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FDR's Speech Aboard The Tuscaloosa February 29, 1940 SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT At close of Cruise aboard United States Ship TUSCALOOSA February 29, 1940 Introduction by Captain Harry A. Badt, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer, U. S. S. TUSCALOOSA: "Mr. President, it is always a pleasure to have you on the TUSCALOOSA. We are all sorry to see you leave tomorrow, but we are hoping that you will make another cruise with us soon and the officers and men of the TUSCALOOSA all want to wish you continued good health." THE PRESIDENT: Captain Badt, officers and men of the...

<p>Vice President Dick Cheney (search) on Tuesday re-stated assurances he would appear on the ticket with President Bush in November in an interview with Fox News' Brit Hume. He also clarified the campaign's criticisms of Sen. John Kerry (search), emphasizing his respect for the Democratic front-runner's years of service in Vietnam.</p>

<p>CHRIS WALLACE, HOST, FOX NEWS SUNDAY: On Tuesday, people in 10 states vote for a Democratic presidential nominee. With big leads in the polls and in fundraising, it sure looks like Senator John Kerry will face off this fall against President Bush. Here with a preview are the chairmen of the national parties: Ed Gillespie of the Republican National Committee and Terry McAuliffe of the Democratic National Committee. And, gentlemen, good morning to both of you. Good to have you here.</p>

Former Sen. Max Cleland said Sunday there was no reason for Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry to release his full medical file - including records documenting the injuries that won him three Purple Hearts in Vietnam - calling requests for the Vietnam records "the height of hypocrisy." "That might be the height of hypocrisy, for people who never went to Vietnam [to ask for Kerry's wartime medical file]," Cleland, a leading Kerry backer, told WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg. "I mean - I felt a wound. John Kerry felt a wound," he added. Sen. Cleland, who lost three limbs in Vietnam...

Remarks by National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice to the Reagan Lecture The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum Simi Valley, California February 26, 2004, as Delivered DR. RICE: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very, very much for that wonderful introduction and that terrific introduction. In fact, I was supposed to be here a couple of months ago and it was because of one of those telephone calls in the middle of the night that I didn't make it. That was one that told us that, in fact, we had gotten Saddam Hussein. (Applause.) And Mrs. Reagan and I agreed...

THIS IS AN UNCORRECTED TRANSCRIPT. P R O C E E D I N G S MR. STEINBERG: Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to Brookings. I'm Jim Steinberg, the Director of the Foreign Policy Studies Program here. And it's my privilege to welcome and introduce Senator Hillary Clinton from New York as our speaker this morning. It's a cliché when somebody comes up to start an introduction to say, of course our speaker needs no introduction--but in this case it's no cliché. Our speaker, clearly, needs no introduction to this or any other audience. She's had a remarkable...

America’s Real War: An Interview with Rabbi Daniel LapinTHE PASSION OF THE CHRIST CBN.com – Rabbi Daniel Lapin is a well-known speaker and radio talk show host, president of Toward Tradition, an organization dedicated to building bridges between American Jews and Christians, and the author of a book called "America's Real War," which touts the importance of our shared Christian-Judeo values. Pat Robertson talked with Rabbi Lapin about the intense reaction to Mel Gibson’s newest film "The Passion of The Christ," anti-Semitism in America and Europe, and much more. PAT ROBERTSON: "The Passion of The Christ" opens in theaters across...

<p>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you. Please be seated.</p> <p>Good morning.</p> <p>Eight years ago, Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage for purposes of federal law as the legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.</p>

(Editor's note: What follows is the main body of President Bush's Feb.23 speech to the nation's governors, widely heralded as his campaign stump speech.) (Greetings to guests, etc.) We meet during the presidential primary season. We're witnessing a clear trend -- it looks like we have a winner in the Republican primaries. The other party's nomination battle is still playing out. The candidates are an interesting group, with diverse opinions: For tax cuts, and against them. For NAFTA, and against NAFTA. For the Patriot Act, and against the Patriot Act. In favor of liberating Iraq, and opposed to it. And...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary February 23, 2004 Remarks by the President to the National Governors Association State Dining Room 10:20 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's it? Okay. (Laughter.) Always love to get a short introduction. Hope you all cleaned the room up after last night. (Laughter.) Laura and I really enjoyed that. Thanks for coming. It was a lot of fun. (Applause.) Everybody seemed pretty well behaved. I don't know about Coach, but, yes, I know, it's hard to take him out. I'm glad members of my Cabinet are here. Obviously, the more communications...

