George Bush actually said...

"Your strong support and steady guidance will be sorely missed."

"Czechoslovakia will become the first Eastern European nation to receive such treatment for its exports to the United States since the revolutions of 1989."

"I have determined that the designation of Nicaragua as a beneficiary country will be in the national security interest of the United States."

"Your drive, determination, clarity of purpose, and deep sense of mission have helped unite the whole Nation behind this critical task."