George W. Bush: “It's our honor to come today to pay our respects for those in Indonesia who suffered under this tremendous disaster.”

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

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

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.