A Year in the Life of President Bush (a lot of photos): Part 4 (October - December 2008)

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This is the fourth and final part of the 2008 review and as was true for parts one and two and three the following photos may not necessarily be the best photos or the most important but they are chosen because they appeal to me and hopefully to you as well. It maybe because of the content, the expression on the face(s) or just an unusual photo.

As I explained there are so many photos I have split this thread into 4 the first one being January - March, the second April - June, the third July - September, and this one the fourth and final part October - December 2008.

Links to the previous 3

A Year in the Life of President Bush (a lot of photos): Part 1 (Jan - Mar 2008)

A Year in the Life of President Bush (a lot of photos): Part 2 (April - June 2008)

A Year in the Life of President Bush (a lot of photos): Part 3 (July - September 2008)

As with the normal Day in the Life Thread I would request that photos are not posted until the all clear so that we have a chronology series of photos.

Enjoy your bonus visit to Sanity Island

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President George W. Bush embraces a group of youngsters Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, as he welcomes children attending the Children's Holiday Reception and Performance at the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush, sitting with Mrs. Laura Bush, reaches to hold the hand of a young child Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, during the Children's Hoilday Reception and Performance. White House photo by Eric Draper

Mrs. Laura Bush and President George W. Bush sit with youngsters Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, during the Children's Holiday Reception and Performance in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush is joined by two children on stage in the East Room of the White House as he thanks members of the musical group Sweet Heaven Kings, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, during the Children's Holiday Reception and Performance. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush is smothered in little hands as he says goodbye to a group of children in attendance Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, for the Children's Holiday Reception and Performance at the White House. The President and Mrs. Laura Bush traditionally invite children to a White House celebration for the holidays, and this year, the audience included kids of active duty and reserve military service members from Russell Elementary at Quantico Marine Base, Dahlgren School at Dahlgren Navy Base and West Meade Elementary at Ft. Meade Army Base. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush delivers remarks during his visit to the National Counterterrorism Center Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in McLean, VA. President Bush is joined by Counterterrorism Director Mike Leiter, left, and National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up as he prepares to depart the National Counterterrorism Center Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in McLean, Va., following his briefing and tour at the facility. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush waves to cadets as he concludes his remarks Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush greets West Point cadets folllowing his address Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush poses for photos with cadets Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush pauses to greet Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Paul Pittman Jr., left, and Lance Cpl. Marc E. Olson, both wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom, as he arrived on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, after spending the day at West Point. With them are Patrick Paul Pittman Sr., father of Lance Cpl. Pittman, and Janice Kloski, mother of Lance Cpl. Olson. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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Marking International "Human Rights Day," President George W. Bush meets with Dr.Halima Bashir, a Darfur Human Rights Activist in the Oval Office of the White House. President Bush said Dr. Bashir, the author of "Tears of the Desert," "This good soul brings firsthand accounts to what life is like in Darfur. She has witnessed violence, deprivation, and she carries a message of a lot of people who want our help." . 10, 2008, White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President George W. Bush stands with Gary Sinise after presenting him with the 2008 Presidential Citizens Medal Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

The President Participates in a Ceremony for 2008 Recipients of the Presidential Citizens Medal Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, click here for more information

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President George W. Bush speaks to participants during a meeting on drug use reduction Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Listening in are, from left: Lt. Mike Boudreaux, Narcotics Commander, Tulare County Sheriff's Department, Visalia, Calif.; Janice Dessaso Gordon, co-founder, Community Action Group, Washington, D.C., and Josh Hamilton, outfielder with the Texas Rangers. John Walters, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, is in foreground at left. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President George W. Bush addresses the graduates Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, during commencement exercises at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. White House photo by Eric Draper

With former President George H.W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush looking on, President George W. Bush gives the thumbs-up to the audience as he stands onstage Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, in Reed Arena where he delivered the commencement address at Texas A& M University in College Station, Texas. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush enjoys the moment with his mom, Mrs. Barbara Bush, and dad, former President George H.W. Bush, as they sit on stage at Reed Arena on the campus of Texas A&M University where the President addressed the 3,700 graduates of the school's Winter Class of 2008. Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush is greeted to Baghdad International Airport by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, left, and U.S. Commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 in Baghdad, where President met with Iraqi leaders and visited with U.S. military personnel. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush stands with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani during a welcoming ceremony Sunday, Dec. 14. 2008, to the Salam Palace in Baghdad, where President Bush met with Iraq's leadership. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush poses for photos with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, left, and Iraq Vice Presidents Adil Abdul-Mahdi and Tariq al-Hashimi, right, during their meeting Sunday, Dec. 14. 2008, at the Salam Palace in Baghdad. White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki shake hands following the signing of the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement at a joint news conference Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, at the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad. President Bush said, " The agreements represent a shared vision on the way forward in Iraq." White House photo by Eric Draper

