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QUOTE OF THE DAY
President and Mrs. Bush Meet with 2007 National and State Teachers of the Year
Rose Garden

MRS. BUSH: Congratulations, Andrea. Congratulations to you. Congratulations to all our Teachers of the Year.

Today as we celebrate your accomplishments, we honor excellent teachers across our nation for their dedication and hard work. I know the characteristics of great teachers. You have extraordinary energy and enthusiasm and superb organizational skills. School people are "people people." You have the ability to interact and respect hundreds of different personalities every single day.

Across our country, excellent teachers show children that there's an adult who cares about them, respects them, and believes in them. It's a lesson that stays with students for a lifetime.

Now I'd like to introduce someone I know who cares for, respects, and believes in our teachers: Ladies and gentlemen, my husband, George W. Bush. (Applause.)

THE PRESIDENT: She forgot to add "and loves a teacher." (Laughter.) I made a good move when I married a teacher, and Laura and I are honored to welcome you here to the Rose Garden. Thanks for coming and thanks for teaching.

This is a special day for all who care deeply about education, because we fully understand that without a good teacher it's hard to achieve national goals and objectives. And so the Teacher of the Year ceremony is a chance to pay homage to some really fine public servants and great Americans, so we welcome you.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

President George W. Bush is joined by Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Mrs. Laura Bush as they congratulate the 2007 National Teacher of the Year, Andrea Peterson, during ceremonies Thursday, April 26, 2007, in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Peterson is a music teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Granite Falls, Washington. White House photo by Eric Draper

[mystery-ak]

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Dose going up - please wait for the all clear before posting or reposting any photos or graphics

[ilovew]

Howdy.

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President Bush, right, and first Lady Laura Bush, left, walk down the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, with the 2007 National Teacher of the Year, Andrea Peterson of Granite Falls, Wash

Andrea Peterson of Granite Falls, Wash., the 2007 National Teacher of the Year, right, walks with President Bush, left, and first Lady Laura Bush, center, into the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, for the start of a ceremony honoring Peterson

President Bush kisses first Lady Laura Bush in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, during a ceremony honoring the 2007 National Teacher of the Year

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President George W. Bush speaks during the 2007 National and State Teacher of the Year award ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington April 26, 2007. Andrea Peterson, a music teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School in Granite Falls, Washington, was the recipient of this year's award

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Mrs. Laura Bush and Secretary Margaret Spellings of the Department of Education, smile as they listen to remarks by President George W. Bush during Rose Garden ceremonies Thursday, April 26, 2007, honoring the 2007 Teachers of the Year. White House photo by Eric Draper

Virginia Teacher of the Year Susan Evans, who graduated from Virginia Tech, wipes away tears as U.S. President George W. Bush remembers the teachers killed in the Virginia Tech shooting during a 2007 National Teacher of the Year ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington April 26, 2007

President Bush, left, shakes hands with Andrea Peterson of Granite Falls, Wash., the 2007 National Teacher of the Year during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007

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President George W. Bush listens as Andrea Peterson, 2007 National Teacher of the Year, speaks during ceremonies Thursday, April 26, 2007, in the Rose Garden. Said the President, "This is a special day for all who care deeply about education, because we fully understand that without a good teacher it's hard to achieve national goals and objectives." White House photo by Eric Draper

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Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings (R) and first lady Laura Bush (L) join U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd L) as he honors the 2007 National Teacher of the Year Andrea Peterson (2nd R) of Granite Falls, Washington, at a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, April 26, 2007

Andrea Peterson of Granite Falls, Wash., the 2007 National Teacher of the Year, second from right, poses with, from left, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, President Bush and first Lady Laura Bush, right, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, during a ceremony honoring Peterson.

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President Bush leaves the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, after participating in a ceremony honoring Andrea Peterson as the 2007 National Teacher of the Year

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President Bush, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, outside the Blair House, across the street from the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007. First lady Laura Bush is at center.

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President Bush, second from right, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from left, his wife Akie Abe, left, and first lady Laura Bush, right, pose for photographs outside the Blair House, across the street from the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) and his wife Akie Abe (L) enter the Blair House with U.S. President George W. Bush (2nd R) and his wife Laura Bush before a social dinner in Washington D.C., April 26, 2007

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From left, first lady Laura Bush, Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the prime minister, and President Bush, walk to the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007.

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Good evening!

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From left, President Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, first lady Laura Bush, and the Prime Minister's wife Akie Abe, walk into the gates of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie are welcomed by U.S. President George W. Bush (R) outside of the White House in Washington, April 26, 2007

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President Bush, right, and first Lady Laura Bush, left, escort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, and his wife Akie Abe up the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007.

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President Bush, left, and first Lady Laura Bush, right, greet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from left, and his wife Akie Abe, Thursday, April 26, 2007, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington.

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I’m beginning to wonder if the jackasses are going to sink out island with their stupidity!!!!!

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First Lady Laura Bush, left, and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wave outside the Mount Vernon estate of George Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2007, in Mount Vernon, Va

First Lady Laura Bush, left, walks with the Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who carries a Texas Parrot Tulip flower, Thursday, April 26, 2007, in the Upper Garden at the Mount Vernon estate of George Washington in Mount Vernon, Va