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Mrs. Bush's Remarks During Visit to the Children's National Medical Center and Unveiling of BarneyCam 2008, "A Red, White and Blue Christmas"
Mrs. Laura Bush reads "My Penguin Osbert" Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 to a gathering of patients and their families at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Sitting with her are patient escort volunteers Dania Jecty, left, age 11, and Elmer Reyes, age 13. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush reads "My Penguin Osbert" Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 to a gathering of patients and their families at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Sitting with her are patient escort volunteers Dania Jecty, left, age 11, and Elmer Reyes, age 13. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian Full Story
Mrs. Laura Bush reads "My Penguin Osbert" Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 to a gathering of patients and their families at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Sitting with her are patient escort volunteers Dania Jecty, left, age 11, and Elmer Reyes, age 13. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush shows off the illustrations in "My Penguin Osbert" Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, which she read to young patients and their families at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush explained that the book is about what you do when you write Santa a letter. Mrs. Bush also visited with patients and debuted the new Barney Cam VII: A Red, White & Blue Christmas for the kids. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush watches Barney Cam VII: A Red, White & Blue Christmas as it debuts for children at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 15, 2008. With Mrs. Bush are her two patient escort volunteers, Dania Jecty, left, age 11, and Elmer Reyes, age 13. Visiting the hospital is an annual tradition for Mrs. Bush, and one she says she will miss. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Children, their families and staff at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. watch the debut of Barney Cam VII: A Red, White & Blue Christmas, which Mrs. Laura Bush debuted Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 during her annual visit to the hospital. The crowd got to see the video about the Bush pets - dogs Barney and Miss Beazley and Willard the cat - which can be seen on the White House web site. Mrs. Bush read the book "My Penguin Osbert" to the group and visited patients. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

 
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