Why don't you mentor a child how to read? Bush discusses global literacy

[Human Torch]

"And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?" --George W. Bush, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 5, 2004





President Bush addresses The White House Conference on Global Literacy at the New York Public Library Monday, Sept 18, 2006. President Bush arrived in New York Monday and is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)



Former first lady Barbara Bush, center, and Jenna Welch, mother of first lady Laura Bush, sit with New York Public Library President Dr. Paul LeClerc as President Bush makes remarks at the White House Conference on Global Literacy at the New York Public Library in New York Monday, Sept. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)