Bush speaks at Tuskegee on jobs initiative [View All]

[Rose Siding]

President Bush put Tuskegee University on a pedestal Wednesday as an example of what needs to be done to make sure today's students can compete for the high-tech jobs of tomorrow.

Bush helped celebrate the historic black college's 125th anniversary by speaking of the school's achievements over the years in agriculture research, aviation and race relations, while observing current research that might help develop some of those high-tech future jobs.

Wearing a dark suit and bright red tie, Bush spoke to about 400 people in a meeting room at Tuskegee's Kellogg Center. He outlined a far-ranging plan to educate students from elementary school through college to be able to meet the demands of a job market that increasingly relies on technology.
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The president and U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings earlier toured Tuskegee's Center for Advanced Materials, where students explained to the president research using nanotechnology that could lead to lighter weight airplanes and stronger homes more able to withstand hurricane winds. Bush said he was impressed with the work being done at Tuskegee.

"I was a history major so they seemed really amazing to me," Bush joked.

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"Bush joked"? hahaha about those homes that don't withstand hurricanes :eyes: