How Bush Visited New Orleans?

29 August 2007

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President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush attend a dinner with cultural and community leaders at Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans, La. White House photo by Chris Greenberg.

President George W. Bush shares a moment with restaurant owner Leah Chase, center, and fellow dinner guests Dr. Norman Francis, president of Xavier University of Louisiana, left, and Reverend Fred Luter, right, during a dinner with Louisiana cultural and community leaders Tuesday evening, Aug. 28, 2007, at Dooky Chase's restaurant in New Orleans.

.Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield shows President George W. Bush the Elysian Trumpet during a dinner with cultural and community leaders Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans, La. Dedicated to those who perished in Hurricane Katrina, the trumpet is named for the neighborhood where Mr. Mayfield's father drowned during the storm. Representing New Orlean's spirit, the instrument is decorated with symbols of the city. White House photo by Chris Greenberg.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush pause for a moment of silence during a visit to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans. AP

Bush tells New Orleans: `We understand'

COMMEMORATION: In New Orleans Wednesday, President Bush commemorated Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow with a moment of silence.

REASSURING: "We're still paying attention. We understand," Bush said afterward.

DIVISON: The administration arrived armed with figures showing progress on its promises, but the front page of The Times-Picayune newspaper demanded "Treat us fairly, Mr. President."

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