From the White House Photo Archive

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This gallery consists of 40 digital photographs taken throughout the Administration of President George W. Bush and provided to the public as lithographs.

A robin sits on the North Lawn of the White House, April, 17, 2001.

President George W. Bush winds up to throw the first pitch of the 2006 baseball season during the opening game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, April 3, 2006, in Cincinnati. (P040306ED-0535A)

Mrs. Laura Bush in her official portrait taken, October 17, 2005, in the Yellow Oval Room in the Private Residence of the White House. (P101705KJ-0075)

President George W. Bush stands with troops, February 20, 2002, at the U.S. Army Garrison Landing Zone during his trip to Yongsan, Republic of Korea. (P13629-13A)

President George W. Bush poses for artist Robert Anderson, a portrait painter and former Yale classmate, March 30, 2002, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P15319-21A)

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand in the Blue Room of the White House for an official portrait, June 4, 2002.

President George W. Bush participates in the Mississippi Welcome at Madison Central High School, August 7, 2002, in Madison, Mississippi. (P20542-08A)

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pose for photographs , September 30, 2005, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P20878-14)

President George W. Bush at Prairie Chapel Ranch, October 25, 2002, in Crawford, Texas. (P23029-12)

Barney sits on the South Lawn, May 15, 2001. (P2964-04)

President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on the Colonnade outside the Oval Office, July 17, 2003, at the White House. (P32295-19)

Spot plays on the South Lawn, May 28, 2001. (P3432-18)

Mrs. Laura Bush sits for a photo, May 26, 2004, in the Green Room of the White House. (P40987-22)

President George W. Bush places his hand on the Bible as he takes the oath of office

India (also known as Willie) peeks around a plant, July 10, 2001, at the White House. (P5098-20)

President George W. Bush sits on a rock, August 16, 2001, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P6297-29)

President George W. Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers, September 14, 2001, during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers. (P7365-23a)

Mrs. Laura Bush poses in front of Mary Cassatt's painting,

President George W. Bush gives a thumbs-up as he stands on the mound at Yankee Stadium.

Flowers bloom in the North Lawn Rose Garden of the White House, April 14, 2003.

Mrs. Laura Bush sits in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 5, 2008.

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pose for their official portrait, October 25, 2005, on the Colonnade of the White House. (P102505ED-0102)

President George W. Bush poses with his father, former President George H. W. Bush, December 23, 2001, at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland. (P11417-21)

President George W. Bush poses for artist Robert Anderson, a portrait painter and former Yale classmate, March 29, 2002, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P15315-24)

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush pause during a tour of the Hermitage, May 25, 2002, in St. Petersburg, Russia. (P17847-31)

President George W. Bush smiles as he participates in a Roundtable with Service Providers, July 1, 2002, in Cleveland, Ohio. (P19237-19A)

President George W. Bush sits with Barney, August 27, 2002, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P20871-12A)

President George W. Bush at work clearing brush, August 28, 2002, at Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. (P20914-13)

President George W. Bush poses for his official portrait in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, January 14, 2004. (P25695-23)

President George W. Bush waves as he boards Marine One en route to Minnesota, June 19, 2003. (P31257-11A)

President George W. Bush salutes, February 4, 2001, as he disembarks Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House. (P336-07)

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush wave before boarding Air Force One, June 13, 2001

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and Mrs. Lynne Cheney appear on stage at the A Celebration of Freedom Inaugural Concert on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2005.

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush dance together during the Commander in Chief Ball, January 20, 2005, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. (P44303-082)

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush visit the reading room at the British Museum, July 19, 2001, in London, where they read The Legend of the Bluebonnet to British and American children. (P5345-16)

President George W. Bush carries Barney to the South Portico of the White House, September 3, 2001, after disembarking Marine One. (P6560-34A)

President George W. Bush and Laura Bush dance at an inaugural ball, January 20, 2001, in Washington, D.C. (P74-31)

The White House, as seen from the South Lawn, October 8, 2001. (P8248-16A)

Spot stands in the South Lawn of the White House, November 7, 2001. (P9428-12A)

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