George W. Bush: “There's going to be a need for Federal, State, and local coordination as this storm moves through east Texas.”

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

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

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.