Bushes Address Race for the Cure Participants
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We take you now live to the East Room of the White House, Mrs. Bush speaking. This is Mr. and Mrs. Bush hosting a survivors' event, as Race for the Cure takes place tomorrow. Let's go ahead and listen in to Mrs. Bush.</s>LAURA BUSH: ... lives lost and lives changed because of cancer. But I also feel joy and pride because every speck of pink represents a victory and a hope for the future.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you. Thank you very much. Please be seated. Thank you, first lady. Thank you all for coming. It's kind of a raucous crowd here in the White House, but for a reason. There's a lot of joy here. I'm so honored to be here with Nancy and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson. I want to thank the Congressman Ken Bentsen, who is here, I believe. And I certainly want to thank Jo Dee Messina for lending your talents. It's my honor to welcome you to the White House. Your great movement represents hope for cancer victims and hope for cancer's cures. And I can't tell you how honored we are to have you here. Many of you play key roles in the fight against breast cancer, beginning with our dear friend, Ambassador-designee Nancy Brinker... ... the founder of the Komen Foundation, which during the last 20 years has become the largest private funder of breast cancer research and community outreach in the nation. You've raised over $400 million to support breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment.</s>KAGAN: We've been listening to President Bush in the East Room of the White House as he plays host, along with Mrs. Bush, to a number of breast cancer survivors. Those survivors include Mrs. Bush's mother, Jenna Welch, also a breast cancer survivor. This event is an anticipation of Race for the Cure, which takes place tomorrow. It is the world's largest 5-kilometer run and walk -- June 2 -- about 70,000 people expected to take part in Washington, D.C., with about more than a million people around the country. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com