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Speeches by Topic    Speeches by Date
    Afghan Women/Children
May 21, 2002   Radio Free Afghanistan Address, Prague
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague
May 1, 2002   Genesis Shelter Mother's Day Lunch, Dallas
Mar. 20, 2002   Back-to-School Project for Afghan Girls
Mar. 8, 2002   United Nations, New York City
Jan. 29, 2002   USAID Event
Nov. 17, 2001   Background on Saturday Radio Address
Radio Address by Laura Bush to the Nation

 

    Arts
Feb. 20, 2003   Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Dec. 2, 2002   Coming Up Taller Awards
Jul. 24, 2002   Laura Bush to Serve as Honorary Chairman of "Concert for America"
Jul. 18, 2002   Polish American Center with Madam Jolanta Kwasniewska, Philadelphia
Jul. 3, 2002   Meriwether Lewis portrait/Lewis and Clark Commemoration
Mrs. Bush Introduces the President at Lewis and Clark "Voyage of Discovery" Event
May 15, 2002   Afghan Art Exhibit - Paris
Apr. 23, 2002   DC "Party Animals" Arts Unveiling
Apr. 22, 2002   Introduction of Yo-Yo Ma and Dr. Rice at National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal Ceremony
Apr. 16, 2002   Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at the Kennedy Center
Apr. 3, 2002   Austin Museum of Art
Feb. 14, 2002   Tribute to Gospel Music
Jan. 20, 2002   Inaugural Gown Presentation to the Smithsonian
Jan. 4, 2002   Portrait Unveiling at the Texas State Capitol, Austin
Sept. 24, 2001   John F. Kennedy Center, "A Concert for America"
Sept. 6, 2001   Arte Latino exhibit, Chicago

 

    Author Series
Sept. 17, 2002   Women of the West Opening Remarks
Women of the West Closing Remarks
Jun. 20, 2002   Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Boston
Mar. 13, 2002   Harlem Renaissance Event
Nov. 29, 2001   Mark Twain Symposium
Opening Remarks, Mark Twain Symposium

 

    Book Festival
Oct. 12, 2002   Opening Remarks for the National Book Festival Opening
The National Book Festival Opening Ceremony Closing Remarks
Oct. 11, 2002   National Book Festival Gala
Oct. 10, 2002   Mrs. Bush to Welcome Mrs. L. A. Putina to National Book Festival
Sept. 7, 2001   Book Festival Gala
Jul. 30, 2001   National Book Festival Press Conference

 

    Breast Cancer Awareness
Mar. 12, 2003   Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation “Embrace the Race” Event

 

    Celebrations
Feb. 27, 2003   Dominican Republic Independence Day Reception
Jan. 29, 2003   American Heart Association Lunch and Fashion Show
Jan. 20, 2003   CORE - Martin Luther King Celebration
Dec. 27, 2002   Mrs. Bush to Greet New Year's Day Rose Parade® TV Viewers
Dec. 2, 2002   Coming Up Taller Awards
Nov. 13, 2002   100th Anniversary of the West Wing
Nov. 7, 2002   25th Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives' Luncheon
Oct. 7, 2002  
Sept. 19, 2002   Redbook Mothers and Shakers
Aug. 22, 2002   Laura Welch Bush Elementary School Dedication, Leander, Texas
Jul. 12, 2002   Texas Keel Laying Ceremony, Newport News, Virginia
Jul. 10, 2002   National Design Awards
Jul. 9, 2002   National Endowment for Democracy Awards
Jun. 17, 2002   Freedom Center Dedication, Cincinnati
Apr. 11, 2002   Tribute to Michele Ridge, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Mar. 12, 2002   Girl Scouts 90th Anniversary Gala
Mar. 7, 2002   United Negro College Fund Anniversary
Feb. 14, 2002   Tribute to Gospel Music
Jan. 21, 2002   Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
Jan. 2, 2002   KIPP Academy
Nov. 28, 2001  
Oct. 30, 2001   Woman's Day Awards Luncheon, New York City
Aug. 29, 2001   American Legion Auxiliary Woman of the Year Award
Jun. 16, 2001   Radio Address by the President and the First Lady
Apr. 4, 2001   Seventeen Volunteer Awards
Mar. 25, 2001   Cherry Blossom Festival

