George W. Bush: “I think you can help be the conscience of the country.”

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

On this day of prayer, Laura and I are holding up our fellow Texans who are hurting.

That is the America I know.

This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves.