W. Bush addresses the Iftaar Dinner with Ambassadors and Muslim leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2006.
A little reader takes a closer look as Mrs. Laura Bush reads the children's book, "I Love You, Little One," by Nancy Tafuri during a visit to the Jenna Welch and Laura Bush Community Library in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006. Since the library opened in 2003, the number of programs and attendance has tripled. Through the past year, the Library hosted 349 programs for more than 10,000 participants.

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