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Remembering Tony Snow
Remembering Tony Snow
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow waves goodbye Sept. 14, 2007, as he departs the White House on his final day at the office. The 53-year-old spokesman died early Saturday, July 12, 2008, of cancer. Said the President in a statement, "The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character."
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow waves goodbye Sept. 14, 2007, as he departs the White House on his final day at the office. The 53-year-old spokesman died early Saturday, July 12, 2008, of cancer. Said the President in a statement, "The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character."
President George W. Bush introduces the new White House Press Secretary, Tony Snow, to the press in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Wednesday, April 26, 2006.
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, Tuesday, May 16, 2006, fields questions during his first briefing after replacing Scott McClellan. President George W. Bush walks with National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow in this July 27, 2006 White House photo. The 53-year-old former spokesman died Saturday, July 12, 2008, of cancer.
Accompanied by seven White House Press Secretaries, President George W. Bush jokes with reporters Wednesday, August 2, 2006, during the last day of operation of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room before it undergoes a renovation. On stage with the President are, from left: Joe Lockhart, Dee Dee Myers, Marlin Fitzwater, Tony Snow, Ron Nessen, James Brady and his wife Sarah Brady. President George W. Bush meets with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow in the Oval Office Sept. 6, 2006.
President George W. Bush confers with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow in the Oval Office in this Sept. 14, 2006 White House photo. The 53-year-old former spokesman died Saturday, July 12, 2008. In a statement, the President said: "All of us here at the White House will miss Tony, as will the millions of Americans he inspired with his brave struggle against cancer." White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at a press briefing Jan. 4, 2007, in the temporary White House briefing room at Jackson Place in Washington, D.C.
President George W. Bush joins White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner April 21, 2007. at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, left, prepare to cut the ribbon in honor of the newly re-modeled James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the official ribbon cutting, Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at the White House. White House Correspondents' Association president Steve Scully is seen at right.
President George W. Bush announces that he has accepted the resignation of Press Secretary Tony Snow and selected Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino to succeed Mr. Snow as White House Press Secretary Friday, Aug. 31, 2007, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. "Tony Snow informed me he's leaving. And I sadly accept his desire to leave the White House, and he'll do so on September the 14th," said President Bush. White House spokesman Tony Snow blows a kiss to the press corps Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007, after delivering his final briefing in the James S. Brady Briefing Room. Said Mr. Snow, "This job has been the most fun I have ever had, the most satisfying, fulfilling job."
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow waves goodbye Sept. 14, 2007, as he departs the White House on his final day at the office. The 53-year-old spokesman died early Saturday, July 12, 2008, of cancer. Said the President in a statement, "The Snow family has lost a beloved husband and father. And America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character." President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush meet with reporters Sunday, July 13, 2008 upon their arrival back to the White House, to express their sadness on the death of former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.

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