Bush departs White House for Middle East Peace conference

U.S. President George W. Bush departs aboard Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House past the Washington Monument en route to the Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, on November 27, 2007. Bush is hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and other world leaders. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)