President George W. Bush wishes Sen. Strom Thurmond happy birthday during a birthday celebration at the White House Dec. 6, 2002. The South Carolina senator turned 100 years old Thursday. White House photo by Eric Draper.
John Snow, who is nominated to be the Secretary of Treasury, listens to President George W. Bush's remarks in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Monday, Dec. 9. "In a varied and productive career, John Snow has shown consistent qualities of foresight and integrity and public spirit. He's led one our nation's largest railroads with skill and success. He knows firsthand how the economy works. His peers elected him to lead the Business Roundtable, where he was an articulate voice for pro-growth policies," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse.