George H.W. Bush

America's economy is facing unprecedented challenges. And we're responding with unprecedented action.

The American people can be sure we will continue to act to strengthen and stabilize our financial markets and improve investor confidence.

I'm not going to go to the convention. I'm not going to appear to be celebrating or cheering if the Gulf Coast is going to get hit once again.

It's hard for a citizen to pull up stakes and move out of their home. And face the uncertainty that comes when you're not at home. And I want to thank those citizens who listened carefully to the local authorities and evacuated.

Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.

The president again called on Russia to respect Georgia's territorial integrity and to honor the cease-fire agreement.

To begin to repair the damage to its relations with the United States, Europe and other nations and to begin restoring its place in the world. Russia must keep its word and act to end this crisis.

Russia's actions this week have raised serious questions about its intentions in Georgia and the region. These actions have substantially damaged Russia's standing in the world. And these actions jeopardize Russia's relations with the…

Legislation to open up this offshore exploration is pending in both the House and the Senate, and all the Democratic leaders have to do is to allow a vote. They should not leave Washington without doing so.

Legislation opened up, this offshore exploration is pending in both the House and the Senate and all the Democratic leaders have to do is to allow a vote. They should not leave Washington without doing so.

Wall Street got drunk. It's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off your TV cameras. It got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is, how long will it sober up?

It's a temptation to let the politics at home get in the way, you know, with the considered judgment of the commanders.

I think the system basically is sound, I truly do.

There's a temptation to let the politics at home get in the way with the considered judgment of the commanders.

The $162 billion bill also doubles college benefits for troops and veterans and extends unemployment benefits by 13 weeks and provides flood relief for the Midwest.

We're not in a recession. We're in a slowdown.

Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraqi regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.

One of these days, he and I will are going to be rocking on chairs in Texas, talking about the good old days and his time as the press secretary. And I can assure you, I will feel the same way then that I feel now, that I can say to…

I think it is -- that's an interesting question. But please elaborate on that a little bit. A war of choice or a war of necessity? It's a war of necessity.

Your parents are proud of you, and so is your commander-in-chief.

If anything, the National Press Corps was probably too deferential to the White House and to the administration in regard to the most important decision facing the nation during my years in Washington, the choice over whether to go to war…

History appears poised to confirm what most Americans today have decided: that the decision to invade Iraq was a serious strategic blunder.

The presidency of George W. Bush veered terribly off course, and the administration was guilty of a, in his words, excessive embrace of the permanent campaign approach to governance.

Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.

I thank Scott for his service to our country.