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September 2007
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcome author Khaled Hosseini to the White House for a screening Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, of the film adaptation of Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," a fictional story of the friendship between Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant, in Afghanistan during the last days of the monarchy through the rule of the Taliban. Guests at the screening included: Vice President Dick Cheney; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace; National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley; Ambassador Said T. Jawad of Afghanistan; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, now U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann; and President of the American University in Afghanistan Tom Stauffer.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcome author Khaled Hosseini to the White House for a screening Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, of the film adaptation of Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," a fictional story of the friendship between Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant, in Afghanistan during the last days of the monarchy through the rule of the Taliban. Guests at the screening included: Vice President Dick Cheney; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace; National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley; Ambassador Said T. Jawad of Afghanistan; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, now U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann; and President of the American University in Afghanistan Tom Stauffer.
President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney bow their heads for a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in memory of those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11, 2001. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, on the South Lawn of the White House for a moment of silence in memory of those who died Sept. 11, 2001.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush welcome author Khaled Hosseini to the White House for a screening Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, of the film adaptation of Hosseini's novel, "The Kite Runner," a fictional story of the friendship between Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, the son of his father's servant, in Afghanistan during the last days of the monarchy through the rule of the Taliban. Guests at the screening included: Vice President Dick Cheney; Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace; National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley; Ambassador Said T. Jawad of Afghanistan; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, now U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad; former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald E. Neumann; and President of the American University in Afghanistan Tom Stauffer. Standing with Mrs. Laura Bush, President George W. Bush addresses military support organizations Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn. "I feel a very strong obligation, since it was my decision that committed young men and women into combat, to make sure our veterans who are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan get all the help this government can possibly provide," said President Bush.
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush stand for the singing of the National Anthem during a visit with military support organizations Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn. Members of military support organizations meet with Mrs. Laura Bush, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn. "It's important people hear from you. It's important people hear your voice. And I want to thank you for organizing," said President Bush in his remarks. "I want to thank you not only for the grassroots support of our families, I want to thank you for going up to Capitol Hill."
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with several women from military support organizations Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn. Mrs. Laura Bush hugs a woman during an event for military support organizations Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn.
Standing with Mrs. Laura Bush, President George W. Bush addresses military support organizations Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, on the South Lawn. "Laura and I welcome the families who have got a loved one overseas, whether it be in Iraq or Afghanistan, fighting these extremists and terrorists," said President Bush. "The best way to honor your loved one is to make sure that he or she has the full support of the United State s government as you accomplish the mission that we have set." Mrs. Laura Bush meets with Afghan women business owners who have just completed four weeks of business training at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, in the Diplomatic Reception Room. The women are sponsored by the Women Impacting Public Policy Institute and supported by the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council.
Mrs. Laura Bush talks about the Teach for America program Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, in Washington, D.C. "In cities across the United States, Teach for America corps members have already reached two-and-a-half million children in our country's most underserved schools," said Mrs. Bush. "Corps members bring to their classrooms extraordinary skill, compassion, energy and idealism." Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Rusty Powell III, Director of the National Gallery of Art, before entering an exhibit of paintings by American artist Edward Hopper Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, in Washington, D.C. The exhibit opened Sept. 16 and runs through Jan. 21, 2008. Pictured in the banner behind Mrs. Bush is Mr. Hopper's 1942 painting Nighthawks.
Mrs. Laura Bush speaks during a luncheon on global health and literacy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. "Over the last five years, Afghanistan's primary-school enrollment rate has increased by more than 500 percent. At the same time, Afghanistan's infant and child mortality rate has dropped nearly 20 percent," said Mrs. Bush citing an important example of how education and children's health are intertwined. "Just a few years of increased school enrollment have produced these promising advances in children's health." Mrs. Laura Bush listens to the African Children's Choir during a luncheon on global health and literacy Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2007, at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York.
Mrs. Laura Bush meets with Madam Yoo (Ban) Soon-taek, wife of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, during a UN-hosted tea Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 in New York City.

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