George W. Bush: “Over the next several months, on issue after issue, let us do what Americans have always done, and build a better world…”

Congratulations on becoming our President.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

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.