President George W. Bush greets Mexico's President Felipe Calderon for their meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in the Oval Office at the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks to reporters during the last meeting with members of his Cabinet Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, where President Bush thanked members of the Cabinet for their service and for helping with the President-Elect Obama transition. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush speaks on stage in the East Room of the White House Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, during the Ceremony for the 2009 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. With him on stage are the recipients, from left: Former Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, former Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush stands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom as they listen to a citation honoring Mr. Blair as recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. The presentation, held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in the East Room of the White House, will be the last such presentation by President Bush during his administration. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush presents former British Prime Minister Tony Blair with a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington
President George W. Bush applauds former Prime Minister Tony Blair after presenting him Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, with the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom during ceremonies in the East Room of the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Former Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, smiles as President George W. Bush presents him with the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, during ceremonies in the East Room of the White House. Established in 1963, the Medal may be presented to "any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, or world peace or cultural or other significant public or private endeavors." White House photo by Chris Greenberg
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is congratulated by former Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, of the United Kingdom after he was honored by President George W. Bush with the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom during ceremonies honoring all three leaders with America's highest civil award. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
White House chief of staff Josh Bolten welcomes senior officials from the Bush Administration and the incoming Obama Administration to the principal level homeland exercise on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. The exercise provided an opportunity for officials to discuss incident management practices and continuity of government procedures. White House photo by Eric Draper
