George W. Bush: “We're determined to do everything in our power to defeat this enemy and to defend our people.”

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

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

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.

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.