George W. Bush: “I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life.”

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve as your President.

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 heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.