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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

President George W. Bush delivers a statement regarding the automobile industry Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Said the President, "Today, I'm announcing that the federal government will grant loans to auto companies under conditions similar to those Congress considered last week... By giving the auto companies a chance to restructure, we will shield the American people from a harsh economic blow at a vulnerable time. And we will give American workers an opportunity to show the world once again they can meet challenges with ingenuity and determination, and bounce back from tough times, and emerge stronger than before." White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand in front of their portraits Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, after the unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The portrait of Mrs. Bush was done by Aleksander Sasha Titovets; the Presidential portrait was done by Robert Anderson. White House photo by Eric Draper

President George W. Bush welcomes President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, to the Oval Office of the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper