George W. Bush: “The ability to read is the gateway to educational excellence and a key to success in any democratic society.”

It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

We look forward to working with him and the National Archives to build a world-class Presidential library and museum that will be an important resource for scholars and the general public.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.