George W. Bush: “I have determined that I must continue the declaration of national emergency with respect to Iran necessary to maintain…”

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

That is the America I know.

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.