George W. Bush: “We also remember the students and teachers whose lives were taken last month.”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters, high energy prices, and the terrorist attacks of September 11.

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

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.