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Article: Laura Bush, daughter visit S. Korean folk museum.
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- YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea
- Article date:
- August 7, 2008
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SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. First Lady Laura Bush toured the National Folk Museum of Korea in Seoul on Wednesday for a glimpse of the legacy of traditional Korean life, the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae said. Mrs. Bush and daughter Barbara Bush made the excursion with South Korean First Lady Kim Yoon-ok, while their husbands held a summit to seek ways of bolstering the two nations' alliance, which dates back to the 1950-53 Korean War. They looked around two exhibition rooms showing Koreans' traditional food, clothing, and shelter, as well as the major events in the life of Koreans including marriage, funeral, and coming-of-age ceremonies. Mrs. Bush especially ...