George W. Bush: “To defend that freedom, the 56 signers of the Declaration pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.”

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

We are very pleased that Alan Lowe has been selected by the National Archives and Records Administration as the director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

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.