A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 10.1.03

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[GretchenEE]

The President had a very busy day. He spoke at a signing ceremony for the first Homeland Security funding bill (for 2004); met with White House General Counsel Alberto R. Gonzales, Chief of Staff Andrew Card, and Homeland Security Advisor John Gordon; Pakistan's Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, who expressed cooperation in the the war on terrorism and a mutual desire to deepen bilateral relations; and NASA administrators, and space crew, the latter being members of the International Space Station crew 6.

He met with Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe in the Oval Office to discuss security issues, and also toured a Davenport, Iowa, Sears manufacturing plant that makes farm equipment seats.

Laura Bush gave television and press interviews; spoke at a book festival organized by Mrs. Putin that was modeled on Mrs. Bush's book fairs in the US; and went to the Bolshoi Theater with Mrs. Putin, Mrs. Kocharian of Armenia, and Mrs. Pyruanov of Bulgaria, to see Don Quixote.

[GretchenEE]

Entering the Czar's Box at the Bolshoi, Mrs. Bush displays the fastidiousness of her fashion consultants
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Laura waving to the crowd

[jtill]

Gretchen, thanks for this early Dose. It is always so relaxing to look at pictures of President Bush, and especially today while all this Wilson buzz is going on.

Has anyone else noticed that when Laura is with Bella Kocharian of Armenia, Lyudmila Putin of Russia, and Zorka Pyruanov of Bulgaria that Zorka seems to always be very close to Laura.

[GretchenEE]

Ridge "shares a light moment with personnel from various arms of authority under his jurisdiction"

[GretchenEE]

With Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe

After meeting with Pakistani prime minister

At the Sears plant

Laura and Lyudmilla

[Liberty Valance]

bttt

[MJY1288]

What a Lady that Laura Bush is

[GretchenEE]

Laura and Lyudmilla meeting at the Kremlin

At a festival of school libraries (Laura must be in heaven, seeing this work spread!)

The first ladies seem to be warming to one another and their time together

[Maigrey]

Hmmmmm I would have never thought of wearing gold slingbacks with a charcoal gery suit. Interesting...

[GretchenEE]

that Zorka seems to always be very close to Laura.

YES! I commented to a friend about that - I wonder if she speaks English? A common language always helps break down barriers, but there is something in Laura that this other first lady is very drawn to. I like it.

[GretchenEE]

Laura Bush speaks at Russia's book festival in Moscow, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2001. Mrs. Bush is bringing some of the most popular American creators of books for young people to Russia's book festival.

Mrs. Bush and Marc Brown, known for his Arthur the aardvark illustrations, seen in the background, who is also taking part in the festival, held a drawing session with Russian second-graders, followed by a question-and-answer session.

[GretchenEE]

Laura Bush shows some of the books she is donating to the the Tsaryov Sad Library to fellow First Ladies, left to right, Zorka Pyruanov of Bulgaria, Ludmila Putin of Russia, and Bella Kocharian of Armenia, during the Bibliobraz School Libraries Festival in Moscow

Laughter as children interact with American children's author Marc Brown

[GretchenEE]

I have the pleasure to present to you, real class

That's Laura, as she presents U.S. writers at the festival of school libraries in Moscow, October 1, 2003. She arrived in Moscow on Tuesday on the second leg of a five-day diplomatic tour to Europe

[WIladyconservative]

That's a happy First Lady!

[WIladyconservative]

Hmmmmm I would have never thought of wearing gold slingbacks with a charcoal gery suit.

I think the large stitching on the suit may contain a hint of gold . . . .

[GretchenEE]

For those who grew up during the subzero's of the Cold War, is this difficult to absorb?
At the book festival

[Howlin]

Thanks, Gretchen!

[GretchenEE]

There are a few more photos of Laura but my computer has frozen and won't load them.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hmmmmm I would have never thought of wearing gold slingbacks with a charcoal gery suit.

I think the large stitching on the suit may contain a hint of gold . .

Yes, the suit has gold piping--and I think the "base" color may a dark green.

[Maigrey]

Where are they at? I can link from them, if your system still messes up.

[GretchenEE]

can't find article DrDeb promised to write about last night's fund raiser in Ohio? Has it come in yet.

I didn't check the end of last night's Dose - maybe it will be on tonight's, if it wasn't on Sept. 30th's?

Miss your recipes Gretchen

Please say which type of recipes? I can post more if I know what your interests are.