 

    Early Childhood
May 21, 2003   Colorado Early Childhood Cognitive Development Summit
Jun. 10, 2002   Early Childhood Cognitive Development Summit, Boise, Idaho
Apr. 30, 2002   Early Childhood Cognitive Summit, Little Rock, Arkansas
Apr. 3, 2002   "Ready to Learn" Event
Jul. 26, 2001   White House Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development

 

    Historic Preservation
Nov. 10, 2003   Remarks by First Lady Laura Bush on the Preserve America Initiative
Mar. 3, 2003   National Association of Counties
Jun. 20, 2002   Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, Boston
Jun. 13, 2002   Katherine Anne Porter House Dedication, Kyle, Texas

 

    Holiday Events
Nov. 25, 2003   Diplomatic Reception Room Highlighted in 2003 White House Christmas Card
Dec. 10, 2002   White House Holiday Decorations on Display at Visitor Center
Apr. 2, 2002   White House Welcomes Spring With Garden Tour
Apr. 1, 2002   Mrs. Bush Reads to Children at Easter Egg Roll
Mar. 28, 2002   Artist Claire Stoner Designs Artwork for Annual White House Easter Egg Roll
Mar. 26, 2002   White House to Hold Annual Easter Egg Roll
Mar. 21, 2002   White House Prepares for Annual Easter Egg Roll
Nov. 15, 2001   Mrs. Bush's Holiday Greeting for Reservists and National Guard

 

    International Events
Feb. 27, 2003   Dominican Republic Independence Day Reception
Feb. 13, 2003   UNESCO - Decade of Literacy
Jan. 25, 2003   Center for Strategic and International Studies Luncheon
Jan. 15, 2003   Renganaden Seeneevassen State Secondary Girls School
Sept. 26, 2002   Conference of Spouses of Heads of State and Government of the Americas
Sept. 25, 2002   American Embassy Greeting-Mexico
Jul. 18, 2002   A Toast to Madam Jolanta Kwasniewska, Philadelphia
Polish American Center with Madam Jolanta Kwasniewska, Philadelphia
May 21, 2002   Radio Free Afghanistan Address, Prague
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Prague
May 17, 2002   Women Leaders Luncheon, Budapest
Women's Wellness Roundtable, Budapest, Hungary
May 15, 2002   Afghan Art Exhibit - Paris
May 14, 2002   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum, Paris
May 8, 2002   First Lady to Visit France, Hungary, and the Czech Republic
Mar. 8, 2002   United Nations, New York City
Jan. 29, 2002   USAID Event
Sept. 6, 2001   Arte Latino exhibit, Chicago
Jul. 24, 2001   Camp Bondsteel Education Center Dedication, Kosovo
Jul. 20, 2001   Troops to Teachers Event at Aviano Air Base, Italy

 

    Libraries
Sept. 4, 2003   Remarks by Mrs. Bush National First Ladies Library Dedication of the Education and Research Center
Aug. 21, 2003   Remarks by Mrs. Bush Centennial Celebration of the San Antonio Public Library
May 20, 2003   Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant Awards
Apr. 8, 2003   National Library Week Celebration – EOP Virtual Library Launch
Apr. 7, 2003   National Library Week, 2003
Jan. 23, 2003   Laura Bush Announces $20 Million to Help Offset National Shortage of Librarians
Oct. 16, 2002   Mobile Western Regional Public Library Opening
Sept. 25, 2002   Teach For America - Mississippi
Jun. 4, 2002   Closing Remarks at the White House Conference on School Libraries
Opening Remarks at White House Conference on School Libraries
Laura Bush announces $5 million pledge for school libraries
Jan. 9, 2002   Topeka Public Library Gala
Jul. 30, 2001   National Book Festival Press Conference
Apr. 3, 2001   National Library Week Celebration and American Library Association's @ Your Library Event

 

    Memorial Statements
May 23, 2003   Commencement of Fort Campbell High School
Apr. 9, 2002   Statement by Mrs. Laura Bush Regarding Today's Services for the Queen Mother
Apr. 4, 2002   Mrs. Laura Bush to Lead Presidential Delegation to the Ceremonial Funeral of the Queen Mother of England
Sept. 17, 2001   Memorial Service in Pennsylvania

 

