    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 12 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
    [Pages 353-354]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the Death of
    Ray Nasher

    March 19, 2007

        Ray Nasher was a brilliant businessman, diplomat, and
    philanthropist. Through his service at the United Nations, he
    represented the best of his country and his home State of Texas. Through
    his patronage of the arts, he shared his magnificent collection of
    modern and contemporary sculpture in countless office spaces and the
    world-class museums he created in Dallas and at Duke University. Ray
    served the last three Presidents as a member of the President's
    Committee on the Arts and Humanities and served his country by giving
    all Americans greater access to the arts. Laura and I send our deepest
    condolences to Ray Nasher's family and friends.

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