Inviting several charitable organizations to the White House Rose Garden, President Bush thanks representatives from the groups that helped with the relief effort at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "Last week was a really horrible week for America. But out of our tears and sadness, we saw the best of America as well. We saw a great country rise up to help," said the President in his remarks. More than 55 million dollars has been raised in one week. White House photo by Paul Morse.

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Inviting several charitable organizations to the White House Rose Garden, President Bush thanks representatives from the groups that helped with the relief effort at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "Last week was a really horrible week for America. But out of our tears and sadness, we saw the best of America as well. We saw a great country rise up to help," said the President in his remarks. More than 55 million dollars has been raised in one week. White House photo by Paul Morse.