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April 2008
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with members of the Russian Paralympic Team Sunday, April 6, 2008, during a visit to Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Standing with her is her interpreter, Marina Gross.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with members of the Russian Paralympic Team Sunday, April 6, 2008, during a visit to Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Standing with her is her interpreter, Marina Gross.
Mrs. Laura Bush watches the Lado National Fold Dance Ensemble performance, Saturday, April 5, 2008 in Zagreb, as an interpreter translates the performance lyrics for her. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are briefed by President-elect Dmitriy Medvedev, left, on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi during their visit Saturday, April 5, 2008, to President Vladimir Putin's summer retreat in Sochi, Russia.
Mrs. Bush visited with the team before departing Sochi for Washington, D.C. Mrs. Laura Bush holds a T-shirt presented to her Sunday, April 6, 2008, by members of the Russian Paralympic team at Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
Mrs. Laura Bush walks on the track of Central Sochi Stadium Sunday, April 6, 2008, with Mr. Mikhail Terentyev, Secretary General of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Ms. Lisa Carty, spouse of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns, and Mrs. Irina Gromova, Coach of the Russian Paralympic team. Mrs. Laura Bush blows a whistle to start the 100-meter wheelchair race Sunday, April 6, 2008, during her visit with the Russian Paralympic Team at Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with members of the Russian Paralympic Team Sunday, April 6, 2008, during a visit to Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Mrs. Laura Bush visits with members of the Russian Paralympic Team Sunday, April 6, 2008, during a visit to Central Sochi Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Standing with her is her interpreter, Marina Gross.
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Sochi Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny as they listen to the Russian singing group "Lubo," during a visit Sunday, April 6, 2008, to the Sochi Art Museum. With them at left is Mrs. Svetlana Ushakova, spouse of Yury Ushakov, Russian Ambassador to the United States. Mrs. Laura Bush welcomes Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, during her remarks before a performance from Ford Theatre's new production, One Destiny, Monday, April 7, 2008, in the East Room of the White House.
Mrs. Laura Bush and Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania, watch a performance from Ford's Theatre's new production, One Destiny, Monday, April 7, 2008, in the East Room of the White House. Mrs. Laura Bush poses for a photo with Charm Tong following the 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards Gala Monday, April 7, 2008, at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush presented Charm Tong with the 2008 Vital Voices Global Leadership Award for her dedication in co-founding SWAN, the Shan Women's Action Network and established a school for Shan State youth who have fled Burma for Thailand.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush shovel dirt to plant a Scarlet Oak tree Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the commemorative tree planting on the North Lawn of the White House. The tree is being planted to replace a tree that fell on October, 25, 2007. The original Scarlet Oak was planted in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison. Relatives of President Benjamin Harrison were invited to join the President and Mrs. Bush at the tree planting ceremony, Harrison's, Ben Walker, great-grandson of President Benjamin Harrison, is seen at left. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush watch kids shovel dirt to help plant a Scarlet Oak tree Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the commemorative tree planting on the North Lawn of the White House. The Scarlet Oak replaces a tree planted by President Benjamin Harrison that fell on October, 25, 2007.
Mrs. Laura Bush works with students from the Williams Preparatory School in Dallas, Thursday, April 10, 2008, during planting events at the First Bloom program to help encourage youth to get involved with conserving America's National Parks.

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