President to Address Nation from Oval Office This Afternoon, Condolences to Israel PM

CBS News ^ | February 1, 2003 | John Roberts at the Whitehouse

[ewing]

President Bush will address the nation from the Oval Office on the Columbia tragedy, after calling the Prime Minister of Israel to give his condolences.

There have already been mid level diplomatic exchanges of sorrow between the two nations.

[eddie willers]

Thanks....I'm here.

[Wphile]

I know he is.

[hole_n_one]

Columbia is lost....there are no survivors

[TheLion]

Thanks for the ping...I would have missed him!

[Catspaw]

President George W. Bush: president@whitehouse.gov

E-mail him with your thoughts.

[Mo1]

Wow ...

[Ipberg]

Bush quoted the prophet Isaiah.

[Catspaw]

Yes, he did. His speech was comforting.

[nicmarlo]

"Lift your eyes to the heavens....."

[RightWhale]

It's inherently dangerous, but we will continue on into space.

[beGlad]

Did anyone catch the chapter and verse?

[Dog]

Miles O'Brien of CNN... breaking up on live tv...quoting the President about the astronauts going home..

[areafiftyone]

Very comforting. You can see he was choked up.

[nicmarlo]

yw; this is awful.....he looked so very, very sad.

[The Wizard]

the President has found his speech style.....very nice

[Ipberg]

No big promises of going into Mars nor anything to do with invading Iraq, etc. Just condolences for the lives lost and hope they've gone home to God.

[nicmarlo]

He didn't state chapter/verse I will try to find it though.

[sweetliberty]

Our president is wonderful on crisis. Thank God for that for we have certainly had more than our share.

[baseballmom]

A beautiful message from the President.

He is grief stricken - again, just as we all are - again.

My oldest son and my husband, who aren't prone to say such things, said "How much more does this President have to go through?"

Added prayers for our W.

[Dog]

Fox needs to get someone else on air.....this woman can't handle this...