Remarks at the American Red Cross disaster operations center.(Week Ending Friday, September 9, 2005)(Transcript) From: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | Date: September 12, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

September 4, 2005

I've come to the Red Cross to, one, thank the good folks here who are working here. We've got people from around the country who have come to help heal the lives of those who have been affected by this terrible disaster.

I told some folks back there that the world saw this tidal wave of disaster ascend upon the Gulf Coast, and now they're going to see a tidal wave of compassion. There's over 5,000 Red Cross--or nearly 5,000 Red Cross volunte...