Presidents past, present, and future

Published: 8 January 2009 y., Thursday

In the Oval Office president George W. Bush and his soon to be successor, Barack Obama, joining all the living U.S. presidents for a historic meeting at the White House two weeks before Obama takes the oath of office.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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