LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to go to the White House right now. President Bush is out on the lawn and he is talking to some very tall people. You're looking at the nation's basketball champs, from Duke and -- I'm sorry -- Notre Dame for the women.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Coach McGraw and the players and the representatives from Duke and Notre Dame, welcome. I want to welcome two fine United States senators, Senator Helms from North Carolina; Senator Lugar from Indiana. Members of the United States Congress who are here, thank you all for coming. In reviewing the rosters and the success of this club, it is clear that both Duke and Notre Dame recruited for athletic talent but they also recruited character as well. These championships go to prove that good people do finish first. It is such an honor to welcome Duke back here. It turns out that there was another president named Bush that welcomed the Duke team, and they dedicated a basketball court right here on the South Lawn during that visit. The weather has been such that I haven't been practicing my sky hook lately.</s>BUSH: Congratulations.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You're welcome</s>BUSH: Congratulations.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.</s>HARRIS: What you are watching now is the president individually congratulating each of the members of the Notre Dame women's basketball team, the national champs. And you just probably saw there a second ago coach McGraw giving President Bush a jersey, No. 1 -- a tradition -- and with the name "Bush" on the back. And I understand that Duke is also going to be presenting him a jersey, likewise. There you see Coach Krzyzewski receiving his congratulations. And there is the Duke jersey. This has become something of a tradition over the years -- President Bush almost sounding like he's in a Sunday school sermon this morning -- part Sunday school and part congratulations speech here, commending these players -- men and women alike -- for being both good people and good players.
President Bush Welcomes Duke and Notre Dame Championship Basketball Teams