Remarks by the President to the Republican Governors Association Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 7:18 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. It is always an honor to welcome fellow governors to Washington, D.C. I'm a proud former member of the RGA. And tonight we're proud to welcome the newest members of this growing organization -- Olene, Ernie, Haley, and Arnold. (Applause.) The Governor of California is new to politics, so he's still getting used to all the cameras and lights. (Laughter.) I used to think the coolest governor was from Florida. (Laughter and applause.) The most distinguished former member...

State Dining Room The White House THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's it? Okay. (Laughter.) Always love to get a short introduction. Hope you all cleaned the room up after last night. (Laughter.) Laura and I really enjoyed that. Thanks for coming. It was a lot of fun. (Applause.) Everybody seemed pretty well behaved. I don't know about Coach, but, yes, I know, it's hard to take him out. I'm glad members of my Cabinet are here. Obviously, the more communications we can have about issues that worry you, the easier it is for us to solve problems. Governors are problem-solvers. And...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryFebruary 21, 2004 February 21, 2004 President's Radio Address      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I traveled to Fort Polk, in Louisiana, to visit with soldiers and family members who are giving vital service in the war on terror. Fort Polk is home to some of the Army's oldest and finest units. Since September the 11th, 2001, Fort Polk has trained and deployed more than 10,000 troops to fight the terrorist enemy worldwide, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. Thanks to their bravery and skill, America is waging this fight with focus and determination....

Interview of the President by Mouafac Harb of Middle East Television Network The Map Room January 29, 2004 10:02 A.M. EST Q Mr. President, thank you very much for supporting our channel and our initiative. We will make sure on our channel your policy, the point of view of your administration, will always be presented clearly and in fair context. However, we will make sure -- we want to be a model for the free press, the American tradition -- other point of views, relevant ones, will always be there, even if they are critical of you. THE PRESIDENT: Well,...

Conservative activists are urging lawmakers, college administrators, and student-government leaders to adopt policies that would promote "intellectual diversity" on campuses and protect students and faculty members with unpopular political and religious views. How necessary are such efforts? What would be their ramifications on campus climates, classroom discussions, and academic scholarship? David Horowitz, president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, is leading a national campaign to help rid campuses of political bias. The centerpiece of his effort is an "Academic Bill of Rights," which he is urging Congress and state legislatures to adopt. His proposal enumerates several principles...

Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with WTVT-TV and Fox News (Interview with John Wilson, WTVT-TV, Tampa, Fla.) Q: Mr. Secretary, we're glad to have you in Tampa. Rumsfeld: Thank you. I'm glad to be here. Q: Let's talk about, probably the most pressing issue for all of us is Iraq. I wonder with these constant attacks that are going on, with all these outside influences here and with this mounting American death toll in Iraq are things as bad as they seem or is it a little bit better than the picture we're getting since it's on the other side of the...

Chairman Roulhac, thank you. Congressman, Good to see you. Mayor Slesnick, members of the Chamber; Ladies and Gentlemen; Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for that introduction, and my thanks to you all for that warm welcome. Miami is an amazing city -- a living example of the promise of America. People from many backgrounds and cultures have come together here to live and work and build a future based on freedom and prosperity. During the long decades of the Cold War, our freedom made America the beacon of hope to millions who struggled under totalitarian regimes. It is that freedom –...

Speech of John F. KerryFebruary 27, 1992Page S2479 Congressional RecordMr. President, I also rise today--and I want to say that I rise reluctantly, but I rise feeling driven by personal reasons of necessity--to express my very deep disappointment over yesterday's turn of events in the Democratic primary in Georgia. I am saddened by the fact that Vietnam has yet again been inserted into the campaign, and that it has been inserted in what I feel to be the worst possible way. By that I mean that yesterday, during this Presidential campaign, and even throughout recent times, Vietnam has been discussed...

<p>Please be seated. Thank you.</p> <p>Thank you very much, Mr. Vice President, for your remarks and your leadership. Thank you, Secretary Cohen, for the superb job you have done here at the Pentagon and on this most recent very difficult problem. Thank you, General Shelton, for being the right person at the right time.</p>

A Unipolar World Americans have an healthy aversion to foreign policy. It stems from a sense of thrift: Who needs it? We’re protected by two great oceans, we have this continent practically to ourselves and we share it with just two neighbors, both friendly, one so friendly that its people seem intent upon moving in with us. It took three giants of the twentieth century to drag us into its great battles: Wilson into World War I, Roosevelt into World War II, Truman into the Cold War. And then it ended with one of the great anti-climaxes in history. Without...