Bush attends swearing-in ceremony for Agriculture Secretary Schafer in Washington

U.S. President George W. Bush participates in the Ceremonial Swearing-in for Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington on February 6, 2008. From RIGHT are Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, his wife Nancy, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner and Bush. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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