George W. Bush: “Our goal is to have every child reading and doing math at grade level by 2014.”

I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people.

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

We look forward to working with him and the National Archives to build a world-class Presidential library and museum that will be an important resource for scholars and the general public.