George W. Bush: “Support your public schools.”

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.

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.

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.

I applaud your Governor's response to that tragedy.