    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book I)]
    [March 24, 2008]
    [Page 411]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks at the White House Easter Egg Roll
    March 24, 2008

        Laura and I welcome you to the White House
    for the Easter egg roll. How about the
    Jonas Brothers?
    Thanks for coming. We are sure glad you're here. We welcome you to the
    Easter egg roll.
        Pretty soon, after a few remarks, I have the honor of blowing the
    whistle to start the Easter egg roll. But we've got a lot of other
    people who are going to make sure today is a special day. We want to
    thank all our volunteers who have made this event possible. We thank
    our--[applause]--yes, there you are. [Laughter] We thank our readers.
    For you Dallas Cowboy fans, it is a great honor to welcome Troy
    Aikman here to be one of the readers.
        We want to remind you that we're dedicating today's Easter egg roll
    to our clean oceans. And there's a booth here where you can find out how
    you can contribute to make sure that we're environmentally sound
    stewards of our oceans. Ocean conservation is a important aspect of good
    public service, and it's certainly something that Laura has on her mind, as she comes up to address you. And so
    now it's my honor to welcome the First Lady of the United States, my
    dear wife, Laura Bush.

    Note: The President spoke at 9:23 a.m. from the Blue Room balcony at the
    White House. In his remarks, he referred to entertainers the Jonas
    Brothers; and Troy Aikman, former quarterback, National Football
    League's Dallas Cowboys. The transcript released by the Office of the
    Press Secretary also included the remarks of the First Lady.