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The East Room THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all for coming, and welcome to the White House. I am so pleased you could join us to celebrate a great anniversary of justice and equality in America. I appreciate members of my Cabinet being here, and a lot of members of my administration. I want to thank many of our distinguished guests who have joined us today. I'm so pleased to see Dr. Dorothy Height -- thank you so much for coming. (Applause.) We've got two Lieutenant Governors, Michael Steele and Jennette Bradley, with us. Thank you both for being here today....

A General Patton's Address to the Troops, Part I, The Background Research Anyone who has ever viewed the motion picture PATTON will never forget the opening. George Campbell Scott, portraying Patton, standing in front of an immensely huge American flag, delivers his version of Patton's "Speech to the Third Army" on June 5th, 1944, the eve of the Allied invasion of France, code named "Overlord." Scott's rendition of the speech was highly sanitized so as not to offend too many fainthearted Americans. Luckily, the soldiers of the American Army who fought World War II were not so fainthearted. After one...

A couple of interesting questions and answers in last Friday's Ask the White House interview with Wolfowitz:jon, from huntington beach, ca writes: I realize that Iraq is in control of a great deal of the government but why dont you catch the insurgents off-guard and turn full control over to Iraq now. What difference does a few days make? I have the feeling that they are planning some big attack on the 30th. Remove the significance of June 30th. Let the Iraq deel with the insurgents starting right now. Paul Wolfowitz That’s an interesting idea. The terrorists work by surprising...

PRESIDENT BUSH: Good afternoon. Earlier today, 15 months after the liberation of Iraq, and two days ahead of schedule, the world witnessed the arrival of a free and sovereign Iraqi government. Iraqi officials informed us that they are ready to assume power, and Prime Minister Allawi believes that making this transition now is best for his country. After decades of brutal rule by a terror regime, the Iraqi people have their country back. This is a day of great hope for Iraqis, and a day that terrorist enemies hoped never to see. The terrorists are doing all they can to...

Calvin Coolidge Inaugural Address Wednesday, March 4, 1925 My Countrymen: NO one can contemplate current conditions without finding much that is satisfying and still more that is encouraging. Our own country is leading the world in the general readjustment to the results of the great conflict. Many of its burdens will bear heavily upon us for years, and the secondary and indirect effects we must expect to experience for some time. But we are beginning to comprehend more definitely what course should be pursued, what remedies ought to be applied, what actions should be taken for our deliverance, and are...

BRIAN LAMB, HOST: Samuel P. Huntington, author of "Who Are We?," what`s the book about? SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON, AUTHOR, "WHO ARE WE?: THE CHALLENGES TO AMERICA`S NATIONAL IDENTITY: The book is about America. And you`ll notice that it is a question, and it`s a question which I grapple with in the book as to what American national identity means, how it has changed over the years. (snip) LAMB: The book called "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order"... HUNTINGTON: Right. LAMB: What year did it come out? HUNTINGTON: In 1996. LAMB: And what was it about? HUNTINGTON:...

For Immediate Release June 26, 2004 President's Radio Address      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week I'm traveling to the U.S.-EU summit in Ireland, homeland to so many Irish Americans, and one of the fastest growing and modern economies in the European Union. I will also be attending the NATO summit in Turkey, a proud nation that successfully blends a European identity with secular democracy and Islamic traditions.  Radio Address 2004200320022001  Radio Interviews 2004 I will discuss with our European allies our common struggle to defeat the forces of global terror, our common interest in the spread of prosperity...

When we Americans first began, our biggest danger was clearly in view: we knew from the bitter experience with King George III that the most serious threat to democracy is usually the accumulation of too much power in the hands of an Executive, whether he be a King or a president. Our ingrained American distrust of concentrated power has very little to do with the character or persona of the individual who wields that power. It is the power itself that must be constrained, checked, dispersed and carefully balanced, in order to ensure the survival of freedom. In addition, our...

Thank you, everybody, for being here today. I'm very grateful you came out today to listen to me and hear my thoughts. We just spent a weekend in this country thinking about fatherhood. I couldn't be with my son this weekend, but he sent me the most beautiful picture. It's a picture of him in a James Bond costume. He's got an oversized tuxedo on, and he's got a hat that is way too big, and kind of askew. He's got this look on his face, and I think he's trying to be cunning, but he looks a little bit...

But today other voices are heard in the land--voices preaching doctrines wholly unrelated to reality, wholly unsuited to the sixties, doctrines which apparently assume that words will suffice without weapons, that vituperation is as good as victory and that peace is a sign of weakness. At a time when the national debt is steadily being reduced in terms of its burden on our economy, they see that debt as the greatest single threat to our security. At a time when we are steadily reducing the number of Federal employees serving every thousand citizens, they fear those supposed hordes of civil...

