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September 2006
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests during the announcement of the President's Global Cultural Initiative in the East Room Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. "And one of the best ways we can deepen our friendships with the people of all countries is for us to better understand each other's cultures, by enjoying each other's literature, music, films and visual arts," said Mrs. Bush in her remarks.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests during the announcement of the President's Global Cultural Initiative in the East Room Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. "And one of the best ways we can deepen our friendships with the people of all countries is for us to better understand each other's cultures, by enjoying each other's literature, music, films and visual arts," said Mrs. Bush in her remarks.
Mrs. Laura Bush raises the gavel signaling the close of trading Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at the New York Stock Exchange. Mrs. Bush visited the Exchange to highlight literacy's role in extending benefits of free enterprise to individuals around the world. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the White House Conference on Global Literacy at The New York Public Library in New York City Monday, September 18, 2006. The conference encourages international involvement and new partnerships to support literacy efforts. It highlights several UNESCO programs.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend the White House Conference on Global Literacy at The New York Public Library in New York City Monday, September 18, 2006. The conference encourages international involvement and new partnerships to support literacy efforts. President George W. Bush stands with performers on stage in the East Room Thursday night, Sept. 14, 2006, as he offers closing remarks to guests at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz dinner at the White House.
Mrs. Bush announces a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation at President Bill Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York, NY, Wednesday, September 20, 2006. The partnership will work to provide clean water to up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010, and support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities. PlayPump water system is powered by children's play consisting of a merry-go-round attached to a water pump with a storage tank. Mrs. Laura Bush is welcomed to the podium by former President Bill Clinton Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at President Clinton's Annual Global Initiative Conference in New York. During her remarks, Mrs. Bush announced a $60 million public-private partnership between the U.S. Government and the Case Foundation to provide clean water for up to 10 million people in sub-Sahara Africa by 2010. The partnership will support the provision and installation of PlayPump water systems in approximately 650 schools, health centers and HIV affected communities.
Mrs. Laura Bush hosts a roundtable discussion about the humanitarian crisis facing Burma at the United Nations in New York City Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. Mrs. Laura Bush listens to Zaid Ibrahim, Head of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Burma Caucus, during a roundtable discussion at the United Nations about the humanitarian crisis facing Burma in New York City Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006.
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. 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.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses guests during the announcement of the President's Global Cultural Initiative in the East Room Monday, Sept. 25, 2006. "And one of the best ways we can deepen our friendships with the people of all countries is for us to better understand each other's cultures, by enjoying each other's literature, music, films and visual arts," said Mrs. Bush in her remarks. Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Sehba Musharraf, wife of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, right, watch a demonstration of the new cultural and arts website Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, with students of Eleanor Roosevelt High School and teacher Elizabeth Putnam, far left, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The website is created by the Pakistan National Council the Arts and The Kennedy Center and is called, "Gift of the Indus: The Arts and Culture of Pakistan."
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined outside the Oval Office by the 2006 National Spelling Bee Champion, Kerry Close, as they call for Barney and Miss Beazley Friday, Sept. 22, 2006. The 9th grader from Spring Lake, N.J., won the competition by correctly spelling the word "Ursprache." Mrs. Laura Bush applauds Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, during the International Republican Institute's 2006 Freedom Award dinner Thursday, September 21, 2006, in Washington, D.C. IRI conducts a wide range of international programs to promote and strengthen democratic ideals and institutions. Mrs. Bush and President Sirleaf were presented the 2006 Freedom Award during the dinner.
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.

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