Remarks by the First Lady at a National Endowment for Humanities' Picturing America Event

NEW ORLEANS - (Business Wire) Edna Karr High School MRS. BUSH: Thank you very much, Jacquille. That was a very excellent essay on freedom of speech. Jacquille is Mr. President of the student body, I think, and I thank you very much for sharing your thoughts about this Norman Rockwell piece and then about what it represents, the value that it represents, in our country. Thank you all for letting me visit your school today. I have traveled to many cities, in fact to every single state in the United States except one, South Dakota -- North Dakota, rather, which I am going to this September. But New Orleans is one of my favorite destinations. In fact, this is my second visit to New Orleans just in the last three months. This city's world-renowned cultural attractions make it the perfect place to talk about the National Endowment... [read full story]