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President Bush spoke to graduates of the Kendall Campus of Miami Dade College in Miami, FL, paying tribute not only to the graduates but also to one victim of the Virginia Tech shootings who was also an alumnus of Miami Dade. April 28:
This is a joyous day for the graduating class at Miami Dade College. Yet on campuses across America, our thoughts turn to the students and faculty and staff at Virginia Tech. We remember lives cut short, teachers taken from their students, and young men and women who will never attend their commencement ceremonies. Members of the Miami Dade community share this sense of loss. One of the young victims was a former Miami Dade student who transferred to Virginia Tech -- Daniel Cueva. Daniel's family knows, or should know, that we pray for them today, and we offer our comfort to the families who grieve the loss of a loved one during this commencement season.
--George W. Bush

President and Mrs. Bush honored the Teachers of the Year in a White House Rose Garden ceremony on Friday April 27:
There are a few other teachers who I think deserve mention today, and those are the teachers at Virginia Tech. They did all they could to protect their students from a day of horror, and they're doing all they can to help them heal in the aftermath. One teacher gave his life by using his body to barricade a classroom door while his students jumped to safety from windows. Americans everywhere hold the teachers and students and parents of the Virginia Tech community in our thoughts and in our prayers. This tragedy has affected at least one of the teachers here in a very personal way, and that would be Susan Evans, who earned her master's degree at Virginia Tech, and we thank you for wearing the Virginia Tech scarf today. Our nation is still seeking to make sense of this tragedy, and so are America's children. In fact, one of your hardest jobs is to explain horrific acts to the students. It's a hard job, but I want to thank America's teachers for comforting and encouraging our nation's youth during difficult moments such as the tragedy at Virginia Tech.
--George W. Bush

President Bush's words of concern for Virginia Tech and all America's schools, April 24: 
I do want to say something about Virginia Tech, the Virginia Tech community. It's a community that still hurts, and the people in Blacksburg, Virginia, must know that citizens, whether they be in Harlem or anywhere else in the country, still hold those folks in their prayers.

Schools should be places of safety. They should be a sanctuary of learning. And when that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt all across the country. It's felt in every classroom. And I know -- I know you've worried about such violence here, as a result of the Virginia Tech. And I want to thank the principals and teachers for reacting and helping calm nerves and assure people that this is a place of safety and a sanctuary for learning.

President Bush's words of continuing support for the Virginia Tech community, April 21:
This week, the thoughts and prayers of millions of Americans are with the victims of the Virginia Tech attacks. We mourn promising lives cut short. We pray for the wounded. And we send our love to those who are hurting. We can never fully understand what would cause a student to take the lives of 32 innocent people. What we do know is that this was a deeply troubled young man -- and there were many warning signs. Our society continues to wrestle with the question of how to handle individuals whose mental health problems can make them a danger to themselves and to others.  And we know there will be a day, as promised in Scripture, when evil will meet its reckoning and when every tear shall be wiped away.  

President Bush offers new words of support for Virginia Tech, prior to meeting with congressional representatives on the Iraq War Supplemental funding, April 18: 
All of us around the table care deeply about what happened at Virginia Tech. And I know I can speak for all of us here that we send our prayers to the families of the victims, and we send our prayers to the friends of the victims. And we also send our deep concerns to the Virginia Tech community. 

This fine educational institution is going through a lot of trauma and pain, and all of us here care deeply about their lives, and they just need to know it. They need to know people grieve.

Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham attended a prayer service with students at VT, April 18:
I just want the students of Virginia Tech to know that we love them and God loves them.  And we are praying for them.  I want to encourage all the churches of this country to pray this Sunday  for healing and recovery for the Virginia Tech community.    

President Bush Speaks, April 17:
In such times as this, we look for sources of strength to sustain us. And in this moment of loss, you're finding these sources everywhere around you. These sources of strength are in this community, this college community…These sources of strength are also in the faith that sustains so many of us.

Across the town of Blacksburg and in towns all across America, houses of worship from every faith have opened their doors and have lifted you up in prayer. People who have never met you are praying for you; they're praying for your friends who have fallen and who are injured. There's a power in these prayers, real power. In times like this, we can find comfort in the grace and guidance of a loving God. As the Scriptures tell us, "Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

And on this terrible day of mourning, it's hard to imagine that a time will come when life at Virginia Tech will return to normal. But such a day will come. And when it does, you will always remember the friends and teachers who were lost yesterday, and the time you shared with them, and the lives they hoped to lead. May God bless you. May God bless and keep the souls of the lost. And may His love touch all those who suffer and grieve.
--George W. Bush, April 17, 2007

President Bush Speaks Words of Hope at Memorial Convocation, April 17: 
People who have never met you are praying for you.  They're praying for your friends who have fallen and who are injured. There's a power in these prayers, a real power. In times like this, we can find comfort in the grace and guidance of a loving God.
--George W. Bush, in Blacksburg, VA

President Bush's Statement on the Virginia Tech Shootings, April 16:
Our nation is shocked and saddened by the news of the shootings at Virginia Tech today. The exact total has not yet been confirmed, but it appears that more than 30 people were killed and many more were wounded.

I've spoken with Governor Tim Kaine and Virginia Tech President Charles Steger. I told them that Laura and I and many across our nation are praying for the victims and their families and all the members of the university community who have been devastated by this terrible tragedy.
I told them that my administration would do everything possible to assist with the investigation, and that I pledged that we would stand ready to help local law enforcement and the local community in any way we can during this time of sorrow.

Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every American classroom and every American community.

Today, our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones at Virginia Tech. We hold the victims in our hearts, we lift them up in our prayers, and we ask a loving God to comfort those who are suffering today. Thank you.
--George W. Bush, April 16, 2007

The House of Representatives calls for prayer for the Virginia Tech community, April 16: 
Rep. Harry Reid said, "We all pray for the students, faculty and the community of Virginia Tech.  We pray that America can find the  strength to move forward through this tragedy."  House Speaker Pelosi said, "The continued prayers of this Congress are with the Virginia Tech community."  She then called for a moment of silence. 

PRAYER FOR THE VIRGINIA TECH COMMUNITY
Heavenly Father, come with Your peace to the students, faculty and staff at Virginia Tech, and to the greater community of Blacksburg.  Calm their fears and bring Your comforting presence.  Give wisdom and strength to the administration of the University as they deal with this crisis.  Grant healing and comfort to the injured and wisdom to those treating them. 

Bring Your powerful strength and presence to those those families who have  lost a loved one.  Send Your ministering spirits to heal and restore the community as they seek to recover from this horrendous act of violence.  Amen.