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January 2009
President George W. Bush stands with Mrs. Laura Bush during the playing of the national anthem at the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Va., in honor of his father, former President George H. W. Bush, seen at right.
President George W. Bush stands with Mrs. Laura Bush during the playing of the national anthem at the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Va., in honor of his father, former President George H. W. Bush, seen at right.
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. 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.
Mrs. Laura Bush meets reporters as she announces two new White House china patterns, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in the Family Dining Room of the State Floor of the White House for their unveiling of the George W. Bush State China and the Magnolia Residence China. The George W. Bush State China was inspired from a Madison-era dinner service. The Magnolia Residence China is in the picture foreground and the George W. Bush State China is on the left side of the table. With Mrs. Bush from left are Amy Zantsinger, White House Social Secretary, Nancy Clarke, White House Florist, and Bill Allman, White House Curator. The George W. Bush State China, unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at the White House by Mrs. Laura Bush, has a gold rim with a green basket-weave pattern and a historically-inspired gold eagle throughout the 14-piece place setting. The 320-place setting pattern will allow the White House to accommodate larger Rose Garden dinners and cover any breakage. The china was paid for by the White House Historical Association Acquisition Trust, a non-profit organization.
The rim of the George W. Bush State China, unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at the White House by Mrs. Laura Bush, shows the two distinctive design elements of the china – a green basket-weave pattern and a historically-inspired gold eagle – throughout the 14-piece place setting. The new 320-place setting china will allow the White House to accommodate larger Rose Garden dinners and cover any breakage. The china was paid for by the White House Historical Association Acquisition Trust, a non-profit organization. A cup from the George W. Bush State China shows the traditional eagle and the green basket-weave detail that are characteristic of the George W. Bush china unveiled by Mrs. Laura Bush, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in the Family Dining Room on the State Floor of the White House. The George W. Bush State China was inspired by a Madison-era dinner service. There are 320 place settings of the china with 14 pieces per setting. Although most Americans may use their special service a few times a year, on some days the White House may use the China services several times.
The Magnolia Residence China was unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, by Mrs. Laura Bush at the White House with plates whose magnolia decoration give the china it's name. Other pieces show a varied and detailed pattern from nature. There are 75 place settings of the service which were purchased by the White House Historical Association through the George W. Bush Redecoration Fund. This new china, by Pickard China of Antioch, Ill., was designed in Virginia and hand painted in Hungary. Pieces of the Magnolia Residence China, which was unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, by Mrs. Laura Bush at the White House, show variations of the detailed theme from nature. Plates show an elegant magnolia for which the pattern is named. There are 75 place settings of the service which were purchased by the White House Historical Association through the George W. Bush Redecoration Fund. There are 75 place settings of the new china. The service includes the service plate, the dinner plate, a salad plate and desert plate, a soup cup, tea cup and tea saucer.
The rim of the Magnolia Residence China, which was unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, by Mrs. Laura Bush at the White House, has a varied and detailed pattern from nature. There are 75 place settings of the service which were purchased by the White House Historical Association through the George W. Bush Redecoration Fund. This new china, which was designed in Virginia and hand painted in Hungary, will be used in the private Residence. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush are joined by his parents, former President George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush, during a reception in the East Room at the White House Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in honor of the Points of Light Institute. President Bush's brother Neil is seen at far-left.
President George W. Bush talks with a young student during his visit with Mrs. Laura Bush to a second grade class Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at the General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia. President Bush followed his class visit with an address on the No Child Left Behind Act, urging Congress to strenghten and reauthorize the legislation. President George W. Bush gestures as he addresses his remarks Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at the General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia, in support of the No Child Left Behind Act, urging Congress to strenghten and reauthorize the legislation.
President George W. Bush poses with a group of students Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, following his address at the General Philip Kearny School in Philadelphia, where President Bush spoke about the success of the No Child Left Behind Act and urged Congress to strenghten and reauthorize the legislation. President George W.Bush stands with his father, former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs.Laura Bush during the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Va.
President George W. Bush stands with Mrs. Laura Bush during the playing of the national anthem at the commissioning ceremony of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) aircraft carrier Saturday, Jan 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Va., in honor of his father, former President George H. W. Bush, seen at right.

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