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President George W. Bush speaks to leaders of the 111th Congress Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, from the Oval Office of the White House during the traditional phone call to announce the start of the session. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks to leaders of the 111th Congress Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, from the Oval Office of the White House during the traditional phone call to announce the start of the session. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush delivers remarks on Conservation and the Environment Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Said the President, "We have pioneered a new model of cooperative conservation in which government and private citizens and environmental advocates work together to achieve common goals. And while there's a lot more work to be done, we have done our part to leave behind a cleaner and healthier and better world for those who follow us on this Earth." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush signs one of three proclamations designating new Marine National Monuments in the Pacific during an event Tuesday, January 6, 2009, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Joining in the signing ceremony were Mrs. Laura Bush, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary Don Winter, Department of the Navy; Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations; Bill Brennan, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Governor Benigno Fitial, Northern Mariana Islands; Lelei Peau, Deputy Director, American Samoa Department of Commerce; Ray Tulafono, Director, American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources; and Jim Connaughton, Chairman, Council of Environmental Quality. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush participate in a military appreciation Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Ft. Myer, Va., in honor of the President's tenure as Commander-in-Chief. The First Couple was honored for their outstanding public service by the Department of Defense. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with a bouquet presented along with the Department of Defense Outstanding Public Service Award by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a military appreciation Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in honor of President George W. Bush's tenure as Commander-in-Chief. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush glances at Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as they stand with U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a military tribute Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Va. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush reviews the troops at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, during a military appreciation in his honor. With him is Col. Joseph Buche, Commander of Troops. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush salutes Col. Joseph Buche, Commander of Troops at Ft. Myer, Va., after reviewing the troops Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, during a military appreciation in the President's honor as Commander-in-Chief. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
President George W. Bush speaks to leaders of the 111th Congress Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, from the Oval Office of the White House during the traditional phone call to announce the start of the session. White House photo by Eric Draper
 
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