08/05/2007
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"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."
"He devoted his long and full life to baseball and refused to allow injustice and discrimination to diminish his love of the game."
"The George H.W. Bush is named for a man who exemplifies the great character of our country."