George Bush actually said...

I have confidence in the future of this country, because we're a country full of such decent and courageous and loving people.

We honor the achievements of African Americans and recognize our continued responsibility to strive for equality for all our citizens.

Remembering the victims, heroes, and lessons of the Holocaust is particularly important today as Holocaust denial continues.

I had to come up with a way forward that precluded disaster; in other words, I had to think about what's likely to work.