George W. Bush: “My job is to rally the Federal Government and to work with State and local government to protect you.”

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.

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.