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President George W. Bush meets with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld outside the Oval Office shortly after authorizing operation "Iraqi Freedom" Wednesday morning, March 19, 2003. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush meets with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld outside the Oval Office shortly after authorizing operation "Iraqi Freedom" Wednesday morning, March 19, 2003. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House Wednesday evening, March 19, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House Wednesday evening, March 19, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse
On Wednesday evening, March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush meets with his national security and communications advisors after authorizing military operations. Present, from left, are Steve Hadley, Deputy National Security Advisor; Karen Hughes, special advisor to the President; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Richard B. Myers; Dan Bartlett, Communications Director; Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice; and Secretary of State Colin Powell. White House photo by Eric Draper.
Vice President Dick Cheney works in his West Wing Office Wednesday, March 19, 2003. White House photo by David Bohrer.
President George W. Bush meets with Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld outside the Oval Office shortly after authorizing operation "Iraqi Freedom" Wednesday morning, March 19, 2003. White House photo by Eric Draper.
President George W. Bush talks with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the Oval Office Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, not pictured, also attended the meeting. The President discussed New York's security issues. White House photo by Eric Draper.
 
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