George W. Bush: “I also call upon Government officials to display the flag of the United States in support of this national observance.”

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.

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

I know campaigns are stressful and taxing.

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.