    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [October 27, 2005]
    [Pages 1610-1611]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks at the White House Conference on Helping America's Youth
    October 27, 2005

        Thank you all. Thanks for the warm welcome to Laura. Please be seated. Thank you. I am the introducer--
    [laughter]--a rare role for me these days but one I've been looking
    forward to.
        First of all, thank you all for coming. I want to thank Howard
    University for hosting this important summit. I love to be with the
    armies of compassion. At my State of the Union last year, I asked
    Laura to lead an initiative to help young people
    grow up to be successful adults. And since that State of the Union, she
    has taken me up on my request, and she has traveled the country to
    observe and find best practices and programs that are changing people's
    lives for the better.

        And so she called this summit to serve as a
    catalyst to continue to rally decent, honorable people who are working
    hard to make sure young Americans have a chance to realize the promise
    of this country. She is a great leader of this cause, a wonderful

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    wife, and a wonderful First Lady for our country.
        Laura Bush.

    Note: The President spoke at 9:35 a.m. at Howard University. The
    transcript released by the Office of the Press Secretary also included
    the remarks of the First Lady.