Ocupation: 40th U.S. President
Life: February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004
Birthday: February 6
Death: June 5
And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.
source: Farewell Address to the Nation, delivered 11 January 1989, Washington D.C.
topic: Strong, Home, Patriotic, Beacons, Stand Strong, Winter Night, Granite