George Bush actually said...

"On behalf of all Americans, we give thanks for the life of one of the great ambassadors in baseball history."

"May God watch over all those who sail this ship, all those who fly from her deck, and all those at home who pray for their safe return."

"Buck O'Neil represented the best of America's national pastime."

"He devoted his long and full life to baseball and refused to allow injustice and discrimination to diminish his love of the game."