Secretary Rumsfeld addresses the audience at the 4th Annual White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience at the 4th Annual White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation at the St. Louis, Missouri Convention Center on Aug. 29, 2005. The three-day conference is bringing together more than 1,200 leaders from federal, state, local and tribal government, industry, academia, nonprofit environmental organizations and private landowners. President Bush convened the conference to provide a forum for leaders to exchange information and to identify innovative and effective approaches to promoting cooperative conservation. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 141942-F-RZZ57-408.jpg Photo Gallery