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Laura Bush hosts a coffee for Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the Yellow Oval Room inside the private residence of the White House Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Laura Bush hosts a coffee for Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the Yellow Oval Room inside the private residence of the White House Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush meets with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in the Oval Office Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. After the meeting, the two leaders participated in a joint news conference to discuss the war on terror. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair participate in a joint news conference, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building. President Bush stated, "We agree that victory in Iraq is important; it's important for the Iraqi people, it's important for the security of the United States and Great Britain, and it's important for the civilized world. We agree that an Iraq that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself as an ally on the war on terror is a noble goal." White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush responds to a question during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Laura Bush hosts a coffee for Mehriban Aliyeva, First Lady of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the Yellow Oval Room inside the private residence of the White House Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is joined by, from left, Jo Ann Jenkins, chief operating officer of the Library of Congress; Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Giovanni Castellaneta and his wife, Lila Castellaneta; Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chairman and CEO of Finmeccancia; professor Paolo Galluzzi, the director of the National Museum of History of Science in Florence, Italy, and Marina Grossi, wife of Pier Francesco Guarguaglini and CEO of SELEX Sistemi Ingrati, during a tour of Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawing and painting of The Adoration of the Magi, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush is shown a video presentation on the preservation and study of Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawing and painting of The Adoration of the Magi, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., by professor Paolo Galluzzi, the director of the National Museum of History of Science in Florence, Italy. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush join entertainers Eartha Kitt, left, and Cathy Rigby, center, along with Santa Claus, invited children and The Singing Angels choir director Charles Eversole, right, on stage Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at the 2006 Christmas Pageant of Peace and the 83rd lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Santa Claus arrives Thursday evening, Dec. 7, 2006, for the 2006 Christmas Pageant of Peace and lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush are joined by Junior Rangers from the National Park Service program Thursday evening, Dec. 7, 2006, as they press the switch to light the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
Crowds on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., watch the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree, attended by President George W. Bush and Laura Bush, Thursday evening, Dec. 7, 2006, during the 2006 Christmas Pageant of Peace. White House photo by Paul Morse
Members of The Singing Angels choir, under the direction of Charles Eversole, perform Thursday evening, Dec. 7, 2006, during the 2006 Christmas Pageant of Peace and lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt
 
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