George W. Bush: “This Nation has waited many years for major reform in education.”

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

Laura and I are fortunate to have known Andrew Wyeth and to have had the pleasure of enjoying his work.

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.

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