George W. Bush: “The terrorist threat that led to the declaration on September 14, 2001, of a national emergency continues.”

I know campaigns are stressful and taxing.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.