Monday, November 19, 2007

President Bush at Berkeley Plantation today

"Wee ordaine that the day of our ships arrival at the place assigned for platacon in the land of Virginia shall be yearly and perpetually keept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." -- Berkeley Plantation, London Company papers

President George W. Bush will deliver Thanksgiving remarks at Berkeley Plantation this afternoon around 12:40. Berkeley, located in Charles City County, is the site of the first Thanksgiving in America in 1619.

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