Enjoying the sunny day, a young visitor at the White House Easter Egg Roll meets one of the Easter bunnies on the South Lawn, Monday, April 1, 2002. White House photo by Evan Parker.
Secretary of Education Roderick Paige reads to children during on of the many story book hours at the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House April 1. Other readers including Laura Bush, Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta and Marc Brown, children's book author of Arthur Meets the President. White House photo by Evan Parker.
President George W. Bush waves to several thousand guests who came for the Annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House Monday, April, 1. Honoring an Easter tradition that was started in 1878 by President Rutherford B. Hayes, the President and Mrs. Bush opened the peoples home to children and games. White House photo by Eric Draper.
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President George W. Bush puts his arm around Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams as he speaks to the media with Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young Jr., left, and Mrs. Bush after attending Easter church services at the 4th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel at Fort Hood, Sunday, April 20, 2003. Williams and Young are former POW's. White House photo by Eric Draper
Accompanied by all sorts of story book characters, Lynne Cheney the host of the 2003 White House Easter Egg Roll, addresses the media on the South Lawn Monday, April 21, 2003. "But most of all, we are proud of all of you, the men and women who serve our country, who keep our country free," said Mrs. Cheney in her opening remarks welcoming U.S. military families to the event. White House photo by David Bohrer
A United States Marine and her son stand for pictures with Chuckie, a character from the cartoon, "Rugrats," during the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, April 21, 2003. More than 30 children's characters wandered through the South Lawn during the day's festivities, including Clifford the Big Red Dog, Winnie the Pooh and the Berenstain Bears.
Lynne Cheney reads from her book, "America: A Patriotic Primer," at the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday, April 21, 2003. Accompanying Mrs. Cheney, several Cabinet members and authors also read to children during the day. White House photo by Susan Sterner