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President Bush Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
Robert Gates listens to President George W. Bush speak during his swearing-in ceremony as Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
Robert Gates listens to President George W. Bush speak during his swearing-in ceremony as Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Rabbi Binyomin Taub, Rabbi Hillel Baron, Peter Olster and Rabbi Mendy Minkowitz on Monday, December 18, 2006 during the second-ever kosherizing of the White House kitchen. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush greets Maya Pick, a student from the University of Virginia, during a meeting with Jewish leaders from the higher education community in the Roosevelt Room Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush meets with Jewish leaders from the higher education community in the Roosevelt Room Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush watch as Ariel Cohen, 14, lights the Menorah on the fourth night of Hanukkah during the annual White House Hanukkah reception Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Pictured at right are Ariel's parents, Dan and Rachel Cohen, and sister Alison, 11. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush listen to Indiana University’s A Cappella Choir, HooShir, sing during the lighting of the Menorah during the annual White House Hanukkah reception Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Pictured at right is Ariel Cohen, 14, and her parents Dan and Rachel Cohen. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush is applauded as he addresses his remarks to invited guests prior to signing H.R. 5682 The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Cooperation Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. Left to right are Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R-Mich.; Rep.Gary Ackerman, D- NY; Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.; Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn.; Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-NY; Sen. George Allen, R- Va.; Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-NJ; and Ambassador to the U.S. Raminder Jassal, Charge D’affaires of India. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush is joined by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. legislators, as he signs H.R. 5682 The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Cooperation Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. H.R. 5682 will allow the U.S. and India to share civilian nuclear technology and bring India’s civilian nuclear program under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush acknowledges the applause of invited guests after signing H.R. 5682 The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Cooperation Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in the East Room of the White House. H.R. 5682 will allow the U.S. and India to share civilian nuclear technology and bring India’s civilian nuclear program under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Vice President Dick Cheney swears in Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Mr. Gate's wife Becky is pictured holding the Bible during the ceremony. White House photo by Eric Draper
Robert Gates listens to President George W. Bush speak during his swearing-in ceremony as Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush congratulate Robert Gates and his wife Becky after his swearing-in ceremony as Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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