George W. Bush: “As Americans, we believe that freedom is the deepest need and hope of every human heart.”

Mr. Wyeth captured America in his paintings of his native Pennsylvania and Maine.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

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.

Laura and I are fortunate to have known Andrew Wyeth and to have had the pleasure of enjoying his work.