George W. Bush: “I just met with local county judges and mayors, along with the Governor.”

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

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

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.