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President and Mrs. Bush attended the Children’s Holiday Reception and Performance on the State Floor of the White House. The Ford’s Theatre Society performed portions of A Christmas Carol.

Scenes of White House preparations for the holiday season included the arrival of the Christmas tree on Monday, November 26, 2007, by horse-drawn carriage to the White House. Mrs. Bush spoke…

First lady Laura Bush received the official holiday White House Christmas tree which was delivered by horse-drawn carriage. She said that it would be decorated with ornaments made by over 30…

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush participated in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the opening ceremonies on the Ellipse for the 84th annual Christmas Pageant of Peace.…

Mrs. Bush hosted a media preview of the 2007 holiday decorations in the East Room, State Dining Room, Cross Hall, and Blue Room. The decorations in the East Room represented the national par…

President and Mrs. Bush departed the White House on Marine One to go to Camp David for Christmas.

President Bush and the first lady presented the National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to the 2007 recipients: Erich Kunzel, conductor of the Cincinnati Pops; Morten Laurid…

President and Mrs. Bush commemorated National Adoption Day. They spoke to an audience, including members of the National Adoption Day Coalition, about the importance of those who adopt and t…

Preservation dignitaries celebrated the introduction of bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures programs, co-sponsored by Senators D…

Librarian of Congress James Billington and first lady Laura Bush were interviewed about the 12th annual National Book Festival organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted b…

A gala was held the evening before the National Book Festival which is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by first lady Laura Bush. During this portion of the gala…

The National Book Festival, hosted by the Library of Congress and first lady Laura Bush, took place on the National Mall. C-SPAN’s BookTV aired live coverage of the day’s events interspersed…

President Bush and other officials observed a moment of silence on the White House South Lawn to mark the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

First Lady Laura Bush gave a speech titled, “Why Africa.” She talked about her recent trip to Africa and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. She responded to questions submitted …

At a campaign rally, Governor George W. Bush announced that Dick Cheney was his choice for the Republican candidate for vice president, citing Mr. Cheney’s loyalty and experience among his r…

President Bush spoke on the United States International Development Agenda in advance of his trip to the G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, on June 5-8, 2007. He spoke about fighting pover…

President and Mrs. Bush held a state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Live coverage of the arrival at the North Portico, entrance to the Grand Foye…

First lady Laura Bush delivered the keynote speech at a conference on reducing the national high school dropout rate. This “National Summit on America’s Silent Epidemic” was sponsored…

President Bush signed H.R. 1132, The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act. The bill subsidizes breast and cervical cancer screenings for poor and u…

President and Mrs. Bush paid respects to former President Ford as his body was lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Footage also included the arrival of the presidential motorcade and…