George W. Bush: “Something had to be done about that threat.”

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

That is the America I know.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.