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
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