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 Home > News & Policies > July 2003

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 28, 2003

President's Remarks on Bob Hope
Before Boarding Air Force One
Andrews Air Force Base

     Fact sheet Proclamation

9:50 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Today America lost a great citizen. We mourn the passing of Bob Hope. Bob Hope made us laugh, and he lifted our spirits. Bob Hope served our nation when he went to battlefields to entertain thousands of troops from different generations. We extend our prayers to his family. And we mourn the loss of a good man. May God bless his soul.

President George W. Bush discusses the death of entertainer with the press Bob Hope as he boards Air Force One July 28, 2003. "Today America lost a great citizen. We mourn the passing of Bob Hope. Bob Hope made us laugh, and he lifted our spirits. Bob Hope served our nation when he went to battlefields to entertain thousands of troops from different generations," said the President. White House photo by Paul Morse Thank you all.

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