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msnbc.msn.com - 1/13/2009
Bush to give farewell address Thursday night
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The White House says President George W. Bush will deliver a farewell address to the U.S. on Thursday night.

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President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation - January 15, 2009
whitehouse.gov - 1/16/2009
President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation - January 15, 2009
— whitehouse.gov — For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary January 15, 2009 President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation East Room Fact sheet In Focus: Education Fact sheet In Focus: Homeland Security Fact sheet In Focus: National Security Fact sheet ... (more) President Bush Makes Farewell Address to the Nation - ...

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/16/2009
Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Here's the prepared text of the Farewell Address to the nation by the 44th president to be given in a few minutes from the White House. His audience in the East Room includes family, friends, Cabinet and some selected Americans the President has ... (more) Full Text of President George W. Bush's Farewell Address

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Will the American public get all ‘emotional’ over Bush’s farewell address?
Think Progress — ... White House spokesperson Dana Perino said yesterday that Bush will “uphold the tradition of presidents using farewell addresses to look forward — by sharing his thoughts on greatest challenges facing the country, and on what it will take to meet them.” However, as recently as the C-SPAN interview, Bush didn’t seem to have any idea what he was going to say. Scully told him that there was “a great tradition of presidential warnings,” and Bush eagerly replied, “[T]hank you for giving me some ideas.” ...

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