Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Furman University - May 31, 2008- May 31, 2008 President Bush on Saturday said, "For four years, this campus has been your life. You've studied hard, and I suspect some of you may have played hard. Along the way, some of you may have wondered whether this day would ever come. Well, it's finally here, and Laura and I send our heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2008."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080531-3.html President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at United States Air Force Academy - May 28, 2008- May 28, 2008 President Bush on Wednesday said, "I want to thank you for stepping forward to serve. The security of our citizens and the peace of the world will soon be in your hands -- the best of hands. Be officers of character and integrity. Keep your wings level and true. Never falter; do not fail. And always know that America stands behind you."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080528-2.html President Bush Visits Silverado Cable Company, Discusses Economy, Tax Relief - May 27, 2008- May 27, 2008 President Bush on Tuesday said, "And so I strongly urge the United States Congress to make the tax relief we passed permanent so that companies such as Silverado don't have to worry about what their tax burden is going to be in two years come. See, we have times of economic uncertainty right now, and what creates more uncertainty for owners of businesses like these is whether or not their taxes are going to go up."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080527-9.html President Bush Attends Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Day Commemoration - May 26, 2008- May 26, 2008 President Bush on Monday said, "Today, we gather to honor those who gave everything to preserve our way of life. The men and women we honor here served for liberty. They sacrificed for liberty. And in countless acts of courage, they died for liberty. From faraway lands, they were returned to cemeteries like this one, where broken hearts received their broken bodies -- they found peace beneath the white headstones in the land they fought to defend."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080526.html President Bush Meets with NCAA Football Head Coaches - May 26, 2008- May 26, 2008 Presidetnt Bush on Monday said, "This is Memorial Day, it's a day to honor not only those who have died in combat, but it's to honor those who continue to serve. And these men make a living motivating young men on the football field, and I am absolutely confident that when our soldiers and sailors and marines and airmen and Coast Guard men and women met them that they inspired them."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080526-3.html President Bush Welcomes Rolling Thunder Leadership to White House - May 25, 2008- May 25, 2008 President Bush on Sunday said, "It's been a pleasure of my presidency to get to know the leaders of Rolling Thunder. For our fellow citizens who don't know Rolling Thunder, Rolling Thunder is the moment in time here in Washington, on Memorial Day Weekend, when thousands of motorcyclers come to the nation's capital to pay tribute to those who have died in service, to those who sacrificed, and those who serve. And it's a magnificent sight."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080525-1.html President Bush Attends Division Review Ceremony - May 22, 2008- May 22, 2008 President Bush on Thursday said, "Looking out on the units this morning, I see why the 82nd Airborne is known as "America's Guard of Honor." In your ranks, I see the strength of the greatest military the world has ever known. And in the families of Fort Bragg, I see the love and support that makes your service possible. The United States of America owes our troops in uniform a debt of gratitude, and we owe our military families the strong support necessary to make sure that they understand that.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080522-6.html President Bush Discusses Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity - May 21, 2008- May 21, 2008 President Bush on Wednesday said, "Thanks for coming to mark this Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. This is a day of pride, as we honor the culture and history of a noble nation. It is a day of sorrow, as we reflect on the continued oppression of the Cuban people. Most of all, this is a day of hope. We have hope because we see a day coming when Cubans will have the freedom of which they have dreamed for centuries -- the freedom that is the eternal birthright of all mankind. And many of...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080521.html President Bush Signs H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - May 21, 2008- May 21, 2008 President Bush on Wednesday said, "I want to thank the members of Congress who've joined us as I sign the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a piece of legislation which prohibits health insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic information. In other words, it protects our citizens from having genetic information misused, and this bill does so without undermining the basic premise of the insurance industry."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080521-7.html President Bush Visits Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Offers Condolences, Aid - May 20, 2008- May 20, 2008 President Bush on Tuesday said, "We stand ready to help in any way that the Chinese government would like. We know there's great courage being displayed, Mr. Ambassador, as rescue workers search for those who may still be living. This natural disaster is very hard on many of your people and we understand that. And we extend our deepest sympathies, and pray for recovery and pray for the strength of those who are -- whose lives have been torn apart during this terrible tragedy."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080520-3.html |