George W. Bush: “So my administration has repeatedly called on Congress to open access to new oil exploration here in the United States.”

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

seldom has history offered a greater opportunity to do so much for so many.

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

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.