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President Bush Honors Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Celebrates Special Olympics
President George W. Bush watches Eunice Kennedy Shriver holding up a birthday cake during a dinner honoring her 85th birthday in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, July 10, 2006. Mrs. Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush watches Eunice Kennedy Shriver holding up a birthday cake during a dinner honoring her 85th birthday in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, July 10, 2006. Mrs. Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968. White House photo by Paul Morse Full Story
President George W. Bush addresses guests at a dinner honoring the Special Olympics in the State Dining Room Monday, July 10, 2006. "We're here to celebrate the Special Olympics, and to honor a woman who made them possible -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver," said President Bush. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush watches Eunice Kennedy Shriver holding up a birthday cake during a dinner honoring her 85th birthday in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, July 10, 2006. Mrs. Shriver founded the Special Olympics in 1968. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush and guests listen to the band Rascal Flatts in the East Room of the White House following a dinner honoring the Special Olympics and founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Monday, July 10, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush hold jackets they were given by Special Olympics athletes after they listened to the band Rascal Flatts in the East Room of the White House following a dinner honoring the Special Olympics and founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Monday, July 10, 2006. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush meets with Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia in the Oval Office Monday, July 10, 2006. "I really appreciate the fact that you have made the courageous decision to help two young democracies, Afghanistan and Iraq, succeed. Your contributions in Afghanistan and Iraq will make a difference in achieving peace. And so thank you for that very much," said the President in his remarks to the press." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush attends the swearing in of Henry Paulson as the Secretary of Treasury by Supreme Chief Justice John Roberts at the Department of the Treasury Monday, July 10, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush congratulates Henry Paulson at his swearing in as the Secretary of Treasury at the Department of the Treasury Monday, July 10, 2006. "He has an intimate knowledge of global markets. He will work to keep this economy of ours competitive and growing, and he will work to ensure fair treatment for America's goods and services across the world," said President Bush in his remarks. White House photo by Eric Draper
Laura Bush hosts the announcement of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards for 2005 and 2006 in the East Room Monday, July 10, 2006. The awards recognize achievements in areas such as architecture, communications and landscape design. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Laura Bush attends the announcement of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards for 2005 and 2006 in the East Room Monday, July 10, 2006. The design awards recognizes achievements in areas such as architecture, communications and landscape design. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Vice President Dick Cheney pins the Purple Heart Medal onto Master Sergeant Henry G. Christle, Jr., Monday, July 10, 2006, during a rally for the Michigan National Guard and Joint Services at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Mich. Master Sergeant Christle was wounded in action on March 23, 2004 while serving as a Special Operations Weather Team Forecaster and Observer assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force 180, Afghanistan. White House photo by David Bohrer
 
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