George W. Bush: “We will defend freedom.”

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

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 look forward to working with him and the National Archives to build a world-class Presidential library and museum that will be an important resource for scholars and the general public.

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