(FILES) US President George W. Bush (L) waves as he walks with outgoing White House Press Secretary Tony Snow on the South Lawn of the White House after returning to Washington, DC from Quantico, Virginia 14 September, 2007. Snow has died following a long battle with cancer, The White House said on July 12, 2008. He was 53. Snow was a commentator on the Fox News network when he was named Bush's chief spokesman in May 2006. He stepped down in September after 16 months on the job. AFP PHOTO/YURI GRIPAS/FILES