President Bush makes remarks on the transition to administration employees, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.
President Bush, standing with members of his Cabinet, makes remarks on the transition to administration employees, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. From left are, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, obscured, first lady Laura Bush, Transportation Secretary Mark Peters, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. James Peake, the president, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston, Vice President Dick Cheney, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, Lynne Cheney, wife of the vice president, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson
Vice President Dick Cheney, center, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, listens as President Bush makes remarks on the transition to administration employees, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington