President Bush, who has in the past madetelephone speeches to anti-abortion rallies, wasat the presidential retreat in Camp David, Md.Yesterday.

Marchers came to a halt in front of theCapitol, where they were addressed by morepoliticians and celebrities, including actor SusanSarandon and singers Cyndi Lauper, M.C. Peaches,and Peter, Paul and Mary.

The Reverend Jesse L. Jackson began and endedhis speech with his trademark refrain, "Keep hopealive." In a passionately delivered speech,Jackson reaffirmed his pro-choice, pro-womenstance.

"If women cannot decide whether or not a manwho has impregnated a woman should have avasectomy or not, then a man cannot decide whetheror not she should have a child," Jackson said.

Counter protesters were few and were largelyignored by the pro-choice marchers. Marcherswalked around one man, who bore a sign reading, "Aperson is a person, no matter how small" in frontof the White House.

Another man, carrying a vacuum cleaner,confronted women protesters with the question,"How about a vacuum cleaner?"

On the Ellipse, organizers of the Harvard groupsaid they were impressed by the large turnout atthe event.

"There's definitely more energy here than Iremember from [the march in 1989]. People areangry this time," said Harvard-Radcliffe Studentsfor Choice Coordinator Jessica Yellin '93.

"We're here because we care and we want to makeour voices heard," said Joshua R. Brandon '92, whosaid he and his friends were there as "Math Majorsfor Choice."

Samantha Kate Graff '93 said she believesHarvard students have an obligation to "speak forthe disenfranchised."

"Most Harvard students can go tripping off toMexico if they need an abortion but lots of peoplewon't have access to safe choice," she added