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Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Launch Event of Mount Vernon's "George Washington's Return to School" Program
Ms. Mary Wiseman, Martha Washington Re-enactor, Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, leads Mrs. Laura Bush, Santiago Echeverria, Student, and Dr. Tish Howard, Principal, Washington Mill Elementary School, in a ceremony at Washington Mill Elementary School Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate Mount Vernon's "George Washington's Return to School" program. The “Portrait of Leadership” initiative was planned to coincide with the 275th birthday year of George Washington, celebrated in February of 2007, to help put a portrait of George Washington in class rooms in all fifty states. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Ms. Mary Wiseman, Martha Washington Re-enactor, Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, leads Mrs. Laura Bush, Santiago Echeverria, Student, and Dr. Tish Howard, Principal, Washington Mill Elementary School, in a ceremony at Washington Mill Elementary School Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate Mount Vernon's "George Washington's Return to School" program. The “Portrait of Leadership” initiative was planned to coincide with the 275th birthday year of George Washington, celebrated in February of 2007, to help put a portrait of George Washington in class rooms in all fifty states. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush and Dr. Tish Howard, Principal, Washington Mill Elementary School, listen as Damien Floyd, Student, reads an essay he wrote on George Washington, during a Mount Vernon's "George Washington's Return to School" ceremony at Washington Mill Elementary School Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in Alexandria, Virginia. The “Portrait of Leadership” initiative was planned to coincide with the 275th birthday year of George Washington, celebrated in February of 2007, to help put a portrait of George Washington in class rooms in all fifty states. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Ms. Mary Wiseman, Martha Washington Re-enactor, Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, leads Mrs. Laura Bush, Santiago Echeverria, Student, and Dr. Tish Howard, Principal, Washington Mill Elementary School, in a ceremony at Washington Mill Elementary School Tuesday, January 15, 2008, in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate Mount Vernon's "George Washington's Return to School" program. The “Portrait of Leadership” initiative was planned to coincide with the 275th birthday year of George Washington, celebrated in February of 2007, to help put a portrait of George Washington in class rooms in all fifty states. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
 
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