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Vice President's Remarks on the USS Ronald Reagan
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with former First Lady Nancy Reagan after the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. "As we think this afternoon of our 40th President, we think also of the devoted wife at his side," Vice President Cheney said during the ceremony. "Mrs. Reagan, our nation is so grateful to you. You've shared in your husband's great life. And today, you share in the pride of this tribute from the people of the United States of America."  White House photo by David Bohrer.
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with former First Lady Nancy Reagan after the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. "As we think this afternoon of our 40th President, we think also of the devoted wife at his side," Vice President Cheney said during the ceremony. "Mrs. Reagan, our nation is so grateful to you. You've shared in your husband's great life. And today, you share in the pride of this tribute from the people of the United States of America."  Full Story
Vice President Dick Cheney talks with former First Lady Nancy Reagan after the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. "As we think this afternoon of our 40th President, we think also of the devoted wife at his side," Vice President Cheney said during the ceremony. "Mrs. Reagan, our nation is so grateful to you. You've shared in your husband's great life. And today, you share in the pride of this tribute from the people of the United States of America."  White House photo by David Bohrer.
Thousands of people gathered at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., to celebrate the commissioning of the USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, July 12, 2003.  White House photo by David Bohrer.
Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the USS Ronald Reagan Commissioning Ceremony in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003. ”President Reagan spent eight years in the White House removing all doubts about the credibility of our forces, or about the clarity of America's purposes,” Vice President Cheney said.  “With complete courage and confidence, he asserted the right of all people and all nations to live in freedom. He believed that history is on the side of liberty, and that all tyrannies are doomed to failure.”  White House photo by David Bohrer.
Sailors salute Vice President Dick Cheney as he departs the USS Ronald Reagan after the aircraft carrier's commissioning ceremony at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., July 12, 2003.  White House photo by David Bohrer.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush arrive in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo waves to President Bush and Laura Bush as they depart from Abuja, Nigeria on July 12, 2003 White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush talks with women who are members of Women and Children of Hope and the Nigerian Community of Western Living with AIDS at National Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria on July 12, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush with Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo after speaking at the Leon H. Sullivan Summit in Abuja, Nigeria on July 12, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush and President and Mrs. Musevni applaud the singing of the Watoto Choir at the TASO Centre in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
School children watch as the Presidential motorcade passes through Entebee, Uganda, July 11, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush meets with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003 in Entebbe, Uganda. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, and to the President's right, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Mrs. Museveni sing along with a choir and staff members of The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Centre in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, July 11, 2003. White House photo by Susan Sterner.
President George W. Bush talks to students attending nature classes at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve near Gaborone, Botswana Thursday, July 10, 2003. White House photo by Paul Morse.
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