    Post 9-11
Sept. 10, 2002   Sept. 11, 2001: Bearing Witness to History
Jul. 24, 2002   Laura Bush to Serve as Honorary Chairman of "Concert for America"
Apr. 24, 2002   Twanna Powell Lecture Series, College Station, Texas
Nov. 8, 2001   National Press Club
Nov. 7, 2001   Best Friends �For Our Children� event Bertie Backus Middle School
Oct. 26, 2001   United Negro College Fund Liberty Scholarship Recipients
Sept. 25, 2001   Learning Leaders, New York City
Sept. 17, 2001   Memorial Service in Pennsylvania
Sept. 12, 2001   Mrs. Bush's Letter to Elementary School Children
Mrs. Bush's Letter to Middle and High School Students

 

    Reading
Sept. 4, 2003   Remarks by Mrs. Bush Visit to Savannah Grove Elementary, Effingham, South Carolina
Jun. 25, 2003   Remarks by Mrs. Bush Visit to Dimner Beeber Middle School – NBA Summer Reading Event
Feb. 13, 2003   UNESCO - Decade of Literacy
Jan. 15, 2003   Renganaden Seeneevassen State Secondary Girls School
Jan. 8, 2003   Anniversary of the Signing of the No Child Left Behind Act
Oct. 21, 2002   American Academy of Pediatrics, Boston
Jun. 20, 2002   Reach Out and Read event, Boston
May 14, 2002   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum, Paris
Mar. 20, 2002   Everybody Wins! Event
Jun. 4, 2001   Senate Spouses Luncheon Featuring the Philadelphia Boys Choir
Feb. 28, 2001   Hoover Institution
Feb. 26, 2001   Ready to Read, Ready to Learn

 

    Reading And Education
May 14, 2002   Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum, Paris
May 7, 2002   Senate Spouses Luncheon
Jun. 1, 2001   Reach Out and Read Event in Boston, Massachusetts
May 14, 2001   Reach Out and Read Event, Chicago
Apr. 3, 2001   National Library Week Celebration and American Library Association's @ Your Library Event
Senate Spouses Luncheon
Mar. 20, 2001   Laura Bush's Remarks for Everybody Wins!
Feb. 28, 2001   Hoover Institution
Feb. 26, 2001   Ready to Read, Ready to Learn

 

    Service
May 17, 2003   204th Commencement of Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
Apr. 8, 2003   Message to the Children of the U.S. Military
Jan. 25, 2003   Center for Strategic and International Studies Luncheon
Jun. 19, 2002   Laura Bush's Remarks at White House Conference on Character and Community
Jefferson Awards at the Supreme Court
Mrs. Bush's Introduction of President Bush at White House Conference on Character and Community
Jun. 17, 2002   Freedom Center Dedication, Cincinnati
Jun. 11, 2002   Senior Corps Round-Table Event, Salt Lake City
Points of Light Foundation, Salt Lake Ciy
Feb. 20, 2002   Girl Scouts of Korea
Jan. 10, 2002   America's Promise Long Commitment Announcement

 

    Teaching
Jun. 24, 2003   Remarks by Mrs. Bush Presidential Scholars Teacher Recognition Dinner
May 9, 2003   Teach for America - Arizona State University
Apr. 30, 2003   National Teacher of the Year Award – Introduction of the President
Feb. 19, 2003   New Teacher Project - University of New Orleans
Jan. 8, 2003   Anniversary of the Signing of the No Child Left Behind Act
Oct. 16, 2002   Troops to Teachers, Dayton, Ohio
Jun. 12, 2002   Teach for America, San Francisco, California
Mar. 5, 2002   Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers
Feb. 26, 2002   Transition to Teaching/New Teacher Project
Jul. 20, 2001   Troops to Teachers Event at Aviano Air Base, Italy
May 14, 2001   Golden Apple Teacher Awards, Chicago
May 8, 2001   Troops to Teachers Event in South Carolina
May 2, 2001   The Congressional Club
Mar. 23, 2001   Troops to Teachers Event in San Diego, California
Mar. 22, 2001   Occidental College, Los Angeles
Feb. 22, 2001   DC Teaching Fellow Launch

 

    Women Leaders
Oct. 10, 2003   Conference of the National Association of Women Judges


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