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President Heads to Hurricane Katrina Affected Areas
President George W. Bush and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, talk with the media Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, on the South Lawn of the White House. The President briefed the press on hurricane disaster relief before departing for a tour of the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, talk with the media Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, on the South Lawn of the White House. The President briefed the press on hurricane disaster relief before departing for a tour of the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Paul Morse Full Story
President George W. Bush signs legislation in the Oval Office Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, to provide 10.5 billion dollars in relief aid for the areas along the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina. Congress approved the bill late Thursday. White House photo by Paul Morse
Laura Bush leans down to comfort a woman and her young child inside the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, during her visit to the center, one of many created to accommodate victims of Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush reaches out to a victim of Hurricane Katrina during a visit Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, to the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. "The people of this part of the United States, the Lafayette area of Louisiana, are very, very warm people," said Mrs. Bush. "They've opened their hearts, and many of them have opened their homes, as well, to people from New Orleans -- family members and strangers." White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush visits with a young boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina in the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Laura Bush meets with first responders to Hurricane Katrina at the Acadian Ambulance Center in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
Laura Bush visits with people affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, La., Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
Flying aboard Marine One, President Bush surveys damage to the Superdome and the surrounding neighborhoods in New Orleans Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
First Lady Laura Bush hugs a young girl displaced by Hurricane Katrina during her visit Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, to the Cajundome at the University of Louisiana in Lafayette. "Some things are working very, very well in Louisiana," Mrs. Bush said. "And certainly this center is one of those." White House photo by Krisanne Johnson
President George W. Bush tours damage in the Township of Metairie where Hurricane Katrina broke through the levee with, from left, Louisiana Senator David Vitter, Governor Kathleen Blanco and Army Corps of Engineers Col. Richard Wagenaar Friday, Sept. 2, 2005. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush says goodbye to New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, before boarding Air Force One for the return trip to Washington D.C., after spending the day touring the Gulf Coast and those areas left devastated by Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush spends a moment with a Patrick Wright during his walking tour Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, of Biloxi, Miss. "You know, there's a lot of sadness, of course," said the President of the devastated area. "But there's also a spirit here in Mississippi that is uplifting." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush embraces victims of Hurricane Katrina Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, during his tour of the Biloxi, Miss., area. " The President told residents that he had come down to look at the damage first hand and to tell the "good people of this part of the world that the federal government is going to help." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush comforts Bronwynne Bassier, right, and her sister Kim after landing in Biloxi, Miss., Friday Sept. 2, 2005, as part of his tour of the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast. Their family lost everything in the wake of the devastating storm. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush talks about Hurricane Katrina disaster relief with, from left: Senator Trent Lott, R-Miss.; Senator Thad Cochran, R-Miss.; Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour; Alabama Governor Bob Riley; FEMA Director Mike Brown; Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The President briefed the officials during his tour Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, of the Gulf Coast regions hard hit by the storm. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security, brief the media Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, on disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The President left the White House afterwards to fly to the stricken area. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, talk with the media Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, on the South Lawn of the White House. The President briefed the press on hurricane disaster relief before departing for a tour of the Gulf Coast area hit by Hurricane Katrina. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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