President George W. Bush visits with high school participants in the American Legion Boys and Girls Nation at the Dwight D. Eisenhowser Executive Office Building near the White House July 27, 2002. White House photo by Tina Hager
Sitting with William LeRon Jackson of Mississippi, left, President George W. Bush reacts to the audience during the signing of the proclamation that marks the 12th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the East Room Friday, July 27, 2002.. White House photo by Paul Morse
President Bush commemorated the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act -- landmark legislation that opens doors for more than 50 million people living with disabilities throughout our country, July 27, 2002. Video screen capture by Monty Haymes
President George W. Bush talks with Patrick Patterson during a roundtable discussion on welfare reform in Charleston, S.C., Monday, July 29, 2002. "I believe that compassionate welfare reform must move forward, to strengthen work, to insist upon work as one of the benchmarks for success, because I believe work increases somebody's self worth and dignity," said President Bush of the reauthorization vote on the 1996 welfare reform bill.