George W. Bush: “The American people will always be grateful for the lifetime of service John McCain has devoted to this Nation.”

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

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.

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.

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