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President George W. Bush and Rockey Vaccarella of New Orleans walk to the Oval Office after delivering a joint statement to the press on the South Lawn Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Vaccarella, who lost his home in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, drove to Washington, D.C., with the hopes of speaking directly with President Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush and Rockey Vaccarella of New Orleans walk to the Oval Office after delivering a joint statement to the press on the South Lawn Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Vaccarella, who lost his home in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, drove to Washington, D.C., with the hopes of speaking directly with President Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush smiles as he stands with Rockey Vaccarella during a statement to the media Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, on the White House lawn. Vaccarella, who lost his home in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and who drove to Washington D.C. to speak directly to the President, told reporters, "I just don't want the government and President Bush to forget about us," adding, "If we had this President for another four years, I think we'd be great." White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush and Rockey Vaccarella of New Orleans walk to the Oval Office after delivering a joint statement to the press on the South Lawn Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Vaccarella, who lost his home in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, drove to Washington, D.C., with the hopes of speaking directly with President Bush. White House photo by Paul Morse
President George W. Bush shares a moment with Rockey Vaccarella Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, in the Oval Office of the White House. The St. Bernard Parish resident who drove from Louisiana to meet with the President said "I wanted to thank President Bush for the millions of FEMA trailers that were brought down there." He added, ". I just don't want the government and President Bush to forget about us." White House photo by Paul Morse
White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino, Wednesday, August 23, 2006, fields questions from the press in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. White House photo by Paul Morse
 
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