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PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHAMBER. VP CHENEY AND HOUSE SPEAKER DENNIS HASTERT SIT BEHIND HIM (RELEASE P12554-18A, RELEASE P12552-25 IS A WHITE HOUSE WEB SITE PHOTO). THE AMERICAN FLAG IS THE BACKDROP (P12606-16 IS A WHITE HOUSE WEB SITE PHOTO). LAURA BUSH IS PICTURED IN THE GALLERY WITH HAMID KARZAI, CHAIRMAN OF THE AFGHAN INTERIM AUTHORITY, LYNNE CHENEY, DR. SIMA SAMAR, MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN; SHANNON SPANN, WHOSE HUSBAND CIA OFFICER MICHAEL SPANN, DIED IN AFGHANISTAN; FLIGHT ATTENDANTS HERMIS MOUTARDIER AND CHRISTINA JONES, AND OTHERS. MRS. BUSH STANDS AND APPLAUDS CHAIRMAN KARZAI (RELEASE, JUMBO P12581-15). THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF THE USA FREEDOM CORPS. INCLUDES CLOSE-UP SHOTS OF THE PRESIDENT'S HANDS ON THE SPEECH TEXT. INCLUDES AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE HOUSE CHAMBER (WEB SITE PHOTO P12572-13 AND P12589-27 RELEASED TO USSS). PRESIDENT BUSH GREETS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF BEFORE THE SPEECH. THE PRESIDENT SHAKES HANDS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR FOLLOWING HIS SPEECH (P12561-25 RELEASE TO USSS). HE GREETS SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ANTHONY KENNEDY AND DAVID SOUTER (P12561-12 RELEASE TO USSS). THE PRESIDENT IS FOLLOWED BY SEN. TOM DASCHLE, SEN. TRENT LOTT, SEN. HARRY REID AND OTHERS. SEN. JESSE HELMS IS PICTURED ON THE SENATE SIDE.

 

Location: U.S. CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

 

 

 

 

Released for a book, "Spectacular Washington" 0903

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