    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [March 2, 2007]
    [Pages 212-213]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on Departure for New Albany, Indiana
    March 2, 2007

    March 1 Tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia

        Yesterday afternoon I spoke to Governor Riley
    of Alabama. This morning I spoke to Governor Perdue of Georgia, expressing my personal condolences as well
    as the condolences of the Nation for those who lost their lives in the
    recent tragedies in those two States.
        Tomorrow I'm going down to Georgia and Alabama. I go down with a
    heavy heart. I go down knowing full well that I'll be seeing people
    whose lives were turned upside down by the tornadoes. I'll do my very
    best to comfort them. I ask

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    our Nation, for those who are prayerful, to give a prayer for the
    victims of the storms, and ask for the blessings that can come upon
    people and the comfort necessary to deal with the recent tragedy. Thank
    you all very much.

    Note: The President spoke at 12:01 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White
    House.