A Day in the Life of President Bush (many photos): 7-9-08

WhiteHouse.gov & other sources ^ | 7-9-08

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On the last day of the G8 Summit in Japan, President Bush met with China’s President Hu Jintao (Transcript), India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (Transcript) and Republic of Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak.

The President then delivered a statement as his final G8 Summit came to a close. (Transcript)

You know, oftentimes in the political process people talk big, but they never follow up. And so one of the key ingredients of these recent meetings was all of us need to be reminded that when we say we're going to do something, we got to do it. And so accountability is an important part of fulfilling our obligations.

President & Mrs. Bush returned to the United States this afternoon. Shortly after arriving at the White House, the President spoke about the FISA expansion bill that was finally passed by the Senate today. (Transcript)

This vital intelligence bill will allow our national security professionals to quickly and effectively monitor the plans of terrorists outside the United States, while respecting the liberties of the American people.

This legislation is critical to America's safety; it is long overdue.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to the countries of Bulgaria and Georgia. In Bulgaria, Dr. Rice received the Stara Planina Order, the nation’s highest distinction, for her role in obtaining the release of Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed in Libya last year.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates held a press conference today at the Pentagon and welcomed Panama's Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado.

Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island

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President George W. Bush participates in a photo opportunity with the major economic leaders of the G-8 Summit Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Toyako, Japan. From left, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, President Hu Jintao of China, and President Felipe Calderon of Mexico. White House photo by Eric Draper

With Chinese President Hu Jintao and Mexican President Felipe Calderon

With Japanese Prime Minister Yusuo Fukuda (C) and South African President Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki

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President George W. Bush (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) pose for the G8 leaders', Africa and International Organizations family photo session at the Windsor Hotel Toya on July 8, 2008 in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan.

President George W. Bush (L) laughs with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after a photo opportunity at the Group of Eight (G8) Summit at The Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido July 9, 2008.

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President George W. Bush waves as he leaves with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd R), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), British Minister Gordon Brown (L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy after a family photo session at the Group of Eight (G8) Hokkaido Toyako Summit in northern Japan July 9, 2008.

President George W. Bush talks with Russian President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (L) and German Chancelor Angela Merkel as World Bank President Robert Zoellick (R) pass the leaders after the G8 leaders', Africa and International Organizations family photo session at the Windsor Hotel Toya on July 9, 2008 in Toyako, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's wife Kiyoko Fukuda (L) shakes hands with US First Lady Laura Bush, wife of US President George W. Bush following a luncheon at the WIndsor Hotel in Toyako on July 9, 2008 on the sidelines of the G8 Summit. The luncheon for the first ladies was hosted by Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's wife Kiyoko Fukuda.

G8 First Ladies (L-R) Svetlana Medvedev, wife of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Sarah Brown, wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Margarida Sousa Uva, wife of EU Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso, Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's wife Kiyoko Fukuda, Laura Bush, wife of US President George W. Bush and Laureen Harper, wife of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pose for a photograph following a luncheon at the Hotel Windsor in Toyako on July 9, 2008, on the sidelines of the G8. Summit. Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's wife Kiyoko Fukuda hosted a luncheon for the G8 First Ladies.

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Crowds wave as the motorcade of the Mrs. Laura Bush travels to the Lake Toya Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Mrs. Laura Bush, accompanied by Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, left, is greeted as she arrives to the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park for a ceremonial tree planting ceremony with other G-8 spouses Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

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Mrs. Laura Bush stands with Natsumi Kagawa, age 11, after planting a tree at the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park Wednesday, July 8, 2008, during a tree planting ceremony in Hokkaido, Japan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Mrs. Laura Bush, joined by other G-8 spouses, plants a tree at the Toyako New Mount Showa Memorial Park during tree planting ceremony Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Joining Mrs. Bush from left are Mrs. Sarah Brown, spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mrs. Svetlana Medvedev, spouse of the President of Russia, Mrs. Laureen Harper, spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Ms. Harumi Takahashi, Governor of Hokkaido. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

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G8 First Ladies plant trees at the memorial park in Toyatown on July 9, 2008 on the sidelines of the G8 Summit meeting. From left: Laura Bush of the US, Sarah Brown of Britain and Svetlana Medvedev of Russia , Laureen Harper of Canada and Kiyoko Fukuda of Japan

G8 First Ladies plant a tree at the memorial park in Toya Wednesday, July 9, 2008 on the sidelines of the G8 Summit meeting.

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Mrs. Bush participates in a discussion with Junior 8 (J8) members and other G-8 spouses during her visit to the Toyako Town Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. Mrs. Bush is joined by from left, Mrs. Sarah Brown, spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mrs. Svetlana Medvedev, spouse of the President of Russia, Mrs. Kiyoko Fukuda, spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan, and Mrs. Laureen Harper, spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Mrs. Laura Bush participates in a discussion with Junior 8 (J8) members during her visit to the Lake Toya Visitors Center Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Hokkaido, Japan. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

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Bulgaria

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with Bulgarian medics Nasya Nenova (2nd L), Snezhana Dimitrova (R) and Palestinian doctor Ashraf Alhajouj at the US Embassy in Sofia on July 9, 2008. The medics were freed last year after spending over eight years in Libyan jails on charges of infecting Libyan children with the HIV virus.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed by Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev in the capital Sofia, Wednesday, July 9, 2008.

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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) awards Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with the highest Bulgarian distinction, the Stara Planina Order, in Sofia on July 09, 2008. Rice came to the Bulgarian capital to receive a medal for her role in obtaining the release a year ago of Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed in Libya.

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Georgia

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at Tbilisi airport in Georgia, July 9, 2008.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice listens to Georgia's Foreign Minister Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili (R) after arriving at Tbilisi airport July 9, 2008.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in the Georgian capital Tbilisi for diplomatic talks on July 9, 2008.

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Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili (L) talks to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during their meeting in Tbilisi July 9, 2008.

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Pentagon

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, July 9, 2008.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates awaits the arrival of Panama's Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at the Pentagon.

Panama's Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado arrives at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, for a meeting with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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Back Home

President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush step off Marine One upon their return to the White House in Washington from the G8 summit in Tokyo on July 9, 2008.

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President George W. Bush waves upon his return to the White House in Washington from the G8 summit in Tokyo on July 9, 2008.

Walking to the Oval Office.

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President George W. Bush speaks with aides in the Oval Office before making a statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform legislation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on July 9, 2008. The US Senate earlier passed a bill expanding legal authority for electronic wiretaps by spy agencies, handing another victory to President George W. Bush after a standoff over anti-terror strategy.

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President George W. Bush arrives to make a statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform legislation in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on July 9, 2008 upon his return from the G8 in Japan.