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June 3, 2007 11:02 AM MDT THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Ron, and thank you for that warm welcome. It’s great to be home again, back at Boys State — 49 years since I sat where you sat. But I couldn’t resist the invitation to come down and spend a little bit of time with you all today. It seemed like a good idea. And I’m delighted that I did. What I...
March 22, 2007 11:15 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just had a remarkable visit with some remarkable citizens. I want to thank them, Secretary Rice and Secretary England and other members of my administration for being here to listen to State Department folks, USAID folks and military folks talk about why they volunteered to go help Iraq succeed. helping a young democracy surv...
Thank you very kindly, my friends. As I listened to Ralph Abernathy in his eloquent and generous introduction and then thought about myself, I wondered who he was talking about. It’s always good to have your closest friend and associate say something good about you. And Ralph is the best friend that I have in the world.I’m delighted to see each of you here tonigh...
March 16, 2007 9:55 A.M. EDT PRIME MINISTER AHERN: Mr. President, distinguished guests, it’s a great pleasure and honor to return here to the White House this morning to wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day. This ceremony symbolizes, in a very special way, the bonds between our two peoples. We’re two countries of vastly different scales, but we’re two...
November 25, 2007 I am pleased to welcome Prime Minister Olmert, President Abbas, and representatives of more than forty countries to the United States for the November 27 Annapolis Conference. The broad attendance at this conference by regional states and other key international participants demonstrates the international resolve to seize this important opportunity to adva...
October 27, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Thursday, I traveled to California to visit communities ravaged by wildfires. I walked with a married couple through the charred remains of their home. I met with emergency responders. I talked with displaced families at a disaster assistance center. And I made a pledge to the people of California on behalf of all Americans: ...
June 14, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: It’s been my honor to receive General Dempsey and his wife here to the Oval Office to thank both of them for their service to the country. General Dempsey has just come out of Iraq, where he is working with the Iraqi troops to prepare for — to prepare them for the day when they will be responsible for the security of their country. He...
October 13, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This is an historic time for our Nation’s economy. Last week, we learned that September was America’s 49th consecutive month of job creation — the longest uninterrupted period of job growth on record. And on Thursday, we learned that the American economy set a new record for exports in a single month. Millions ...
November 6, 2007 PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. President, distinguished guests: Laura and I offer you a warm welcome to the White House — or should I say: Bienvenue a la Maison Blanche. (Applause.) In 1777, another George W. welcomed to America another Frenchman. His name was Lafayette. The two leaders built a strong friendship, based on common values and common virtues. They ...
July 7, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, we received more good news showing that our economy is strong and growing. The Department of Labor reports that our economy has now created jobs for 46 consecutive months. America added 132,000 jobs in June, and that means our economy has added more than 8.2 million new jobs since August of 2003. Unemployment is low, con...
No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak for...
November 6, 2007 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Good afternoon. I just had an important briefing from Secretary Leavitt and other members of the inter-agency working group on import safety. The United States is one of the most open markets in the world, and our consumers are better off because they have a wide variety of products from across the world to choose from. And whi...
June 26, 2007 9:01 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Thanks for coming. Thanks for working on an immigration bill that’s important for this country. I appreciate your efforts and I appreciate your time. I do want to thank Secretary Gutierrez and Secretary Chertoff for their hard work. And one of the things I told members of the Senate, that th...
June 12, 2007 10:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming. Please be seated. Dr. Edwards, thanks for your kind words. Congressman Lantos — no better friend to freedom, by the way; Congressman Rohrabacher, the same. Members of the Czech and Hungarian parliaments; ambassadors; distinguished guests; and more importantly, the survivors of Communist oppression,...
The Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to theproposition that all men are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether that Nation, or any nation soconceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a grea...
December 21, 2002 THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. As families across the nation gather to celebrate Christmas, Laura and I want to extend our best wishes for the holidays. We hope that this Christmas will be a time of happiness in your home, and a time of peace in the world. In this season, we celebrate with our families and deeply miss love ones who are no longer with us. Th...
August 21, 2007 11:57 A.M. EDT PRIME MINISTER HARPER: (As translated.) Might I, first and foremost, thank all the people here and the citizens of Montebello for giving such a warm Quebec welcome. You are quite right to be proud of your beautiful Montebello manoir and the area. As the leaders of the three countries, our discussions between President Bush and myself were ve...
April 27, 2007 11:09 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you. Welcome. Mr. Prime Minister, Shinzo, welcome to Camp David. I thank you very much for making the long journey. I also thank you for bringing your gracious wife to dinner last night. The Abes and Laura and I had a really good dinner; it was very relaxed. The Prime Minister married very well. I was so impressed by Aki...
January 4, 2008 had quite a fascinating and productive meeting with the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, chaired by Secretary Paulson. I want to thank the members for working diligently to monitor our capital market system, our financial system. And while there is some uncertainty, the report is, is that the financial markets are strong and solid. And ...
September 11, 2007 3:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I thank the leadership of the Congress for joining us here to discuss the testimonies delivered by General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. For some, this isn’t the first moment they’ve been in the White House today, and I want to thank the leaders for joining Laura and me and the Vice President and his wife, Lynn...