George Bush actually said...

"Lincoln understood that liberty is a gift given by the Almighty and that peace must not be purchased with injustice."

"It is a reminder of our country's proud heritage."

"We are honored you would invite us to reopen one of the country's great civic institutions, the Smithsonian's Museum of American History."

"Today, nearly two centuries after they were composed, his words are written on the heart of every American and written into our law as our country's national anthem."