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President Announces Teacher of the Year and Honors State Teachers
President George W. Bush listens to Betsy Rogers, 2003 National Teacher of the Year, in a ceremony in the East Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Rogers is a 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Leeds Elementary School in Leeds, Ala. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush listens to Betsy Rogers, 2003 National Teacher of the Year, in a ceremony in the East Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Rogers is a 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Leeds Elementary School in Leeds, Ala. White House photo by Paul Morse Full Story
President George W. Bush listens to Betsy Rogers, 2003 National Teacher of the Year, in a ceremony in the East Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Rogers is a 1st and 2nd grade teacher at Leeds Elementary School in Leeds, Ala. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush welcomes the 2003 National and State Teachers of the Year during a ceremony in the East Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003."I want to thank the teachers, who have traveled from all over the country, for being here today. Thank you for your dedication. Thank you for your hard and rewarding work. The 54 teachers we honor today deserve the respect and the gratitude of our entire nation. This is our way of thanking you all for your dedication, your service, and your love," President Bush said. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and President of Colombia Alvaro Uribe take questions from the press in the Oval Office Wednesday, April 30, 2003. White House photo by Tina Hager
President George W. Bush greets Tamara Brooks after signing the S. 151, PROTECT Act of 2003, in the Rose Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Brooks, 17, was rescued after an AMBER Alert was issued throughout Orange County, Calif., alerting the community of her abduction. Donna Norris, left, embraces her son Ricky after the bill signing. The AMBER Alert system is named in honor of her 9-year-old daughter, Amber Hagerman, who was abducted while playing near her Arlington, Texas, home and later found murdered. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush looks toward Lacy Lyons, center, before signing the S. 151, PROTECT Act of 2003, in the Rose Garden Wednesday, April 30, 2003. Abducted by their father, Lacy, 10, and her sister Nyoka, 8, left, were found after an AMBER alert was activated throughout the state of Florida. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush greets Elizabeth Smart, center, and her mother Lois Smart in the Roosevelt Room Wednesday, April 30, 2003. President Bush met with the Smart family before the signing of the S. 151, PROTECT Act of 2003. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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