A day in the life of President Bush (1/22/05), many photos

WhiteHouse.gov; various news sources ^ | 1/22/05

[Wolfstar]

The President, First Lady and their parents relaxed at the White House today. Former President GHW Bush visited the press corps on duty in the WH press briefing room.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: This week, Washington has been marked by pomp and circumstance. In a free nation, these ceremonies are more than pageantry. They underscore that public office is a public trust. America's elected leaders derive their authority from the consent of the American people, whom we serve. This is a high privilege, and that privilege carries a serious responsibility: to confront problems now, instead of passing them on to future generations.

As long as I hold this office, I promise that I will serve all Americans and will work to promote the unity of our great nation. And working together, we will secure the blessings of liberty, not only for ourselves, but for generations of Americans to come.

President George W. Bush, Presidential Radio Address, Jan. 22, 2005.

[GretchenM]

Jenna's green gown is even a prettier color than I imagined it would be. Barbara seems to like being dressed elegantly but mildly. I'm searching for the right word and not finding it -- I don't want to be misunderstood; I think she prefers to let others have the spotlight.

[hoosiermama]

IMO their dresses fit the personalities....Barbara-subdued, Jenna-intense, and Laura-sparkly...You don't happen to have any pictures of COndi in her red dress do you? Would love to see her.

[GretchenM]

I searched for Condi but didn't find any photos of her at the inaugural ball/s.

[ilovew]

Just because I'm a very nitpicky speller, I thought I'd mention the way to spell Condi's name is Condoleezza.

[ilovew]

Me too! I hate that the liberals thought that just because we're conservatives we would hate Mary Cheney because she's gay.

[mystery-ak]

Look at the 4th pic...her dress blends in with her skin tone...Barbara is very beautiful and needs a little color..IMHO.

[ilovew]

Our power has cut off twice today....my little brother would be quite concerned if it cut off again. He's terrified of the dark. Plus, he'd have to mention again whether or not the cat noticed the power went off. He was annoyed earlier because the cat kept sleeping.

[GretchenM]

I agree re their dresses reflecting their personalities.

[GretchenM]

Yes - when I looked at the photos at Yahoo, I thought, If Barbara's gown were a sapphire blue, and she had on a necklace ... Wow!

[hoosiermama]

The necklace that Laura is wearing...looks like it may be 3 aquamarine with diamond....Is it a present from "W"? DIdn't we have someone post about it way back when....Thought maybe the dress was designed with it in mind.

[mystery-ak]

Sapphire blue would be perfect...it would match her eyes.

[hoosiermama]

Here's one with a little better shot of the necklace.

[hoosiermama]

Loved her in the gown in the VOGUE spread....Much more sophisticated.

[luvie]

some TV nattering nabob of negativity actually had the gall to say that, "the Secret Service is going to have to rethink" the use of all the emergency vehicles and heavy security presence when escorting the president and his party

Why do I get the distinct feeling that some of these lefty media boobs would just love for something to happen to our President! God forbid that they should ever have any say-so as to the security. The more security the better!

[mystery-ak]

I saw that too...she was beautiful....in a Scarlett O'Hara way...LOL

[snugs]

If you can watch streaming video you can watch it on their website I looked at it this morning

[luvie]

Is there no end to the Bush Bashing??

In a word: NO! Not in our lifetime!

[snugs]

I hope Mike is not caught in this weather I have just seen clips of various States on Fox and it looks awful. We still have not had any in the South East of England.

[firewalk]

Thanks for the ping

[mystery-ak]

I've been trying to call Mike for hours..I just get his voice mail..of course, it doesn't help that he is right across from a Nuke Power plant and he has very little reception...he's ok, he's on an Army post...it's the drive home tomorrow I worry about.