President Bush Welcomes President-Elect Obama to the White House

Whitehouse.gov ^ | Jan. 7, 2009 | The Whitehouse

[Liberty Valance]

President George W. Bush meets with former Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and President-elect Barack Obama Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 in the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper.

PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank the President-elect for joining the ex-Presidents for lunch. And one message that I have and I think we all share is that we want you to succeed. Whether we're Democrat or Republican, we care deeply about this country. And to the extent we can, we look forward to sharing our experiences with you. All of us who have served in this office understand that the office transcends the individual. And we wish you all the very best. And so does the country.

PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: Thank you.

I just want to thank the President for hosting us. This is an extraordinary gathering. All the gentlemen here understand both the pressures and possibilities of this office. And for me to have the opportunity to get advice, good counsel and fellowship with these individuals is extraordinary. And I'm very grateful to all of them.

But, again, thank you, Mr. President, for hosting us.

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[Liberty Valance]

Alternate captions welcomed ;o)

[madison10]

My favorite is the one in the middle.

[the invisib1e hand]

Bush: class act.

[Liberty Valance]

Another view.

[FFranco]

My favorite is the one in the middle.

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Yeah, all the others are Democrats.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Bill Clinton: "Where do you keep the interns?"

[FES0844]

Yes he is and so is his dad.

[OBXWanderer]

GHWB still playing pocket pool...even at his age...

[mkjessup]

Two one-term losers, one two-term sexual predator, one two-term fake conservative RINO, one Kenyan pretender.

[SevenofNine]

Man Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton look bad Jimmy is worst

Does President Carter remind everybody of old man who yell at neighborhood kids get off my lawn LOL!

[Clock King]

It’s become a show-job anyway.

[Wild Irish Rogue]

This is the one time where Barry actually looks up and makes eye contact with the camera.
Maybe the photog was waving a stuffed animal or a mirror.
The rest of the video showed, as in today’s press conference,
that Barry rarely makes eye contact or looks directly at the camera.

[celtic gal]

Despite all heaps of criticisms delivered to President Bush, he and Laura have never been anything but courteous to those who really don't deserve to even be in their company.

I cringe every time I think about The Dear Leader, soon to be the Impostor in Chief, taking a seat in the Oval Office.

[dandiegirl]

I cringe everytime I think about Aunt Ester taking Laura Bush’s place.

[LiberConservative]

Jimmy Carter looks like he’s drooling.

[twoputt]

When you look closely at the picture, it’s as if everyone is avoiding Carter. Maybe he forgot to wear his Depends.

[Liberty Valance]

President Carter remind everybody of old man who yell at neighborhood kids get off my lawn

ROFL! Great to see your post 7of9. ;o)

[SevenofNine]

Think about it we going have next four years

Sanford and Aunt Esther as President and First lady

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu4DeN8u9cM&feature=related

[SevenofNine]

OMGGG I found this on YOU TUBE

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3VCBqY9Xlz8&feature=related