George W. Bush: “The American people got to see a compassionate, strong, kind person.”

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

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.

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

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.