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BUSH CELEBRATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH

U.S. President George W. Bush gives Steve Ellis of Texas the Presidents Volunteer Service Award during a celebration of African-American History Month in the East Room of the White House on February 22, 2006. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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