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BUSH MEETS WITH WALTERS AND THOMPSON ON DRUGS

President George W. Bush meets with Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John Walters Friday, December 19, 2003 in the Oval Office to discuss the achievement of the Presidentâ€™s two-year drug policy goal for youth and the Administrationâ€™s plan to meet the five-year goal to reduce drug use by 25 percent. (UPI Photo/Eric Draper/White House)

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