An Open Letter To Texas A&M From President GWH Bush

There is a letter that was sent throughout Aggieland on the eve of a joint visit by Presidents Bush (41) and Obama.

As you likely know by now, the two will be in College Station on Friday, October 16 for a Presidential Forum on Service.  This is the 20th anniversary of President Bush's invocation of 1000 points of light.

The letter below was sent by President Bush to Aggies asking them to be welcoming of the 44th President as he makes he way to one of the states that did NOT give him its electoral votes last November.

We will be in College Station for the day long event and will report the campus of Texas A&M beginning with Eyewitness News at Four.  Also check back here and on Facebook  and Twitter  for updates throughout the day.

Now...here's the letter.  Thanks for reading.  TA

To My Fellow Members of the Texas A&M Family:

Howdy!  As you have probably heard, I have invited the 44th President of the United States of America to come visit the Bush Library and Texas A&M, and President Obama has graciously accepted.

Along with the administration, faculty, and so many of you, I am honored that The President, our President, is taking the time and making the effort to come to College Station on October 16th to talk about an issue that unites all Americans ‹ namely, community service and its vast importance to our continued well-being as a Nation.  Our country still faces many tough challenges, and the message that will come out of our Presidential Forum on Service, I hope, is that every American regardless of age has an important part to play in helping us overcome the obstacles to our common progress.

This is not about politics. This is about the importance of service to our communities and our country.

It would be hard to imagine a more deserving college campus to host a Presidential Forum on volunteerism and community service than Texas A&M ‹ which is, after all, a school steeped in a rich tradition of service.
That¹s why I am so proud to have our Bush Library and Museum and Bush School of Government and Public Service here, and I cannot wait for President Obama to experience the open, decent and welcoming Aggie spirit for himself.

This will be an important national moment, and a moment for Texas A&M to shine in the global spotlight as it always does.  I sincerely hope and believe it will serve as a point of Aggie pride for many years to come.

Gig Œem!

George Bush (#41)