A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos) 6.28.2004

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[TruthNtegrity]

The President continued his visit in Ireland on Saturday with an EU summit. Saturday night, the First Couple flew to Ankara, Turkey, where they were received by the heads of state and Church.

Sunday, June 27th, the President reviewed the Turkey troops, laid a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk in Ankara. He attended a formal photo shoot of the NATO Summit attendees, and then a welcoming dinner at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. The NATO meetings will be held on Monday and Tuesday.

In a surprise sequence of events, L. Paul Bremer signed over full sovereignty to Iraq's interim government two days ahead of schedule in surprise ceremony; Saddam to be indicted this week.

[nana4bush]

Let Freedom Reign bump!!!!!

[oolatec]

That note... is it real?

[Miss Marple]

Yes, the note is real. It was shown on MSNBC and there is an AP story about it.

Pretty neat, huh?

[TruthNtegrity]

I have four files of photos I've garnered from the past 4 days.


I am not going to edit out any - I've worked too hard putting these together, so there will be some duplicates.

Please everyone - please wait unti the author of the day finishes putting up their photos?

Thanks.

[hoosierpearl]

Thanks for the early dose Truthy.

[TruthNtegrity]

Yes.

I haven't gotten to it yet - there are photos from the formal reception and review of the troops yet to be posted.

Sorry - I have 4 files in chronological order. Those of the "let freedom reign" will be posted again. I beg your indulgence on duplicates. I do not have the time to edit out the already posted photos.

But then again, there can never be too many photos of our President, right? Especially with such good news.

Dose STILL going up. Everybody - please wait until I've finished posting the photos I've got in my files?

Thanks.

[oolatec]

Yes, very!!! :) :) :)

[anniegetyourgun]

YEEHAW!

[hoosierpearl]

The President always seems to be saying "Surprise, surprise, surprise" to his detractors. The early hand off does seem like a really good idea. Why didn't the brilliant reporters figure this out?

[NordP]

GOD BLESS PRESIDENT BUSH & HIS ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION!

HISTORY IS MADE!!!

...and may I say, the Pres looks parTICularly dapper doing it! (reference pic from b/4 AND this one)

Thanks for the pics of today's events. WOW!

--He and Don E....they must have had some good times as buds.

NordP

[TruthNtegrity]

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld waves upon his arrival at Istanbul's Atatuerk airport June 26, 2004. U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to arrive in Ankara in high security for a one-day official visit before flying to Istanbul on Sunday to attend the NATO summit with other leaders of the alliance.

Police stand outside the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, during a dinner for NATO heads of state Sunday June 27, 2004. NATO leaders will meet for a two-day summit beginning Monday in which talks will be dominated by the issue of Iraq.

Just to let you see "some" of the Turkish protection for the NATO meeting - here are some pictures to reassure you! Turkish Navy underwater assault (SAT) commandos in an inflatable craft patrol past a Romanian frigate anchored in the Bosphorus, Istanbul June 26, 2004. U.S. President George W. Bush and other leaders are expected to arrive to attend the NATO summit in the heart of Istanbul, as the city anticipates anti-NATO demonstrations amid high security.

President George W. Bush pledged in his radio address that the US-led coalition in Iraq would remain firm in the face of a bloody insurgency, ahead of next week's handover of power there.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave from the steps of Air Force One as they arrive in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 26, 2004.

President George W. Bush waves on his arrival at Esenboga Airport, accompanied by First Lady Laura Bush, June 26, 2004. Bush is due to have talks with Turkey's president and prime minister on Sunday before joining other world leaders at a NATO summit in Istanbul.

President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush arrive at the Esenboga airport in Ankara late Saturday, June 26.

President George W. Bush and first lady, Laura Bush, walk down the steps of Air Force One after landing in Ankara, Turkey, June 27.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush are greeted by unidentified Turkish officials upon arriving in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, June 26.

President George W. Bush waves to the media as he prepares to board his motorcade, upon his arrival at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara, June 26.

President George W. Bush meets with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey Sunday, June 27, 2004. Bush will travel to Istanbul later in the day to attend the NATO summit.

President George W. Bush second left, meets with Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, left, as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell , second right, and Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, right, in Ankara, Turkey Sunday, June 27, 2004.

President George W. Bush , right, and Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer review the military honor guard in Ankara, Turkey Sunday, June 27, 2004.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) directs Laura Bush, wife of U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd R) at a ceremony at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara June 27, 2004. At right is Erdogan's wife Emine. Bush held out Turkey as a model for the Middle East as he met with the Prime Minister at the start of an official visit to Turkey a day before a summit in Istanbul of the 26-member NATO.

