US President George W. Bush speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2009. President George W. Bush mounted a defiant and emotional defense of his "good, strong record" on Monday, rejecting criticism of his "war on terror" tactics and policy in Iraq and on the economy. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
President George W. Bush reflects on a question as he holds his last formal news conference at the White House, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President George W. Bush takes a question at his last formal news conference in the White House press room, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
U.S. President George W. Bush is pictured during his final news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington January 12, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES)
President George W. Bush speaks during the final news conference of his administration, Monday, Jan. 12,2009, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
US President George W. Bush exits a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush said he was fully prepared to exit the stage once he leaves the US presidency next week. (AFP/Saul Loeb)