JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to take you back again now to Texas, though. George W. Bush now at the microphone to say goodbye to Texas, the state he served as governor.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT-ELECT: It's hard to believe but 25 years ago I had gotten out of graduate school -- a beast -- and I wasn't sure where I was going the live but I was sure of what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted to start my own business. I knew I wanted to answer the entrepreneurial call I felt in my soul. Fortunately, a friend of mine named Jimmy Allison, many of you may remember Jimmy, he was the publisher of the Midland Reporter Telegram, invited me to come here during my spring break, and when I came down I immediately knew the city where I grew up was a city where I wanted to work and where I wanted to live.</s>KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, I'm Kyra Phillips at the CNN Center in Atlanta. You have been watching the former Texas governor, George W. Bush, his wife Laura Bush, as Mr. Bush gave his West Texas farewell, talking about backyard barbecues and talking across the fence, a place where he learned to trust in God, met his wife and, of course, became the governor of the state of Texas. He said he's going to take his West Texas, small-town values as he leaves his hometown state where he grew up and hits the road to Washington. He'll be rehearsing his inaugural address on unifying and healing the nation as he gets ready to become the next president of the United States.
President-Elect George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at Midland, Texas Send-Off Rally