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At this same Press Conference there was the unfortunate shoe throwing incident

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President George W. Bush stands on stage with U.S. Commander in Iraq, General Ray Odierno, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, following his address to U.S. military and diplomatic personnel at the Al Faw Palace-Camp Victory in Baghdad. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush reaches to shake as many hands as possible as he meets with U.S. military and diplomatic personnel Sunday, Dec, 14, 2008, at the Al Faw Palace-Camp Victory in Baghdad. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush gestures the "hook'em horns" sign of the University of Texas to U.S. military personnel in the balcony, as he meets with U.S. military and diplomatic personnel Sunday, Dec, 14, 2008, at the Al Faw Palace-Camp Victory in Baghdad. White House photo by Eric Draper

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Mrs. Laura Bush joins Dr. Phil McGraw and his wife Robin, center-left, along with stage performers Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, during the annual Christmas in Washington performance at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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President George W. Bush pauses for photos with troops at Bagram Air Base Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Afghanistan. The President made the pre-dawn visit to the base before meeting with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul. During his remarks to the troops, the President said, "What you're doing in Afghanistan is important, it is courageous, and it is selfless. It's akin to what American troops did in places like Normandy and Iwo Jima and Korea. Your generation is every bit as great as any that has come before. And the work you do every day is shaping history for generations to come." White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush is greeted by President Hamid Karzai upon arrival Monday morning, Dec. 15, 2008, at the Afghanistan leader's presidential palace in Kabul. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush is presented the Ghazi Amir Amanullah Khan Insignia by Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, for his efforts in rebuilding the country. The presentation came during a surprise visit to Kabul about which the President said, "I want to be in Afghanistan to say 'thank you' to President Karzai, to let the people of Afghanistan know that the United States has stood with them and will stand with them." White House photo by Eric Draper

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President George W. Bush meets with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at the presidential palace in Kabul. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush bids farewell to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as he prepares to depart Kabul Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, for Washington, D.C. The President arrived in Afghanistan in the pre-dawn hours to deliver farewell remarks to the troops at Bagram Air Base and to meet with President Karzai. White House photo by Eric Draper

Mrs. Laura Bush poses Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in the White House kitchen with the rabbis who supervised the kitchen's koshering for the annual Hanukkah party. From left are Rabbi Mendel Minkowitz, Rabbi Binyomin Steinmetz and Rabbi Levi Shemtov. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

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Clifton Truman Daniel, right, and Yariv Ben-Eliezer light the Menorah Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, before the annual White House Hanukkah Reception. Because the Menorah was being lit before the holiday actually begins, December 21, all eight candles, plus the Shamash -- the main candle -- were lit following a blessing. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

President George W. Bush delivers remarks during the lighting of the Menorah Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in the Grand Foyer of the White House. This year's Menorah, currently housed at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Mo., was a gift from Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion to the U.S. President on May 7, 1951 - President Truman's birthday - to personally thank him for his important, and then-controversial recognition of Israel's independence three years prior. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

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President George W. Bush and President Antonio Saca of El Salvador shake hands as they meet Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper

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Mrs. Laura Bush poses Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, with Mrs. Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca, wife of El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca, after Mrs. Saca's arrival in the Residence of the White House for a coffee. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Mrs. Laura Bush meets Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, with Mrs. Ana Ligia Mixco Sol de Saca, wife of El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca, during Mrs. Saca's visit to the White House Residence. White House photo by Shealah Craighead

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President George W. Bush addresses his remarks on national security, homeland security and the Freedom Agenda Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa. In his address President Bush said, "As President, I've had no higher responsibility than waging this struggle for the security and liberty of our people." White House photo by Chris Greenberg

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President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand in the Yellow Oval Room in the Private Residence of the White House Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, after the President dropped in on a coffee in honor of the U.S. Afghan Women's Council. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian

President George W. Bush participates in a question-and-answer session with Chris DeMuth, President of the American Enterprise Institute, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Mrs. Laura Bush leads a video teleconference Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, with the Afghan Women Entrepreneurs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian