Invitation to a Bush White House Dinner, 2001
date: label: date made
content: 2001
name: label: referenced
content: Bush, George, H. W.
label: referenced
content: Bush, Barbara
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Invitation to a Bush White House Dinner in 2001 is white with the gold presidential seal in the center. The inside reads, "The President and Mrs. Laura Bush welcome you to the White House for a dinner celebrating the spirit of Special Olympics."
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Special Olympics
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
label: web subject
content: Presidents
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0331.09
label: accession number
content: 2017.0331
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0331.09
objectType: label: Object Name
content: invitation, special olympics
label: Object Name
content: invitation
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 4 5/8 in; 20.32 cm x 11.7475 cm