BBC TELEVISION THE CLINTON INTERVIEW: A PANORAMA SPECIAL BBC1 TUESDAY 22ND JUNE 2004 For eight years, Bill Clinton was the most powerful man on earth. As President of the United States, he led his country beyond the Cold War and into the 21st century. Clinton spent his time at the White House trying to reconcile what he calls parallel lives: affairs of state at odds with a turbulent private life. Tonight he speaks frankly to Panorama about his time in office and his affair with Monica Lewinsky. And he displays his anger at those who pursued him. CLINTON: One of...

Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Stephen F. Hayes, the author of The Connection: How al-Qaeda's Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America. FP: Mr Hayes, welcome back to Frontpage Interview. Hayes: Great to be here with you again. FP: First things first, what did you think about the 9/11 Commission report? Hayes: It was poorly worded, self-contradictory and vague. It seemed to reach conclusions not warranted by the evidence. And it added to the confusion on an already difficult issue. The staff statements felt like the cursory treatment given to an issue by an individual – or group of...

President Bush Discusses HIV/AIDS Initiatives in Philadelphia 10:42 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Thanks for coming. The person who introduces me in the White House better look out for his job. (Laughter.) Your mother said, get out of the middle of the road when a truck is coming. My mother said, keep your speeches short. (Laughter.) Thanks for having me. It's great to be back in this compassionate city. I think it's called the City of Brotherly Love, and that's what we're here to talk about today, is brotherly love. First I...

ARLINGTON, VA-- Today, U.S. Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) made the following remarks during a Bush-Cheney '04 conference call: "America's economy is strong and getting stronger. President Bush's leadership has enabled us to overcome historic challenges, and just for a few minutes this afternoon, I'd like to take a little time to put our economy in perspective. "Back during the 1996 election, about six months out like we are today, Bill Clinton used to say, 'When you find a turtle on a fencepost, the chances are it didn't get there by accident.' He was referring at the time to an economy...

WE MUST BE FIRM WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN (Senate - November 09, 1997) [Page: S12254] GPO's PDF Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I will speak tomorrow on the subject of fast track. I wish to talk this evening about another subject that has not received as much conversation on the floor of the Senate as it merits--because, while we have been focused on fast track and on a lot of loose ends which must be tied up before this first session of the 105th Congress can be brought to a close, a very troubling situation has developed in the Middle East that...

For Immediate Release June 19, 2004 President's Radio Address      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, we received more good news showing that our economy is gaining momentum. The Department of Labor reported state-by-state job gains for the month of May. In every region of our nation, and across many growing industries, more Americans are finding work. The state of Arizona added 8,400 new jobs in May. New Jersey gained 9,500 new jobs. Pennsylvania added 10,700 new jobs. And North Carolina picked up 13,400 new jobs.  Radio Address 2004200320022001  Radio Interviews 2004 The unemployment rate has fallen in 46...

Remarks by the President to Military Personnel Macdill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida 10:38 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for coming. Thanks for the warm welcome. (Applause.) It is great to be back in Florida -- it is great to be back in Florida with the fine men and women of MacDill Air Force Base. (Applause.) I told my dad I was coming here today, and he suggested I drop in by parachute. (Laughter.) I told him I thought I'd wait for my 80th birthday. (Laughter.) With us today by satellite are American servicemen and women in Afghanistan and Iraq....

The President. I have a brief statement here before taking your questions. I'd like to touch briefly on two important issues. Federal Budget First, the deadline for Americans paying their taxes, April 15th, will be upon us in less than a week. April 15th is also the date that the Congress is required to complete work on a budget resolution. Tens of millions of Americans will meet their deadline; they'll pay their taxes even if they have to spend the entire weekend figuring out how much they owe. But will Congress meet its deadline for the budget resolution? We hear...

Remarks at the Annual National Prayer Breakfast February 2, 1984 Thank you, Mark, and thank all of you ladies and gentlemen. Before I say what I was planning to say this morning, Senator Javits, you concluded your readings with a prayer, and so, of course, I know, understood that we are -- all of us -- accustomed not to applauding prayer. But I can't help but think that all of us here have a hunger within us to applaud you for your presence here and what you have meant to this gathering. [Applause] And, Barbara, I had a terrible fear...

Father Hesburgh, I thank you very much and for so many things. The distinguished honor that you've conferred upon me here today, I must say, however, compounds a sense of guilt that I have nursed for almost 50 years. I thought the first degree I was given was honorary. [Laughter] But it's wonderful to be here today with Governor Orr, Governor Bowen, Senators Lugar and Quayle, and Representative Hiler, these distinguished honorees, the trustees, administration, faculty, students, and friends of Notre Dame and, most important, the graduating class of 1981. I'm the fifth President of the United States to address...