George W. Bush: “I am proud to dedicate this historic building to the lasting memory of a great man, Dwight David Eisenhower.”

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.

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

What America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.