With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, letus answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.
It is the call we hear today, and as we come together to celebrate our national heritage, letus reaffirm our promise to preserve America's treasures for the generations yet to come.
He asked Treasury Secretary Paulson to call the Russian authorities to let him fly his private jet over their airspace to return to the US and face the expanding crisis.