First lady Laura Bush (L) gestures to the Turkish first lady Semra Sezer (R) as U.S. President George W. Bush and Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer prepare to enter the President's office after a welcoming ceremony in Ankara, June 27, 2004. Pres. Bush is due to have talks with Turkey's president and prime minister before joining other world leaders at a NATO summit in Istanbul.

President George W. Bush waves to cameras with first lady Laura Bush as they visit the mausoleum of Turkey's founder Kemal Ataturk in Ankara on Sunday, June 27, 2004. Bush pledged Sunday that he will fight for Turkey to become a member of the European Union , and praised the country as a Muslim nation which embraces democracy and the rule of law.

President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush lay a wreath at Ataturk's Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey Sunday, June 27, 2004. Ataturk is credited with modernizing the Turkish state following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush listen to the playing of 'Taps' after laying a wreath at Ataturk's Mausoleum in Ankara, Turkey Sunday, June 27, 2004. Ataturk is credited with modernizing the Turkish state following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

President George W. Bush , accompanied by U.S. first lady Laura Bush (L), waves as they leave after a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of Ataturk.

President George W. Bush is welcomed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd L) at a ceremony at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara June 27, 2004.

first lady Laura Bush (L) and Turkish Prime Minister's wife Emine Erdogan (R) drink Turkish coffee during their meeting in Ankara June 27, 2004. U.S. President George W. Bush , completing his one day official visit to Ankara, is to fly to Istanbul on Sunday afternoon to attend a NATO summit with other world leaders.

[homemom]

Hi Mrs. Troublema . . . I mean tiggywinkle :-0)

Wasn't it great to wake up to the news? I woke up about 4:30 and have been awake since. What a great strategy! And did you see the look on the face of the Pres. and Tony Blair after they saw the note?

[Bahbah]

Marathon Dose! I will be happy to wait.

[homemom]

I haven't seen all the pictures yet but KNOW they're wonderful!

Hope you had a good weekend--

:-)

[Pippin]

Hi, Truthy!

I'll be on later tonight!

[NordP]

I'm curious, Sir...Does Mrs. Bush get on you about chewing the side of your mouth, like my hubby does me?

I do it ALL the time, too!

Keep up the GREAT work, Sir!

[altura]

The words, "Let Freedom Reign" look like the President's handwriting. Did he write it on the note before passing it along.??

[baseballmom]

Hi Truthy,

Thanks for the early Dose. Prayers for the Iraqis on this day, that they will take their freedom to heart, and defend it with all they have.

[Maigrey]

Okie Dokie. I'll wait 'til the all clear. I don't want to screw up your hard work. 8-)

[TruthNtegrity]

President Bush , left, meets with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 27.

President George W. Bush pauses while hosting a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Instanbul, Turkey.

President Bush , second right, meets with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, as U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld , left, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell , second left, and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns, third right, look on in Istanbul.

President Bush , center, is seated between Diyanet President Ali Bardakoglu, left, and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during a meeting with religious leaders ahead of the NATO summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 27.

First Lady Laura Bush, left, and Emine Erdogan, wife of the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pose in front of a portrait of Turkey's founder Ataturk before their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 27.

President Bush talks with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I after a meeting with religious leaders in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 27.

President Bush , right, and first lady Laura Bush wave to members of the press as they arrive at the Dolmabahce Palace Sunday, June 27, 2004, in Istanbul, Turkey.

French President Jacques Chirac, center, stands with Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, right, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, during a group picture at a formal dinner for NATO heads of delegation at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday June 27, 2004. NATO leaders meet for a two-day summit beginning Monday in which talks will be dominated by the issue of Iraq.

From top left clockwise, Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, German Chanchellor Gerard Schroeder, Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski and U.S. President George W. Bush shake hands prior to a formal dinner for NATO heads of delegations at the Dolmabache Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 27, 2004. NATO leaders are meeting for a two-day summit in which talks will be dominated by the issue of Iraq.

(From L to R) Icelandic Prime Minster David Oddsson, U.S. President George Bush, Norway Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, French President Jacques Chirac and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stiq Moller chat before a NATO leaders dinner at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.

From L) Iceland's Prime Minister David Oddsson, US President George W. Bush , Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik speak before a dinner meeting in Istanbul.

President Bush , left, looks over to the Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker, right, as they walk back following the group photo of NATO leaders on the steps of Dolmabahce Palace Sunday, June 27.

President George W. Bush (L) talks to Prime Minister of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker (R) as Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski (C) looks on before a NATO leaders dinner.

(L to R) Iceland Prime Minster David Oddsson, U.S. President George W. Bush, Norway Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, French President Jacques Chirac, Bulgarian Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and NATO (news - web sites) Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer talk before a NATO leaders dinner at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul.

Prime Minister of Denmark, Per Stig Moller, top left, Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, top right, U.S. President Bush , lower left, and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, lower right, pose for a photo of NATO leaders.