[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11751-11752]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  THE DEATH OF RONALD WILSON REAGAN, THE 40TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
        STATES--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following message from the 
President of the United States; which was read:

To the Congress of the United States:
  By this Message, I officially inform you of the death of Ronald 
Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States.
  Ronald Reagan was a great leader and a good man. He had the 
confidence

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that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the 
grace that comes with humility, and the humor that comes with wisdom.
  Through his leadership, spirit, and abiding faith in the American 
people, President Reagan gave our Nation a renewed optimism. With his 
courage and moral clarity, he enhanced America's security and advanced 
the spread of peace, liberty, and democracy to millions of people who 
had lived in darkness and oppression. As America's President, he helped 
change the world.
  The sun has now set on Ronald Reagan's extraordinary American life. 
Just as he told us that our Nation's best days are yet to come, we know 
that the same is true for him.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, June 8, 2004.

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