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President Visits White House Press Briefing Room Prior to Renovation
President George W. Bush conveys birthday wishes to reporter Helen Thomas in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room during its last day of operation before it closes for renovations Wednesday, August 2, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush conveys birthday wishes to reporter Helen Thomas in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room during its last day of operation before it closes for renovations Wednesday, August 2, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper Full Story
President George W. Bush is joined by Lake County Sheriff Dan Dunlap, left; Larry Greene, director of the Lake County Emergency Management Agency and Jesse Munoz of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, right, as President Bush spoke to reporters Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006 outside the Lake County Emergency Management Agency facility in Mentor, Ohio, following a meeting on the Lake County flood response following severe storms that caused major flooding in numerous counties in July. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Accompanied by seven White House Press Secretaries, President George W. Bush jokes with reporters Wednesday, August 2, 2006, during the last day of operation of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room before it undergoes a renovation. On stage with the President are, from left: Joe Lockhart, Dee Dee Myers, Marlin Fitzwater, Tony Snow, Ron Nessen, James Brady and his wife Sarah Brady. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush conveys birthday wishes to reporter Helen Thomas in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room during its last day of operation before it closes for renovations Wednesday, August 2, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
Sharing the stage with several White House Press Secretaries, President George W. Bush jokes with reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room Wednesday, August 2, 2006. It was the last press briefing before the room undergoes extensive renovations. Pictured at the President’s right is Press Secretary James S. Brady, who was wounded during an assassination attempt on President Reagan. The room is named in his honor. White House photo by Eric Draper

 
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