George W. Bush: “The executive branch shall construe section 12 as authorizing travel for the limited purposes of advance, security, and…”

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.

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.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.