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Mrs. Laura Bush talks with Elmo, a puppet on the children's television show Sesame Street, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, September 30, 2006, during the seventh annual National Book Festival opening ceremony in Washington, D.C. The festival, held on the grounds of the National Mall, will include author readings, book signings, musical performances, and storytelling for children, adults and families. More than 80 noted authors and artists from around the country will participate. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with Elmo, a puppet on the children's television show Sesame Street, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, September 30, 2006, during the seventh annual National Book Festival opening ceremony in Washington, D.C. The festival, held on the grounds of the National Mall, will include author readings, book signings, musical performances, and storytelling for children, adults and families. More than 80 noted authors and artists from around the country will participate. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by Richard C. Cote, curator, U.S. Department of the Treasury, as she views the completed restoration of the Salmon P. Chase suite in the U.S. Treasury Building, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, in Washington, D.C., part of a tour showing the first major restoration at the U.S. Treasury Building, a National Historic Landmark. White House photo by Shealah Craighead John Long, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pearl S. Buck International, presents Mrs. Laura Bush with the 2006 Pearl S. Buck Woman of the Year award Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at the Pearl S. Buck House in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. The Pearl S. Buck award is given to honor women who make outstanding contributions in the areas of cross-cultural understanding, humanitarian outreach, and improving the life and expanding opportunities for children around the world. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush smiles at Bill Williams, President and CEO of Harry & David Holdings, Monday, October 2, 2006, as she participates in a ceremony for the unveiling of the Laura Bush rose in The First Lady’s Garden at The White House. Founded in 1872, Jackson & Perkins is a leading hybridizer of garden roses and has launched The Laura Bush rose as part of the First Ladies Rose Series. The rose is a floribunda rose and has light yellow buds that open to a smoky coral color with yellow on the reverse petal. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush talks with Elmo, a puppet on the children's television show Sesame Street, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, September 30, 2006, during the seventh annual National Book Festival opening ceremony in Washington, D.C. The festival, held on the grounds of the National Mall, will include author readings, book signings, musical performances, and storytelling for children, adults and families. More than 80 noted authors and artists from around the country will participate. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush stands with members of the cast from the Tony award-winning musical "Jersey Boys" as they perform during a luncheon for Senate Spouses in the East Room, Monday, June 12, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Laura Bush attends the announcement of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards for 2005 and 2006 in the East Room Monday, July 10, 2006. The design awards recognizes achievements in areas such as architecture, communications and landscape design. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Mrs. Laura Bush and Mrs. Leila Castellaneta, wife of the Italian ambassador, speak to the press during their preview tour of the upcoming exhibition Bellini, Giorgione, Titian, and the Renaissance of Venetian Painting at the National Gallery of Art Tuesday, June 14, 2006. The exhibition opens June 18 and runs through September 17, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and Sesame Street characters Khokha, left, and Elmo during a dinner celebrating the partnership between the Sesame Workshop and the Mosaic Foundation at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 9, 2006. Founded by the spouses of Arab Ambassadors to the United States, the Mosaic Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of women and children. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand with the Kennedy Center honorees in the Blue Room of the White House during a reception Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006. From left, they are: singer and songwriter William "Smokey" Robinson; musical theater composer Andrew Lloyd Webber; country singer Dolly Parton; film director Steven Spielberg; and conductor Zubin Mehta. White House photo by Eric Draper Mrs. Laura Bush presents the White House Christmas Tree to the press in the Blue Room Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. The tree is an 18-foot, 6-inch Douglas fir and was presented by Francis and Margaret Botek and their children, of the Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, Pa. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush and former chef Roland Mesnier discuss the gingerbread White House with the press in the State Dining Room Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. The house consists of more than 300 pounds of dark chocolate and gingerbread. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush welcomes guests to the East Room for entertainment Thursday night, Sept. 14, 2006, during the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz dinner at the White House. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush discusses the motifs and entertainment for the official dinner honoring His Excellency Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, in the State Dining Room during a media preview Thursday, June 29, 2006. "I think it's going to be a very fun evening," said Mrs. Bush. "Our orchestra is the Brian Setzer Orchestra. He'll play a lot of both the President's and Prime Minister Koizumi's favorites, and he's especially known for his guitar. So I think that will be terrific." White House photo by Shealah Craighead Mrs. Laura Bush and White House Chef Cris Comerford, center, explain the holiday reception menu to the press in the State Dining Room Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush reads a story to children attending the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Monday, April 17, 2006 on the South Lawn of the White House. White House photo by Shealah Craighead During the fall and spring months monarch butterflies stop at President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, during their annual migration. Texas lies between two primary breeding grounds in North America and Mexico. Each year thousands of monarch butterflies migrate from the North, spending the winter in the warmer climate of Mexico. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Monarch butterflies gather at President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, Aug. 23, 2007. Migrating to Mexico for the winter, the butterflies eat nectar and water. Larvae feed on milkweed. White House photo by Chris Greenberg Monarch butterflies gather at President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, Aug. 25, 2007. Migrating to Mexico for the winter, the butterflies eat nectar and water. Larvae feed on milkweed. Their migration can span 3,000 miles. On average, it takes about two months for them to fly the equivalent distance of traveling from Washington, D.C., to Mexico. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Mrs. Laura Bush greets the directors of Presidential Libraries Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the entrance to Camp David's Evergreen Chapel in Thurmont, Maryland. Mrs. Bush shakes hands with Ms.Nancy Smith, Director of the National Archives' Presidential Material Staff in Alexandria, VA. Mrs. Laura Bush poses with directors of the Presidential Libraries Wednesday, June 4, 2008, during their visit to Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland.

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