George W. Bush: “Hank is going to make an outstanding Secretary of the Treasury.”

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.

I hereby find that the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to the Southern African Development Community will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.

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.