Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address - January 31, 2006- January 31, 2006http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060131-10.html President Bush Meets with the Cabinet - January 30, 2006- January 30, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "Tomorrow night I'm going to be speaking to the Congress, giving the country my State of the Union address. ... One of the things I will do is call for Congress and the executive branch to have a good, honest dialogue, but to speak candidly with each other, but to do so in a way that brings credit to the process. And I'll do my best to elevate the tone here in Washington, D.C. so we can work together to achieve big things for the American people."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060130.html Press Conference of the President - January 26, 2006- January 26, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "...We're living in historic times, and that we have a chance to make decisions today that will help shape the direction of events for years to come. I'm going to continue to talk about an optimistic agenda that will ... remind folks we've got a responsibility to lead. We've got a responsibility to lead to promote freedom and a responsibility to continue to put policies in place that will let us be a leader when it comes to the economy in the world."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060126.html President Visits National Security Agency - January 25, 2006- January 25, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "Part of the war on terror -- we've seen that part of the terrorists' strategy is to place operatives inside of our country. ... When terrorist operatives are here in America communicating with someone overseas, we must understand what's going on if we're going to do our job to protect the people. The safety and security of the American people depend on our ability to find out who the terrorists are talking to, and what they're planning."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060125-1.html President Highlights Importance of Small Business in Economic Growth - January 19, 2006- January 19, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "The role of government is to create an environment in which people are willing to risk capital, to take risk; an environment in which people are willing to work to realize their dreams -- just like here at this trucking company. That's the fundamental ... principle on which I'm basing my decisions as I ask Congress to think about how to make sure the economic growth that is now prevalent in America continues."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060119-2.html President Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at "Let Freedom Ring" Celebration - January 16, 2006- January 16, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "At the dawn of this new century, America can be proud of the progress we have made toward equality, but we all must recognize we have more to do. The reason to honor Martin Luther King is to remember his strength of character and his leadership, but also to remember the remaining work. ... Martin Luther King did not live to celebrate his 40th birthday. Yet in the short time he walked upon this earth, he preached that all the powers of evil are ultimately no...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060116-3.html President Welcomes German Chancellor Merkel to the White House - January 13, 2006- January 13, 2006 President Bush on Friday said, "Our job now is to work together. We've got big interests. Germany is a really important country. It's right in the heart of Europe; it's vital that Germany take the lead on a lot of issues. And I look forward to working with the Chancellor on common objectives."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060113-1.html President Visits Mississippi, Discusses Gulf Coast Reconstruction - January 12, 2006- January 12, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "One of the lessons of this storm is the decency of people, the decency of men and women who care a lot about their fellow citizens, whether they be elected officials or just folks on the ground here just trying to make somebody else's life even better than it was before. So we learned some lessons about how to respond, and we're going to change. But some of the lessons shouldn't change, and that is the decency and character of the American people."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060112-3.html President Participates in Discussion on the Global War on Terror - January 11, 2006- January 11, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "I firmly believe that years from now people are going to look back and say, thank goodness the new generation of Americans who rose to the challenge of a war against terror had faith in the capacity of freedom to help change the world. And someday an American President is going to be talking to a duly elected leader from Iraq, talking about how to keep the peace for a generation to come."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060111-7.html President Addresses Veterans of Foreign Wars on the War on Terror - January 10, 2006- January 10, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "I appreciate your support for the mission in Iraq, and so do our troops in the fight. Your lives of service, from the first time you put on the uniform to this day, are a credit to our country and an inspiration to our military. A new generation of soldiers, and sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen is now carrying out an urgent and noble mission -- and they're doing so with the same determination and courage as you who came before them."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/01/20060110-1.html |